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Permalink Reply by Jane on July 24, 2012 at 11:11am

Breeding stock should be fairly close to the AKC standards, which is 27 lbs for males and 25 for females. If you breed an oversized male to a small female she could have trouble delivering the puppies, which can result in a very expensive emergency c-section, or even death.

But really...weight is a very small part of what should be considered for breeding. Please consider the information on this chart before you decide to go through with breeding your dogs.

 

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