How many in a litter of dogs?

Answer 1

LITTERS ARE THE PUPPIES OR KITTENS THAT DOGS AND CATS HAVE It depends on when you want to start birthing the litters and end them. If you want to birth them for 3 years, they can have 6 litters. Dogs only come into heat 2 times a year, so they wont have many. You shouldn't breed your dog the first heat, or let them birth puppies after the 3rd year. If you fail to do this, it could cause premature babies and health problems (back and hip problems) in the mother dog and can result in death.

Answer 2

Gestation period (length of pregnancy) is 63 days, then six weeks of nursing, so it could be possible for a dog to become pregnant 3 times a year. But this is so hard on the dog, and can cause serious health problems for her, and for the puppies.

I would never allow my dog to have more than one litter of puppies a year, preferably only every 2 years. A dog needs time for her body to heal after pregnancy, labor and delivery, then nursing, caring for and weaning the puppies. This also results in healthier puppies, too, as well as fewer pregnancy, labor, and delivery complications when she is pregnant.

Answer 3

This can vary a great deal depending upon the breed and size of the dog and the age of the dog. Large breed dogs tend to have larger litters. 13 puppies is not completely out of the question for a dog like an Irish setter. A Pomeranian might have 3 or 4 puppies in a litter. Often a bitch's first litter is smaller than later litters she may have but not always. I know of a Basenji, a 22lb dog, whose first litter contained 4 healthy puppies and her second litter only included 3 pups. I hope this has helped.

Answer 4

no limit but to be kind to the dog i would reckon no more than 2-3 lots, and no younger then 2yr old...

Answer 5

Usually 5-8 pups in a litter. There can be less, and there can be more.

Answer 6

A litter of puppies usually have lowest 1 and I know someone whose dog had 17.