Hi there! Well my shihtzu just had her puppies 3 weeks ago and this is her first litter. She is on the small, small side and she had 5 puppies! but it depends.
I would find out about your shihtzus "Mother" if her mother had a big litter ex.(7pups) chances are she won't have only 1 or 2 but more.
This is how I estimated how many my dog was going to have but if she was bigger she probably would've gave birth to 6-7 pups.
It's a great experience but I wouldn't do it if you aren't completely ready money wise and mind wise.
Good luck
The litter size of a Shih Tzu is 2 - 4 puppies.
The average number of puppies depends largely on the breed of dog. For example basenji typically have 7 per litter where pekinese have 10 puppies per litter. Smaller dogs like Shih Tzu only have 3 - 4 per litter.
yes it will still have puppies but watch them when they mate because if she is not steadied by her owner in the 'tie' then he may damage the bitch. hope i helped and hope you get a good litter of puppies. good luck.
Shih Tzu's normally have between 3-4 puppies, but this varies depending on the dog and its' size, i.e. a bigger Shih Tzu may have more puppies than a smaller one.
it depends on the size of the mother and father. if the male is smaller and the female is larger then, it is more likely to have more but small puppies. then again, if you have a small female and a large male, then it is likely to have just a couple of large puppies. i have small males and large females, so my littler are usually bigger and i love small puppies, so i can thank the dad for that. good luck!
Ask your vet.
They usually have between 3 and 6
3 to 4 puppies; it really depends they might have less or more.
6-9 litters
it takes at least two months for a shih tzu to have puppies.bigger shih tzus it takes THREE to FOUR months to have puppies
Hi there! Well my shihtzu just had her puppies 3 weeks ago and this is her first litter. She is on the small, small side and she had 5 puppies! but it depends. I would find out about your shihtzus "Mother" if her mother had a big litter ex.(7pups) chances are she won't have only 1 or 2 but more. This is how I estimated how many my dog was going to have but if she was bigger she probably would've gave birth to 6-7 pups. It's a great experience but I wouldn't do it if you aren't completely ready money wise and mind wise. Good luck
No, you cannot register any litter of puppies unless both parents are the same breed and are both registered themselves.