The largest number of puppies in a mixed breed litter will vary from dog to dog. Some dogs might have only one puppy, while another dog can have 15 puppies. As a rule, smaller dogs have fewer puppies.
The record for the most puppies in a litter is 24 puppies by Nap Mastiff.
There can be up to 8 in a litter if your really luck 10.
The world record is 26.
20 dogs
A group of puppies, no matter the number of pups, is called a litter. ~
Kallista in Summer Shade, KY had a litter of 12 but six is more common for this breed.
A group of puppies is called a litter. The size of a litter can vary drastically based on the breed and if it is the dogs first litter.
well there can be multipul sized liters the largest liter my dog had was thirteen pups and the smallest liter was of one so there are so many posibilities for the number
The average size of the litter a dog has varies from breed to breed of the mother. I don't think the breed of the father matters.Another AnswerAccording to Wikipedia:"A general rule of thumb is that a mammal will produce half as many offspring as the number of teats on the mother."You can read more, below.
4.9 is the average number of puppies in a litter, for the breed: Scottish Terrier.
A group of puppies, no matter the number of pups, is called a litter. ~
Kallista in Summer Shade, KY had a litter of 12 but six is more common for this breed.
A group of puppies is called a litter. The size of a litter can vary drastically based on the breed and if it is the dogs first litter.
Depending on the size of the dog, I have had a litter as large as 6 puppies but the dog weighs 10lbs - i have also had a litter as small as 2 puppies but from a smaller dog. I have read that the average litter for a pomeranian is 4.
It can cost up to $5000.00 to breed and deliver the puppies and only 3 to 4 puppies each litter!
An litter consists of about five or six puppies
That depends on the dog's breed. As a general rule, though, larger breeds will have four to eight puppies in a litter, and smaller breeds will have one to five.
Miniature pinschers generally have 3 to 4 puppies or to be politically correct 3.4 is the average puppies per litter.
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.
The largest litter ever recorded (so far) was born to a Neapolitan Mastiff and there were 24 pups born in total (although 3 died shortly). The record for the largest litter when all the pups survived stands with 3 different dogs at 23 pups. Those dogs were an American Foxhound, a St. Bernard, and a Great Dane. I am not sure which dogs have the largest litters on average, I'm pretty sure it just varies from dog to dog.
well there can be multipul sized liters the largest liter my dog had was thirteen pups and the smallest liter was of one so there are so many posibilities for the number