litter size - Page 1

AKC performed a three year study involving 15 breeds, in order to gather data on litter sizes, ages of dam, number of litters, etc. A total of 728,271 litters were included in this time period. The representative data gathered is truly reflective of the breeds involved. Just to illustrate the information on some of the breeds, we’ll look at 2 breeds from each large, midsize and small breed dogs. Labrador Retrievers had a typical range of 5 to 10 puppies, with 7.6 average puppies, looking at over 85,000 litters. German Shepherds were evaluated with just over 44,500 litters, showing a normal range of 4 to 9 pups, and an overall average number of 6.6.

From http://www.royalcanin.us/library/littersizeindogs.aspx

Awhile back, folks were throwing around opinions about average litter size.  A sample of 44,500 litter is pretty much indisputable -- we can count on the mean estimate of 6.6.

LOL ... what am I suppossed to do with that 0.6 puppy?

 Sell to a family with 2.5 kids?

:)

Oh, how clever! I love it Thanks

I shouldn't...I shouldn't....

Is that .6 pup the runt?

Crys

lol :)