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by gsdlvr2 on 02 April 2007 - 21:04
Breeders, Just curious, what the weights of your puppies are when born.
I am assuming normal sized sire and dam according to the standard.
Thank you.
by SGBH on 02 April 2007 - 21:04
Between 560 grams and 760 grams
by crhuerta on 03 April 2007 - 01:04
Our puppies average 1lb 5oz to 1lb 11oz....
sometimes larger..almost 2lbs....depending on size of litter.
by Kennel von Lotta on 03 April 2007 - 01:04
Between 400 and 700 grams for me. 400 is normal and develops into a good size puppy/adult.
by Kenan on 03 April 2007 - 12:04
For me it is 450 grams to 600 grams.
Last litter they were all (7) between 470 and 550 gr.
by oso on 03 April 2007 - 12:04
I have had from 450-620g, my immediate first thought for an average birth weight (without doing any calculations!) would be 500g.
by GSDLVR on 03 April 2007 - 13:04
My last litter was probably around 400 grams....a little under a pound each, but it really depends on the size of the litter. The pups were very large IMO because there were only 4 pups. If she had had 12, that would be a different story - you are talking (sizewise) adult squirrels vs baby squirrels here!
by GSDLVR on 03 April 2007 - 13:04
Kennel von Lotta- Did the dam survive the 700 gram pups?! OUCH!
by Shelley Strohl on 03 April 2007 - 14:04
1 - 1 1/4 lbs. is fine. Anything under 14 oz. is worrisome, depending on the size of the litter. I have had smaller pups survive, but if the litter is large I make sure the smaller ones get plenty of opportunity to nurse right away (to get their share of colostrum for the first 48 hrs.) and I supplement their nursing after the second day with a goat's milk & egg yolk formula.
SS
by funky man on 03 April 2007 - 23:04
dont weight mesure pups,dont help the smaller ones,let the nature do the job,we get too involved when female is breeding,the best and most healthy pups I ever saw,were the ones from farms in the old days where people had no time for the pups,those pups were very healthy
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