exactly the point I've been trying to make. your message is more concise, Thank you.
--- On Wed, 11/12/08, dasha <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > From: dasha <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: RE: [Chihuahuas] How Many Pups Can A Chihuahua Have In A Litter? > To: Chihuahuas@yahoogroups.com > Date: Wednesday, November 12, 2008, 8:46 PM > Well I understand what you are saying, what I am saying is > that a breeder > can't be breeding to improve the breed if they are > producing bigger chi's > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Chihuahuas@yahoogroups.com > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On > Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Wednesday, November 12, 2008 2:11 PM > To: Chihuahuas@yahoogroups.com > Subject: RE: [Chihuahuas] How Many Pups Can A Chihuahua > Have In A Litter? > > and what are they disqualified from? SHOWS. They are not > disqualified from > being chis, lol. Many people on this group have bigger > chis, and they are > still chis...they are just not permitted to be shown. But > all this > conversation comes about from my mentioning that breeders > often use larger > than 6 pound females to breed...for safety reasons.....the > pups they try to > produce are under 6 pounds, but the momma's are often > over. This is a pretty > normal practice among breeders. I messed up when I said it > was a standard > practice...and the word standard was misunderstood to mean > was the breed > standard. I meant the word standard to mean normal. > Marsha > > > > AKC standared says size is "not to exceed 6 > pounds. Any dog over 6 > > pounds is disqualified." > > Stefanie > > > > --- On Wed, 11/12/08, dasha <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > > > > From: dasha <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Subject: RE: [Chihuahuas] How Many Pups Can A > Chihuahua Have In A > > Litter? To: Chihuahuas@yahoogroups.com > > Date: Wednesday, November 12, 2008, 7:25 AM > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Thanks for the info. I was always under the impression > that the breed > > standard was set at 5 pounds. > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ups.com > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] ups.com] > > On Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED] org > > Sent: Wednesday, November 12, 2008 7:23 AM > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ups.com > > Subject: RE: [Chihuahuas] How Many Pups Can A > Chihuahua Have In A > > Litter? > > > > no, not realy. I mean 5 pounds will be bred by most > breeders if that > > is what they have...it isn't considered too > small....but a whole lot > > of our breeding females are more in the 6 to 8 pound > range. Even if > > you look at the dame of a lot of show dogs, you will > find the dames > > are over the 6 pound limit. Good breeders often use > larger females and > > smaller males to bring the pup size down with the > male, but assure a > > safe delivery with the female. I'm not sayimg all > the breeding females > > are this big, but it is not at all unusual. Also, if > you look at the > > champion pedigrees of many pups, you will find the > majority of the > > champions are on the sires side....this is because > often the females > > being used are bigger than allowed in shows. It is > simply a safety > measure. > > > > Marsha > > > >> I thought the standard for breeding was 5 pounds > >> > >> -----Original Message----- > >> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ups.com > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > >> ups.com] On Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED] org > >> Sent: Tuesday, November 11, 2008 10:26 PM > >> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ups.com > >> Subject: Re: [Chihuahuas] How Many Pups Can A > Chihuahua Have In A > >> Litter? > >> > >> I am not sure how big Cindy's Cowdog is, but > my Cayenne is about 6 > >> pounds.Cowdog maybe a little bigger, but no, not > much. They are > >> pretty standard is sizes for what most of us use > for breeding.... . > >> Marsha > >> > >>> Wow! 7 and 14 pups! How big is Cayenne > and Cindy's momma Chi? Are > >>> they big Chihuahuas? > >>> Stefanie > >>> > >>> --- On Mon, 11/10/08, [EMAIL PROTECTED] org > <[EMAIL PROTECTED] org> > >>> wrote: > >>> > >>> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] org > <[EMAIL PROTECTED] org> > >>> Subject: Re: [Chihuahuas] How Many Pups Can A > Chihuahua Have In A > >>> Litter? To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ups.com > >>> Date: Monday, November 10, 2008, 9:01 PM > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> That doesn't make a lot of > sense....Cayenne gave birth to seven pups > >>> almost 3 months ago.....and if I am not > mistaken, Cindy's chi had 14 > >>> two years ago.....sounds like maybe we need to > report births more > >>> then, lol Marsha > >>> > >>>> The answer is here ! Enjoy....... > ......... ......... .... Mare > >>>> > >>>> http://www.dogsinth enews.com/ > issues/0211/ articles/ 021125a.htm > >>> > >>> This email contains correspondence from an > attorney and may contain > >>> privileged information. 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