Age old rumor story ---ruining an animal in breeding???

[cmjust0]

We once had to find homes for five purebred white GSDs and two white GSD/husky mixes -- out of the same litter.

The female GSD was bred twice... Once by another white GSD which produced perfect little white GSD babies, and then again by a neighbor's husky which produced two of the cutest little hybrids you ever saw.

It's rare, but it happens....and it TOTALLY blows any theory about tainting the mama dog's pure blood all to smithereens.. If a mama dog can produce both purebreds and mixed breeds from the same womb at the same time without tainting the purebred pups, how could they NOT produce purebreds in future breedings?

We still have one of the white GSDs, by the way.. Aside from having megaesophagus, she's absolutely textbook for the breed.

we our white GSD.

 

[Laney]

Probably this "old wives tale" or myth started with females that were bred to breeds that didn't match in size or genetics and the females ended up dead or unsuitable to breed after that pregnancy. ( C-section, severe prolapse etc).

In situations such as the shiz tsu that was too small to breed being bred anyway... or a poodle being bred by a great dane etc where there is no way for the pregnancy to have a good result. In days when there was no study of genetics this would tell the "simple folk" keep the same with the same.

So, a smart breeder knows you don't want to breed say a smallish Morgan to the largest Arabian in the stable, but if you have that Morgan out in the field with some other type of horse (sorry not a horse person) of similar size and it gets bred, it's not ruined for another season with that purebred stud you had in mind.

Laney

 

[Imissmygirls]

We had a good registered Ayrshire 4 H cow that we bred Holstein naturally 2 different lactations after trying multiple AI services. In between she had some lovely full Ayrshire calves.

We also had a 18 month old Jersey heifer (obviously small) successfully naturally deliver a Holstein cross calf. SHE was the one who jumped the fence at 9 months-- naughty little Jersey. Discovered the pregnancy when we had her checked to find out why she wasn't cycling. Then recalled-- AHA! moment. We were prepared for a C section, but the calf was petite heifer easily delivered.

And I am sure there are many cats and dogs that have litters from multiple fathers in the same batch.

Did you know that cats do not ovulate until inseminated?

 

[RedStickLA]

Slightly off subject but along the same lines (silly notions humans have)...
My sister had a 3.5# shi tzu the vet suggested she NOT breed, knowing she'd have problems whelping.
She bred her anyway, to a 6 month old pup, and I'm being serious here...b/c since he was still small-ish, she thought it'd make the pups smaller.
I tried to tell her his genetics were full grown, even if he wasn't.
1 c-section, 1 dead pup and one live one, and a hysterectomy later.....
She still wasn't convinced and tried again w/ her other dog.

Oh my!
That's crazy!!!
Mitzi