That the bitch 'decided' how many pups were in a litter and not the dog?

Saw an advert for a stud dog boasting that he has never had less than 6 pups in a litter but surely he only 'decides' the sex of the pups?

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The sperm can only fertilise the amount of eggs released Although weak sperm may fertilise less/few of the released eggs.

A myth!

Like the myth that the dog decides the colour of the pups

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RIP all my babies.
Monty LabxGSD 1972-1982
Jody Black Lab1982-1999
KizzyLabx Goldie 1983-1994
Larry Yellow Lab 1985-1993
Charlie Black Lab 1986 -1997
Ben Yellow Lab 1985-1999
Pud Choc Lab 1989-2003
Bridgit Black Lab 1991-2004
Floss Yellow Lab1992-2006
Millie Yellow Lab1994-2010
My boy Ted, my first my last my everything.Golden Retriever 1/8/98-28/6/2011

Well the dog also has a pedigree full of Scottish Champions. Never knew there was such a thing... Learn something new everyday eh

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Scottish Champions?

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What you need to know before buying a Labrador puppy

Yep Maybe they've got it confused with the Sh CM?

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I wish the dog could decide the colour of the pups. I have had that many inquiries about having a pup the same colour as Simba I could have sold his litter about 32 times over. Sadly brindle being the dominant colour and Simba having brindle behind him there was not much chance of a pale fawn.

I have someone coming this aftrenoon to see the pups I refused to explain about colour genetics I just said suffice to say Brindle is dominant fawn is the dilute. He understood straight away it is someone I have known since he was small and he was head of science at my sons high school he understood straight away why we had no fawn pups.

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William- 6/11/03 - 24/3/10
Midge - 8/2/11 - 10-2-11

Just a sales ploy, isnt it. You see it all the time with mainly new or inexperienced stud owners. Yes the bitch does decide on the amount of pups

It seems to be the sign of a novice stud dog owner who doesn't know enough to be of any help at all to a bitch owner Unfortunately too many bitch owners don't bother to do enough research and fall for this, thinking it's a good enough reason to use the dog

Surely neither bitch nor dog 'decide' on the number of pups. Strong sperm are more likely to fertilise more eggs but the bitch has to produce the eggs in the first place - so given that both are fertile it is the luck of the draw how many eggs are fertilised and how many of those fertilised eggs go on to become full term pups.