hi every1, this may b a very silly question but i heard it the other day and its kinda stuck with me. i was talkin 2 a guy the otha day that back yard breeds bulldogs and he told me that the male determines how many pups the female has and that his male was guaranteed 2 hav at least 7-8! it jus seems kinda weird 2 me but he was adamant so could somebody plz stop my head from whirrin n tell me if its true? thanx 4 readin!

No I think he was winding you up. Welcome to the forum and your posts will be easier to read if you didn't use txt speak as it were

ok, sorry.always in a rush!! haha
thats what i thought but i do think he honestly thought that. maybe thats how many his bitches have been having or something??
thanks for that!!

lol it would get me thinking aswell as i can be quite gullible at times
welcome to the forum

Sadly no - it's the female that determines litter size, according to how many eggs are released, and then how many of those successfully implant and go to term in the uterus. This depends on the female herself, how big she is and how much room she has in her uterus (which is why very small breeds have very small litters of 1-2, and longer bodied breeds can have very big litters of 10+).

Of course, a male with a low sperm count might not be able to fertilise all the female's eggs.

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