Diffrent Height In A Litter

[jukel123 8,575]

The answer to the difference in height among your litter siblings jcm is in the whippet ancestry.

Once you have whippet in the bloodline a proportion of smallish pups is inevitable.

[jcm 2,327]

 

 

Lurcher to lurcher nothing set in stone, my old bitch was the smallest in her litter @ 23.5tts and both parents were 24tts second smallest 24tts and the tallest 28tts[/quote ]

 

But an 8.5 inch difference in height is a massive difference I think

 

 

So what's in their make up?

 

Further up the post ?

[jcm 2,327]

 

 

 

my bitch is 21 1/2 at 6 months her brother is 23 1/2 mother is 24 tts sire is 24 1/2 tts not sure what hight the pups will make tbh but would like them 24 ish never had a small lurcher in my life but as long as they do the job happy days [/quote

I love little dogs and the litter was to produce some canny little rabbiting dogs but who would of known ha

i am not so keen on smaller lurchers never have my pal ran his on a roe way befor the ban it couldn't tackle it right big lurcher did the trick

Seen small dogs take roe with ease ?

[jcm 2,327]

Double post

Edited November 11, 2014 by jcm

[desertbred 5,490]

only two in the mix from tallish dogs but if the saluki was a bitch around 24/25 tts is normal a greyhound dam or sire around 25 to 28 the rest bull, whippet etc not renowned for height chance is increased of big variations depending on breeds and which particular line is dog or bitch in its ancestors

[Chid 6,597]

I know of a litter where a dog made 26/27 and the bitch i had was 21 and there was no whippet in the breeding

[strongbow1 257]

What sort of size did you expect or want? Alot of whippet in breeding.

[jcm 2,327]

Well I was expecting 20-21inch

[desertbred 5,490]

Chid probably the irish terrier then

[Gaz_1989 9,539]

From what I've seen, so many people put a 20" dog over a 22" bitch and automatically assume pups will be 21". But it doesn't work like that in reality.

 

That 20" dog could be the biggest in his litter, with some of his siblings being 17".

 

The 22" Bitch could be the runt with her big brothers being 25".

 

So genetically you have a range of 17" to 25" straight away.

[jcm 2,327]

Tbh I never thought of that, it will be good to see what the litter us like at year old

[samba 534]

out of that mix you could end up with a pup that takes after the whippet and bull bit in them a short stocky pup anything goes when you mix a few together

[Chid 6,597]

Chid probably the irish terrier then

no irish terrier in the breeding

 

Also know a 22" whippet/grey x 21" whippet/grey produce a 27" pup ..

[Gaz_1989 9,539]

Tbh I never thought of that, it will be good to see what the litter us like at year old

My pups litter didn't vary much in height. All around 24-25. However physically they are worlds apart. One looks more like a collie, one was short in the back and stocky like a bull, one was like a whippet, my pup is a funny looking ugly f****r. Lol. Back like a whippet and head like a deerhound with collie ears. Lol.

[jcm 2,327]

lets just hope he works well when he comes of age