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Originally Posted by propertylady57  I am trying to find info on an average litter size for the rottweiler. I have an average in mind but if the breeders on this forum would tell me what they have experienced I would greatly appreciate it. Thanks in advance. |
Litter size is more determined by the bitch, and reproductive tendencies like this tend to genetic to a degree. So, if the bitch's dam averaged 4-6 pups, her daughters likely will do the same.
Mothering behaviors are also passed down to daughters (what the daughter experiences in the whelping box, she will likely emulate as a dam), so good mothers tend to produce good mothers, and bad mothers tend to produce bad mothers.
I have seen rottweiler litters of one (my first breeding), and litters with as many as 14.