French Bulldogs will typically have 2 to 4 puppies in a litter. Most litters are delivered via section and any litter bigger than five is considered extremely rare. German Shepherd Dogs can have anywhere from 1 to 15 puppies in a normal litter. While the average is 8 puppies per litter, larger litters are often expected. A typical Golden Retriever litter can have anywhere from four to 12 puppies.
The range of puppies in Bulldog litters is a little easier to predict. Most Bulldog litters will be 3 or 4 puppies. Many Bulldogs will require veterinary assistance or a C-section, given that the puppies are often too large for the birth canal.
Typically, a Beagle will have anywhere from 1 to 10 puppies per litter. In Beagles, litter sizes tend to stay consistent in each mother. So if a Beagle has a large litter, her next litter will likely also be large and vice versa.
Rottweiler litters can average from 6 to 12 puppies, and larger litters are often expected. That said, it is totally normal for a first-time Rottweiler mother to have just two puppies. The average number of puppies in a German Shorthaired Pointer litter ranges from 8 to 12 puppies, but both smaller and larger litters are both expected.
Ideally you do not want your whelp box to have a bottom as you want to place the box on top of the blankets to weigh them down. The weight will prevent the blanket from bunching up. Puppies can get stuck and suffocate in a bunched up blanket. You do not want the box to have a wood floor as you cannot properly clean up the mess that will occur during the birth. The puppies will also pee on it and the urine will soak into the wood. The whelp box needs to be kept clean as it is where the pups will be for the first three weeks of life.
There should be some type of low guard rail along the inside of the box so the mom cannot lean all the way against the wall preventing her from squashing a pup when she lies down. People who have whelped a few litters say that a removable front to the box works even better during delivery, particularly if the dam needs assistance. If you take all types of dogs into consideration, litters average between 6 and 10 tiny puppies, the Humane Society of Tampa Bay reports.
This range is an average: Many mother dogs indeed bear fewer than six or more than 10 offspring in a single litter.
When guessing how many puppies a dog may have, look at her size. If she's a massive Bernese mountain dog, her litter may include up to 20 youngsters, the Humane Society of Utah says. If she's a diminutive Lhasa apso, however, the number is likely to be drastically lower -- anywhere from three to eight pups at once. A midsize pooch may be somewhere in between.
But your dog may be exceptional. A Bernese mountain dog may produce a smaller litter than usual, and a Lhasa may have a larger one. Pomeranians are an example of a breed that typically produces tiny litters; golden retrievers usually have big ones. Pregnancy can be physically taxing on bitches' physiques, using up minerals, proteins, energy and the like -- especially in cases of big litters.
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