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Originally Posted by Vaiva
I meant "sire", not "dam"  It is totally clear about females, but what about males? |
I know. I don't think the number of puppies that can be produced is limtied by the sire - he can be bred at any time (given time to replenish his sperm). Say, once a day. If you time it right with the females he could impregnate 2-3 dams a week (assuming at least 2 breedings per femal) and then when he's not in use you could freeze his sperm for even more matings later on. 8 weeks later that's about 15 puppies a week (on average - assuming on aveage 5 puppies epr litter) - 60 a month. I'm not sure how far "spread out" the vlcak heat cycle is but let's assume October (based on when Luna was born) to February = 5 months so 300 puppies a year.
Plus, a male could breed for a lot longer than a female - some GSD males are bred past 10 and can start to be bred at a year.
Assuming you just breed and breed and breed and breed you could be looking at 3,000 puppies over the lifespan of a male (the number can vary greatly depending on a large variety of factors) - and that's not including any frozen semen.