I am sure others will have lots of advise but in my opinion I would go ahead and spay and terminate just in case. (in my opinion it wouldn't be worth the risk)

 

However, I wish you lots of luck either way... :o)

Few questions,        key board isn't working so bear  w/me

is this a first litter? 4 is a little old for a first litter.

how heavy and large is the father

 

if it hasnt been24 hours u can get a morning aftr shot with antibiotic injction  some risk in this  had to do this once 

 

She blew her coat but had a normal heat cycle after

 

 

 

Thank you both for your input.  It is greatly appreciated.

 

Yes, this would be her first litter.  I had her scheduled to be bred her last heat cycle but the stud had injured himself so we were waiting until the next heat cycle to breed her.  I really wanted her to have ONE litter before I spayed her.

 

I was talking to another breeder and was told that often they won't "take" their first time trying to breed-   would anyone here agree or disagree with that statement? 

 

 

The male Lhasa is about 15 to 17 pounds

 

Julie

I didn't have a minpin bred by another dog but did have a boston bred by a fawn minpin and the pups were very cute.males are not suppose to carry size so it would depend on the size of your female as to how big she is.I Have 15 to 16 pound female bostons and my male is a lot larger I have used and have had no problems  and mine free whelp too.But I would say the decision is up to you and to keep your vet on hand at due date.

My LIFE IS A BIG BOWL OF CHERRIES!! G

I am in 100% agreement with alicethat it is absolute nonsense that your female will determiine the size of the pups!! Where are you getting this information????  It SCARES me!!!!!!!!!!!

If you are still here, please update us on how your girl did. No one will chastise you for the decision you made, we are just concerned as how everything turned out.

 

Hoping all went well.

 

..........are you sure, It's my understanding the female determines the size the pups are born at, the birth weight / size. (A little gift nature gave them so they could actually birth the pups - until man came along and started interfering and creating whole breeds of dogs who could only be born by c-section.......) Not talking about the size they will be when full grown. My 12.5" female, bred to a small (10.5') male had large 6-8oz pups. My 11.5" female bred to a larger male than her (12.5") had smaller  5-6 oz pups. So my smaller female, had smaller pups, and my larger female had larger pups (at birth) despite who they were bred to...........  Is the experience of others so different?? That you say it is nonsense?? Let's start an educational discussion rather than being amazed at what people may or may not know :o)

 

Deanna

 

 

I agree (to a point) that the size of the female will have a determining factor on the size of the pups. But, when you are dealing with a female that is much smaller than the male (no mention of whether the minpin is on the larger end of the standard or not and a lasza can get to be a good sized dog if they are way over standard.

 

our neighbors have a "purebred" male pom who is a the same age as Sierra (tad under 11" and 6 lbs, spayed). Sounds like there wouldn't have been a problem with an accidental breeding, at least from a health standpoint right? Well, Rocky is a well proportioned pom who is about 15" and 14 or 15 pounds. Would I have taken a chance? Not in a million years!

I have personally never had a pet give birth since I left my step-father's house in my teens.  But one thing I have living proof of is my dog Hershey!  His mother was a full breed Boston Terrier, and one of the small size ones!  I don't know her actual weight, but she looked no bigger than my Min-Pin!  The dog who fathered her litter was a Beagle-Lab mix!  the family owned him, and the grandmother who was a black Lab.  The father looked to be at least 40 pounds or so!  He was very stocky.  They said their daughter brought the Boston home because a friend could no longer care for her.  Before they realized it, their Beagle-Lab had impregnated her.  she delivered 5 healthy pups who were bigger than her by 6 weeks of age!  She delivered them naturally, at home , without vet intervention!  The mom did fine, as well as all the puppies!  I don't advocate this, but it happened to these people and my dog is proof of it!  I don't really thinnk a Lhasa mixed with a Min-Pin would create birthing problems!  Lhashas aren't a giant breed or anything!