Guest Anonymous Posted June 20, 2002 Share Posted June 20, 2002 A co-worker and I are trying to find out if it really is possible for a dog to have multiple fathers within a litter. I thought the reproduction system of a dog worked like a human... once their pregnant their pregnant. Any answers??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Anonymous Posted June 20, 2002 Share Posted June 20, 2002 Their can be up to 5 dads per litter. I don't know if thats true or not thats just what somebody told me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Anonymous Posted June 20, 2002 Share Posted June 20, 2002 Cats and dogs commonly can be impregnated by different fathers. Years ago I was shown a uterus of a cat which was pregnant when spayed. Inside it were kittens of two obviously different age groups. I have also read medical documentation of human so called twins with different fathers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Anonymous Posted June 21, 2002 Share Posted June 21, 2002 [quote name='nicki']Cats and dogs commonly can be impregnated by different fathers. Years ago I was shown a uterus of a cat which was pregnant when spayed. Inside it were kittens of two obviously different age groups. [/quote] Nikki I have wondered about the age difference in pups as I had a Cocker in a litter 4 yrs ago that was what seemed to be 'premature' when compared to littermates. She was unable to suckle and feed and was bottle fed from then on. Only thing is it was one father! Go figure?!!:wink: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Anonymous Posted June 21, 2002 Share Posted June 21, 2002 That father must have come back for more Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Anonymous Posted June 21, 2002 Share Posted June 21, 2002 :P :D :D :P :D ROTF Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Anonymous Posted June 21, 2002 Share Posted June 21, 2002 [quote name='sandygirl']A co-worker and I are trying to find out if it really is possible for a dog to have multiple fathers within a litter. I thought the reproduction system of a dog worked like a human... once their pregnant their pregnant. Any answers???[/quote] You are right and wrong :-) the once they are pregnant part is right but its before the eggs get fertilized the multiplicity comes in. Humans can actually have fraternal twins sired by different dads :roll: The mother dog during her heat cycle releases eggs from the ovaries which then travel down the fallopian tubes. Along the way they pair up with sperm - one egg + one sperm = one puppy. Eventually the fertilized ova implant in the uterine wall. The dam will accept males to breed with slightly before and after ovulation takes place. Thus multiple males can 'donate' sperm to the fertilization process - how it is decided which sperm will be the one with which egg I think no one really knows (someone is probably working on that somewhere :wink: ) but as it happens if the dog (or the person) has two or more eggs ready at the time the sperm is added from two or more fathers each egg can theoretically link up with a sperm from a different father. Cats actually can come 'in season' in seperate horns of their uterus at different times with eggs from the ovary on the side in season being released (there are two ovaries one left one right) so they can actually be carrying two litters of different ages at the same time. Makes me think kitten survival rate in the wild is lots lower than that of pups! Probably more than you wanted to know :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Anonymous Posted June 21, 2002 Share Posted June 21, 2002 This is absolutly true. A dog litter can have as many fathers as the bitch successfully breeds to. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
starcastle Posted September 29, 2002 Share Posted September 29, 2002 DNA-tests of puppies, mother and all possible fathers easily tell sho sired who. AKC even register litters with more than one sire nowadays. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Anonymous Posted November 17, 2002 Share Posted November 17, 2002 It is true that a female dog can be impregnanted by different males. I'm not too sure about humans tho..... :o Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bk_blue Posted November 20, 2002 Share Posted November 20, 2002 A woman can't be impregnated by more than one man at a time :o... don't ask me how I know this :oops: A joke: A local girl from Broadmeadows (insert your own drongo suburb here) goes to Centrelink to register for child care benefits. "How many children?" "Ten." "Ten?!" says the council worker. "What are their names?" "Wayne, Wayne, Wayne, Wayne, Wayne, Wayne, Wayne, Wayne, Wayne and Wayne." "Doesn't that get confusing?" "Nahhh..." says the Broady girl, "it's great because if they're out playing in the street I just have to yell "WAAYNE, YER DINNER'S READY" or "WAAAYNE, GO TO BED NOW' and they all do it." "What if you want to speak to one individually?" asks the peturbed council worker. "That's easy," says the Broady girl. "I just use their surnames." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rowie-the-Pooh Posted November 20, 2002 Share Posted November 20, 2002 :rofl: !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Poofy Posted December 30, 2002 Share Posted December 30, 2002 Each puppy in a litter can have a different father. If there are ten puppies, and ten different males bred the b*tch then there can be ten different fathers. It will all depend on who's sperm is fastests, heartiest, etc. The only "limit" is set by how many eggs are available. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Poofy Posted January 2, 2003 Share Posted January 2, 2003 apparently not too closed as you seem to be reading it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yellowlabsrule Posted January 2, 2003 Share Posted January 2, 2003 When someone replies to something it immediately comes to the top. There are plenty of things to reply to that are brand new. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hobbit Posted January 2, 2003 Share Posted January 2, 2003 [quote name='Poofy']apparently not too closed as you seem to be reading it.[/quote] Well......MEEEEOOOOWWW.....Poof Doggy Poof! No need for sarcasm. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Anonymous Posted January 2, 2003 Share Posted January 2, 2003 Yep not a good way to make friends and influence people. Trinity Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest roo Posted January 2, 2003 Share Posted January 2, 2003 Yes this is an old post, but sometimes it is worth peeping at the old ones, often subjects that have been covered many times come up again. Also most members read all the orange pips :lol: No need for sarcasm here :o And welcome poofy :lol: Roo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eggrolyn1223 Posted January 2, 2003 Share Posted January 2, 2003 :BIG: LOL!!!The joke, i mean..I knew that dogs could have different fathers from one litter....okay the wording was a bit wrong there.. :oops: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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