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up to how many puppies a shih tzu may give birth to?

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My shih tzu just gave birth to six. The one died soon after birth though. Typically the have 4-5 pups.


one of my shih tzu to threethen to 4 the she had fiveso i would say around 3-5


2-3


3-6


It depends on the size of the female. Larger females will tend to have more pups, in the 6-8 range, where the smaller ones can have 1-5 pups.


3-6 :)


My \snuggles gave birth to 7 puppies and they all lived.She was 12lbs. at the start. All doing well :)



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