Breeding Multiplication Charts (DOTTERS)

**It all begins with one sire and one dam**

"But where shall I start? The world is so fast, I shall start with the country I know best, my own. But my country is so very large, I had better start with my town. But my town, too, is large. I had best start with my street. No, my home. No, my family. Never mind, I shall start with myself."

--Elie Wiesel

Breeding
Multiplication Charts

by Maria Zorka

Dalmatians have large litters, anywhere from 7 to 15 puppies. This table estimates the breeding potential of a sire and dam producing 7 breeding Dalmatians. Tabulated here are 5 litters per individual, from subsequent litters, totaling 35 puppies for the first generation. This is tracked over 6 generations. There are many variables. Males can reproduce hundreds of offspring. Not every Dalmatian will be bred. However, 35 puppies per individual is probably a modest average.

Span	Tabulations	Total # Dogs
1st Generation	35	35
2nd Generation	35 x 35	1,225
3rd Generation	1,225 x 35	42,875
4th Generation	42,875 x 35	1,500,625
5th Generation	1,500,625 x 35	52,521,875
6th Generation	52,521,875 x 35	105,043,721

You might think of having just one litter. Once you place those puppies, do you really have any control over whether or not they are bred? Even placed with spay and neuter contracts, what is to prevent the person from using another dog's registration papers in order to breed it? What if the owner doesn't care if the dogs are registered? That is why I have tabulated the 2nd through 6th generation using the same formula as above.

Estimating the single litter of one dam = 7 puppies
with 5 of those puppies producing offspring: 5 x 35 = 175
Span	Tabulations	Total # Dogs
1st Generation	7	7
2nd Generation	5 x 35	175
3rd Generation	175 x 35	6,125
4th Generation	6,125 x 35	21,4375
5th Generation	21,4375 x 35	7,503,125
6th Generation	7,503,125 x 35	26,261,060

If one is to breed at all... The only way for a breeder to be sure that puppies are not bred, is by taking them to a vet familiar with pediatric spaying and neutering. Eight weeks is not too young for this surgery when done by a competent veterinarian. DOTTERS will be obtaining information about early spaying/neutering. Stay tuned.

Would you like to say no to 26,261,060 potential offspring? As the above charts suggest, you can do this simply by not breeding one litter. Due to the current overflow of Dalmatian puppies, many good breeders are choosing not to breed. Instead they are helping to place homeless Dalmatians that are desperately in need of homes. Let me suggest that we join them.

Proposal: A voluntary breeding moratorium for 1998. If you would like to participate, pick up one of the badges below. Place it on your web site with a link back to this page:

http://touchmoon.com/dottersmulti.html. I will then provide a showcase page to highlight these breeders. It will include a short bio for each participating breeder.

If you need assistance installing the graphic, let me know. If you don't have a home page, if you like, I can still include you on the showcase page.

If you are not a breeder, you can help by signing the Guestbook and offering positive encouragement to breeders who may be considering participating. You are also welcome to place one of these badges on your pages in support of the program.

Please note: You can participate even if you have another breed. Please feel free to do so.

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