{"id":22656,"date":"2016-11-29T07:44:11","date_gmt":"2016-11-29T15:44:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/puppyintraining.com\/?p=22656"},"modified":"2022-11-05T14:36:34","modified_gmt":"2022-11-05T22:36:34","slug":"what-will-be-our-golden-retrievers-first-litter-size","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/puppyintraining.com\/what-will-be-our-golden-retrievers-first-litter-size\/","title":{"rendered":"What Will Be Our Golden Retriever&#8217;s First Litter Size?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>We&#8217;ve been busy! &nbsp;Busy taking care of puppies!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Yep, it&#8217;s a terrible job cuddling puppies all day, but someone&#8217;s got to do it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A couple of weeks ago, Raven, our <a href=\"https:\/\/puppyintraining.com\/golden-retriever-puppy-development-and-pictures-birth-to-1-week-old\/\">Golden Retriever had her first litter of puppies<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Several weeks before she had her puppies we were all curious about how many puppies Raven would have in her first litter.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/puppyintraining.com\/what-will-be-our-golden-retrievers-first-litter-size\/golden-retriever-litter-size1\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-26862\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/puppyintraining.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/golden-retriever-litter-size1.jpg\" alt=\"Pile up of Golden Retriever puppies.\" class=\"wp-image-26862\" srcset=\"https:\/\/puppyintraining.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/golden-retriever-litter-size1.jpg 600w, https:\/\/puppyintraining.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/golden-retriever-litter-size1-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/puppyintraining.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/golden-retriever-litter-size1-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>How many puppies will be in our Golden Retriever&#8217;s first litter?<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>So we did some research on <strong>Golden Retriever&#8217;s first litter size<\/strong> by first talking to our doggy friends at Guide Dogs of America, talking to friends and family members, drawing from personal experience, and of course a little bit of research on the internet to top it off.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>And what did we learn? &nbsp;A Golden Retriever&#8217;s first litter size can vary greatly&#8230;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em><strong>QUICK TIP:\u00a0<\/strong>Are you interested in getting a puppy? YES! Our tip of the day is to get the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Calmeroos-Heartbeat-Snuggle-Anxiety-Behavioral\/dp\/B07NDQLB2Z\/?maas=maas_adg_50A98104989428A984CAC131DB6C3B60_afap_abs&amp;ref_=aa_maas&amp;tag=maas\" rel=\"sponsored nofollow\">Calmeroos Puppy Toy w\/ heartbeat and heat pack toy<\/a>. Bring your Calmeroos Puppy the day you pick up your puppy and rub it all over his litter mates and mama. Your puppy&#8217;s first nights away from his mama and siblings will be more comfortable with the scent of his litter mates on his plush Calmeroos Puppy.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Golden Retriever&#8217;s First Litter Size<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>My Experience, Friends, And Family<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Way back in the day, before we had puppies before we had Linus, we were hoping to <a href=\"https:\/\/puppyintraining.com\/5-tips-for-bringing-home-a-new-puppy\/\">bring home a puppy of our own<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We visited countless litters of Golden Retriever, Labrador Retriever, and Australian Shepherd.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When we went to the OC Pet Expo we checked out all the adoptable pups especially the <a href=\"https:\/\/puppyintraining.com\/golden-retriever-rescues-by-state\/\">Golden Retriever Rescue<\/a> and the <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.labradortraininghq.com\/labrador-puppies\/adoption-vs-breeder-whats-best\/\" target=\"_blank\">Lab Rescue<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ten years later my memory of all those puppies is still vivid.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Of course in the end we came home with our first puppy, Linus! \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The largest litter was twelve&nbsp;adorable eight-week-old Golden Retriever puppies sprinting into the house from the outside patio.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Back then the smallest litter we saw was two six-week-old black Labrador Retriever&nbsp;pups.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Our friends at Guide Dogs of America have experienced many, many more litters than I have or probably ever will in my lifetime.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I would guess they have a litter of pups at the school nearly every week sometimes two litters a week!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>So what did I hear from my GDA friends?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The largest litter I heard about was 16 Golden Retriever puppies! &nbsp;Let me say that again: 16 puppies!!!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The smallest litter size was 1 lonely puppy&#8230;although only children get all the attention&#8230;right, Ali (Ali is my wife&#8230;an only child :)?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>After personal experience and talking to friends and family the consensus was Raven could have anywhere between 1 and 16 puppies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em><strong>QUICK TIP:&nbsp;<\/strong>If you&#8217;re preparing for a litter of puppies you might want to take a quick look at the <a href=\"https:\/\/puppyintraining.com\/whelping-checklist-what-supplies-do-you-need-before-your-dog-has-a-litter-of-puppies\/\">whelping checklist<\/a> we put together for Raven and her puppies.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/puppyintraining.com\/what-will-be-our-golden-retrievers-first-litter-size\/golden-retriever-litter-size4\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-26865\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/puppyintraining.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/golden-retriever-litter-size4.jpg\" alt=\"Our Golden Retriever puppies in a basket.\" class=\"wp-image-26865\" srcset=\"https:\/\/puppyintraining.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/golden-retriever-litter-size4.jpg 600w, https:\/\/puppyintraining.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/golden-retriever-litter-size4-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/puppyintraining.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/golden-retriever-litter-size4-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>Our Golden Retriever puppies!<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p><strong>And The Internet Says&#8230;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Time for a little bit of internet research.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Just ask Google the following questions and find the answers in the featured snippet:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>What is the average first litter size for a Golden Retriever?<br><\/strong>The average litter size for a golden retriever is eight puppies. Litter sizes vary from four to 12 puppies, and humans are not usually needed for help in the birthing process. &nbsp;Other sites in the top 10 search have similar numbers for average litter size.<\/li><li><strong>What is the largest litter size for a Golden Retriever?<br><\/strong>We came across this tidbit:&nbsp;The largest litter of puppies is 24, all of whom were born on 29 November 2004 to Tia, a Neopolitan mastiff, owned by Damian Ward (UK) and Anne Kellegher (Ireland) of Manea, Cambridgeshire, UK. &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.guinnessworldrecords.com\/world-records\/largest-litter-dog\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Guiness Book of World Records<\/a>. &nbsp;So we can probably expect less than 24 puppies&#8230;lol. &nbsp;The largest litter of Golden Retrievers we found on the internet were 17 Golden pups. &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/landofpuregold.wordpress.com\/2010\/09\/11\/a-labor-of-love-17-golden-babies-oh-my\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Land of Pure Gold<\/a><\/li><li><strong>What is the smallest litter size for a Golden Retriever?<br><\/strong>The Golden Retriever Forum and other sites mention Golden litters as small as one puppy.<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p>After talking to friends, and family, and doing my internet research the consensus was Raven would probably have between 4-12 puppies with the outside possibilities of only 1 pup&nbsp;or up to 17 (remote possibility of 24!) puppies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Fostering Litters Of Puppies<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Many moons ago <a href=\"https:\/\/puppyintraining.com\/puppy-adoption-and-fostering\/\">I volunteered as a foster for one of our local rescues<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We took care of litters of puppies, but the youngest pups&nbsp;we had were already 3 weeks old.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you&#8217;ve been following for a while then you will recall our litter of 7 German Shepherd mix puppies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We got those little cuties when they were about 3-4 weeks old and&nbsp;at that age, they were a handful.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I specifically remember one of the rescue leaders saying that 5 or fewer puppies are much easier to handle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>That number 5 has stuck in my head for over 10 years!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>After doing my due diligence on Golden Retriever&#8217;s first litter sizes my hope was for Raven to have a litter of 5 which falls on the low end of&nbsp;the parameters&nbsp;for an average litter. &nbsp;My fingers were crossed&#8230;<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/puppyintraining.com\/what-will-be-our-golden-retrievers-first-litter-size\/golden-retriever-litter-size2\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-26864\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"339\" src=\"https:\/\/puppyintraining.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/golden-retriever-litter-size2.jpg\" alt=\"3 Golden Retriever puppies less than a week old.\" class=\"wp-image-26864\" srcset=\"https:\/\/puppyintraining.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/golden-retriever-litter-size2.jpg 600w, https:\/\/puppyintraining.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/golden-retriever-litter-size2-300x170.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>Puppies from our our Golden litter!<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Finally&#8230;Our Golden Retriever&#8217;s First Litter Size<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>We haven&#8217;t talked too much about Raven here on the blog, but we&#8217;re fostering her for a breeder and in exchange, we get to keep some of her puppies to raise as service dogs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A few days before Raven&#8217;s due date we were told we could bring her in for an X-Ray to see how many puppies she would have in her first litter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>However, the day we planned on bringing her in for an X-Ray her temperature dropped which was an indication she was close to giving birth.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Rather than risk her giving birth in my car on the way to the vet we opted out of the X-Ray.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Raven went into labor on Wednesday, November 9th, 2016, and at&#8230;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>9:50am &#8211; Female<\/li><li>10:24am Male<\/li><li>10:49am Male<\/li><li>11:31am Male<\/li><li>11:51am&nbsp;Female<\/li><li>12:24pm Male<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p>I waited with Raven and her puppies for 4 more hours monitoring and making sure everyone was okay.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I heard there could sometimes be hours between puppies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When Ali came home from work she took over the watch, but no puppy #7.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>So the answer to our question: <strong>What will be our Golden Retriever&#8217;s first litter size?<\/strong>&nbsp;<strong>SIX!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>At least that was the answer for Raven&#8217;s first litter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>What about you guys?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Do you have experience with litters of puppies?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Specifically, a Golden Retriever&#8217;s first litter?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If so what was the size of your Golden&#8217;s first litter?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you&#8217;re expecting a litter of puppies you might want to check out our <a href=\"https:\/\/puppyintraining.com\/whelping-checklist-what-supplies-do-you-need-before-your-dog-has-a-litter-of-puppies\/\">whelping supplies checklist<\/a> to make sure you have everything your need before your puppies arrive.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Tell us about your experiences in the comment section below.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Guess what? Raven had her second litter of puppies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Can you guess <a href=\"https:\/\/puppyintraining.com\/english-cream-golden-retriever-puppies-from-newborn-to-8-weeks-old\/\">how many puppies were in her second litter<\/a>?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On the other hand, if you&#8217;re looking for &#8220;cute pics of Golden Retriever puppies&#8221; because you&#8217;re about to bring your first puppy home then check out <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/dp\/1119558476\/?tag=minlikwat-20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener sponsored nofollow\">Puppies for Dummies<\/a>. 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