Three puppies in a litter of eight died

[Leslie, Yogi & Maci Bear]

Is this concerning? The litter I'm getting Yogis sister from had three pups die. Breeder said that dogs have two tubes and they can conceive multiple times in 10days. But when they are delivered, they all come out, so the last three born were the ones who died. Should I be concerned about their health?

Here is also something she added :

I was at the GANA Conference last weekend and the Vet speaker said 60% of puppies born do not make it; which all of the breeders in the room said no way we very seldom lose puppies. All the breeders agreed that this must be when they are born in the wild. The Vet said that breeders should let mother nature take its course and not try endlessly to save a failing puppy because these puppies potentially are the ones to develop health problems later in life. Again all the breeders disagreed stating sometimes a puppy needs just a little assistance. The Vet pointed out that there is a difference between a little help and a lot of help. This all said the remaining puppies are very healthy rest assured.

Concerning?

[F, Calla & Luca]

I used to read the breeder forums and 60% is a much higher death rate than what the doodle breeders experienced. Usually the litter was fine. On occasion they lost a pup or rarely two or a whole litter.

[Nancy, Ned, Clancy, and Charlie]

Does this change litter availability for you?

[Leslie, Yogi & Maci Bear]

Nancy,

No I will still pick first. The three girls are still alive. One pup must have died very soon because she only posted pictures of 7, not 8. So of the pictures posted, two males died. 5 are left, 3 girls, 2 boys.

[Nancy, Ned, Clancy, and Charlie]

I think I would just closely monitor the pups' development and then go with your gut feeling as to whether the remaining ones are doing well enough to satisfy your reservations.

[Cheryl and Finnegan]

One of the pups in Finn's litter died.  The breeder told me about it.  FInn has had a few issues (non related) but he's basically healthy as are his litter mates. I agree with Sue and Ginny. 

[Ginny Nightingale]

Lyric's first litter had a female that didn't gain no matter what I did--she just got weaker and weaker until I let her go--even tube feeding did not work...an autopsy at that age is after totally inconclusive. Her 5 brothers, including my Rio, are all 3 1/2, healthy and happy...no issues with them or any of the other pups that Lyric went on to have in future litters...I think it is more worrisome when pups are born and die a few weeks later--then there was something going on besides the birth size or gestational age at birth. Either way, it s heartbreaking, but less of an issue if right after birth.