Rebaños o camadas

[irmamar]

Litter: the offspring of any mammal.
Farrow: the offspring of pigs.
Herd: a group of domestic mammals.

Am I wrong?

[Perikles]

Originally Posted by irmamar

Litter: the offspring of any mammal.
Farrow: the offspring of pigs.
Herd: a group of domestic mammals.

Am I wrong?

Yes, you are . A litter is the offspring of any mammal but only from the same birth event. You can have a litter of puppies from a bitch, but she could also have other offspring from an earlier litter.

A farrow is a litter of pigs, again only from the same birth.

A herd is a group of mammals, but they don't have to be domesticated.

A herd of cattle
A herd of wildebeeste

See here for further group names

[irmamar]

Originally Posted by Perikles

Yes, you are . A litter is the offspring of any mammal but only from the same birth event. You can have a litter of puppies from a bitch, but she could also have other offspring from an earlier litter.

A farrow is a litter of pigs, again only from the same birth.

A herd is a group of mammals, but they don't have to be domesticated.

A herd of cattle
A herd of wildebeeste

See here for further group names

I thought "bitch" was a bad word and "perra" was said "female dog". Can I say that I have a bitch?

Wildbeest instead of wildbeeste?

Thanks for your information and for the link.

[Perikles]

Originally Posted by irmamar

I thought "bitch" was a bad word and "perra" was said "female dog". Can I say that I have a bitch?

Wildbeest instead of wildbeeste?

Thanks for your information and for the link.

Bitch is perfectly correct in BrE for a female dog. (It might not be so in AmE). Yes, you can say you have a bitch.

And wildebeest

[irmamar]

Originally Posted by Perikles

Bitch is perfectly correct in BrE for a female dog. (It might not be so in AmE). Yes, you can say you have a bitch.

And wildebeest

Bueno, tu "e" de más por mi "e" de menos.

Thanks.

[explorator]

I have always used rebaño only for a group of sheeps, and camada for the offspring of dogs and wolves

[hermit]

No problem AmE with the word bitch regarding dog breeding, definitely
the word of choice. Female, Bitch - Male, Dog.

Qualifying male dog terms: Sire (parental), Stud Dog (intended Sire)

Female kept for breeding and producing litters of puppies: Brood Bitch.

[irmamar]

Originally Posted by hermit

No problem AmE with the word bitch regarding dog breeding, definitely
the word of choice. Female, Bitch - Male, Dog.

Qualifying male dog terms: Sire (parental), Stud Dog (intended Sire)

Female kept for breeding and producing litters of puppies: Brood Bitch.

I understand that "bitch" is used when it is breeding their puppies, isn't it? But would "bitch" sound polite in AmE if I said "I have a bitch as a pet".

[Perikles]

Originally Posted by irmamar

I understand that "bitch" is used when it is breeding their puppies, isn't it? But would "bitch" sound polite in AmE if I said "I have a bitch as a pet".

My guess is this:

If you had met a dog breeder and the conversation was about dogs, then introducing "I have a bitch as a pet" would be entirely normal.

If the conversation was with a stranger, and the topic of conversation was pets, then I think it would be odd, because you would be expected to name the species as a pet. Because dog is the epicene noun for the species, you would be better or safer with "I have a dog as a pet, an Alsatian bitch" or something like that.

[AngelicaDeAlquezar]

I don't know what it's like in other countries, but in Mexico, even when the word "perra" is not so widely used as an insult, people usually prefer to say "tengo una perrita" (I suppose the diminutive lessens something in it), and feel uncomfortable if one asks them if the dog is "perro o perra".
It's funny when they say "tengo un perro y dos perritas" even when the females are bigger than the male.