I think my male dog (a mix of pecines and poodle) impregnated my cousin's dog (a shitzu).
How long is it usually before these dogs give birth and how many offsprings can we expect?
2006-08-31 17:43:05 · 3 answers · asked by Mister Jay 3 in Pets ➔ Dogs
Gestation is approximately 63 days (5 days more or less) from the day of breeding..You can expect form 2-5 puppies.
Here is a great illustrated site to help your cousin with the pregnancy and whelping > http://www.thepetcenter.com/gen/whelping.html
2006-08-31 17:48:26 · answer #1 · answered by Chetco 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The gestational period is 63 days (9 weeks) for all breeds of dogs. Depending on the size of the female, you may expect 1-6 puppies. I had a Maltese that had two pregnancies, she only had one pup each time. I breed Labs, and the biggest litter we ever had was 15 puppies. So basically the larger the female, the more puppies. However, we had a very large Lab, 85 pounds only give birth to one puppy once too, so you never know! Wish your neighbor luck. If they'd like to sell the pups (you should never give them away for free!) tell them to advertise them on Puppyfind.com and/or Nextdaypets.com They will all sell in no time and for likely 3-4 times what they'd get advertising them locally. Just a thought.
2006-08-31 17:50:23 · answer #2 · answered by Matts_Girl 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
mine was 63 days and i had a really little dog i thought she was going to die
2006-08-31 17:48:54 · answer #3 · answered by Angel 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋