I was wondering how long is a dog pregnant for?
2007-07-19 15:12:52 · 7 answers · asked by Dianne L 4 in Pets ➔ Dogs
Its best to count 63 days from the first day of breeding. Depending on the dog it can go a few days either way.
2007-07-19 15:17:51 · answer #1 · answered by flwr5233 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They are in gestation for 63 days average. If you have to ask that, you need to learn a LOT more before you breed.
Why are you wanting to breed your dog? Is she an exceptional specimen
of her breed, conforming closely to the breed standard? Has she any hard to
find virtues that would be a critical addition to the breed? Has she been
tested for genetic problems that can be passed on from the parents and does
she have an exceptional temperament? Has she been shown, and at least is on
her way to being a champion, if not already one?
If you want to bred and do it ethically, you must be committed to
learning all about your breed..its standard, its genetic diseases, the good,
the bad and the ugly. You must understand that your female could die. You
might have nothing but dead puppy bodies whether she lives or not. You might
have to pay for an emergency c-section to save her and/or the pups. If you
lose her, you are responsible for all the feeding of the pups, which will
require you to feed them every 1.5 to 2 hours. ALL hours, not just the
daylight ones. The puppies will poop 24/7, and this becomes your
responsibility to clean whether the mother survives to raise them or not.
The pups still need to be vet checked, vaccinated and dewormed no matter
what. When they reach certain stages of their lives, they need proper
socialization and guidance. They will be your responsibility at least for 8
weeks. After that 8 weeks, you are responsible to make sure they never wind
up homeless in a shelter or rescue. To ensure that, you will have to do
homechecks and make up contracts to be certain the new owners are going to
take care of them for life. You have to agree to always be available to take
back your puppies no matter what.
If you want to be a responsible breeder, look up your local breed
club, jump in and educate yourself. Listen to the advice of REPUTABLE
breeders and learn all you can about your dog. If you just wanna make
puppies to sell for lotsa money, don't bother. We have too many of those
already.
2007-07-19 22:18:42 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
It's 60 to 65 days. Shorter gestation periods happen in smaller dogs. I have rarely seen any dogs go over 63 days but it can happen!
You can look up gestation periods on dogs on your favorite search engine it gives you tons of information. I am going to assume you ahve a pregnant dog.
Do some reading up on what to expect, how long it takes to birth... and such!
Good Luck
2007-07-19 22:18:57 · answer #3 · answered by Dara P 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
58 to 67 days counting when the female first ties with the male. Average in 63 days
2007-07-19 22:17:10 · answer #4 · answered by Cavalier KCS mom 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Count 58-65 days from the day of breeding.
2007-07-19 22:19:57 · answer #5 · answered by DP 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Usually 63 days from the day she was breed!! Give or take a couple days either way!!
2007-07-19 22:48:39 · answer #6 · answered by ® 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
approximatly 63 days from the first breeding, thats when i usally start from to be on the safe side.
2007-07-20 00:17:22 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋