How do can you tell when your dog is getting ready to have puppys?

Question

My dog is prenet and i would like to how to tell when she is going to have the puppys. How can you tell she is getting ready to have the puppys? Help caz i just had new carpet put down and i dont want it mest up.

Answer 1

On the day or night that your pet is ready to have pups,she may not want to eat and will try to find a hiding place.She will need a large paste board box,lined with newspaper and placed in a quite area of your home.As her contractions begin ,you will notice her tearing the paper and scratching around in the box.After her contractions began to get harder you can see her pushing down hard and if a pup isn't born within 45 minutes to 1 hour,you will need to call your vet,as pup may be lodged in birth canal.If she expells a pup just notice that she begans cleaning the hear area first and if she doen't then you must tear the bag of fluid pup is in ,or pup will drown within seconds of being born,then let her continue cleaning the pup.Good luck with your new litter.

Answer 2

When the dog starts acting strange like laying down all the time, then she's just about ready. I forget how long it takes but you could ask another question about that. I'd suggest getting some carpet to put over your carpet, like a big rug. and put blankets down as well. And the only thing that would hurt your carpet really would be slimeish stuff.

Answer 3

A few days before the dog is ready to give birth, she may stop eating and start building a "nest" where she plans to have her puppies-if you're lucky, this will be in the whelping box you have prepared for her.

Shortly before whelping, the dog's body temperature will drop to 99 degrees or lower (from a normal temperature of 100 to 102.5).

Approximately 24 hours after her temperature drops, she can be expected to enter the first stage of labor, when the cervix dilates and opens the birth canal for the passage of puppies. At this time, she will pant, strain, appear restless and may perhaps vomit. Vomiting is normal at the onset of labor, but persistent vomiting may be a sign of illness. This stage of labor is followed by actual abdominal straining and production of the puppies and placentas.

Answer 4

After the dog has been pregnat for awhile it will start to pant very heavy and then it will just lay down, The dog is about to have puppy's so what i suggest is that you buy a bed for when the special day comes so that way it won't mess up your carpet! Good luck.

Answer 5

She'll start pacing back and forth and have trouble sitting down or staying still. She'll also be touchy and may even bare her teeth at you (it's not her fault she's in pain). If you don't want your carpet messed up you should take her to another room, or put down as many clean towels as you can. You should have a clean stack of towels at hand. As well as water scissors and thread (unless you're letting her handle the puppy's).

Answer 6

jennifer m, you are ignorant!! Don't answer a post just to be an asshole it makes you look stupid! I do dog rescue. I KNOW how many unwanted dogs are out there in need of homes but, ignorance will only piss people off and prevent them from ever adopting or even fixing their dogs when people like you use a holier then thou approach to educating people on the severity of the Abused and Abandoned Animal situations around the US.

As a former breeder, it was people like you that kept me away from animal rescue's and kept my mind closed to the idea of fixing all my pets. Which for the record, I never took a single pregnant dog to the VET unless they were having trouble while in Labor. over 98% of all dogs have normal healthy deliveries!! EDUCATE DARLING READ about it!! No I did not have a nasty Kennel of caged Dogs I left to have litter after litter.. I had a single female I bred once a year. She lives indoors and sleeps in my bed!

There are already very good answers to the question posted,. This post is to those who did not offer any sound advice about the Dog and Labor.. If you really want to educate others first you might want to GROW UP and learn to speak. Secondly find a better place to post your rudeness.

To everyone. We do have an overpopulation problem. Yes I was a breeder for about 3 years. it wasn't until I actually picked up a very neglected near dead bulldog from the streets that I became more educated about how grossly populated we are with unwanted strays Dogs and Cats. I took this dog into my care, the vet was very kind in setting me up a schedule I was able to follow with my work schedule for appointments and monitoring this poor beautiful creature. As I began to find this dog a home, I came upon rescue after rescue so I went to my local animal shelter and asked questions. When I became aware of the alarming number of dogs put to sleep just in my area shelter I was stunned. More alarming was finding out many of these pure breed dogs people purchase, end up at the pound and eventually put to sleep. Less then 1/4 of all dogs brought to the pound are adopted NO MATTER what the breed! Now matter how cute or expensive they once were!! It for me was crushing as I love animals, especially dogs. I ended up getting my little Papillon fixed and keeping the Pitbull I had found starving to death with signs of physical abuse all over her body. She has now been with me for 8 years, sadly my other little girl passed of old age last year at 14. I picked up 2 more rescues from the pound after the loss of my baby girl. I ask those who haven't done their research to please just look more into the population problem. If you are a breeder and chose not to give up breeding, consider being more selective to where your puppies are placed, have people fill out an application to adopt to prevent the onset of another unwanted puppy. If you are breeding several dogs consider getting a few fixed to help control the population. And ALL Breeders please donate a % of what you are making back to the shelters and rescuers. If we all do even a little bit to help together we can make a huge difference for some very deserving animals. ALL animals deserve a chance at life. GIVE THIS HOLIDAY SEASON to your local shelter no matter where you may live. <3

Answer 7

Well I have been through this a few times and every single time Missy (my dog) would get in her "favorite" spot....which thank god was the kitchen floor. But anyways she would STAY in that spot. She also would "pant" A LOT....her behavior was totally different. Oh and the momma's temp would be elevated too.... (I used to be a vet tech)

Answer 8

There's almost no way to tell unless you ask a vet, and still there's no way to tell the exact day.
Dogs and cats usually hide somewhere to give birth.
Most of the time you never even know you have puppies until they arrive!

Answer 9

heavy panting, and she will lay on her side for a while. make sure to give her plenty of water and use blankets, have a cleanser ready because dogs will move if they are not comfortable in the area they are in. and it can be messy

Answer 10

Another backyard breeder that does not know what the hell she is doing. Contributing to the over population of dogs and of dogs being euthanized. You should have invested in spelling lessons and not the carpet.