how can you tell when a dog is gonna have her puppies>?

Question

what signs or things show from a pregnant dog who is about to have her puppies??

Answer 1

A few days before whelping, she'll start digging up things outside and tearing up things inside and/or outside to find a place to have her babies. A day to an hour before whelping, milk will secrete from her nipples. Keep a very close watch on her at this time; don't leave once the milk appears, you don't want to be gone when the pups are born!

Good luck with the pups. :)

Answer 2

If this is just theoretical, here are reasons not to breed!

C-Section Disasters…Another Good Reason Why [Most] Pets Don’t Need to Breed :: Vet Stress 11/06/06

A few days ago I wandered into the hospital on my day off (I just can’t stay away) and walked into one of those disaster scenarios worthy of Animal Planet’s Emergency Vets TV show.

The scene: Two techs vigorously trying to stimulate respiration in two recently extricated newborn pups. A German Shepherd ***** anesthetized on the surgical table, all four legs akimbo. One tech busily manning the anesthesia and instruments. The vet, my colleague, fully gowned and sweating over an open abdomen. And finally, the stunned owner standing nearby, hands over her mouth, looking for all the world like someone who’d like nothing better than to be anywhere else.

Great. Another one. Here’s where backyard breeders and I usually intersect—always under unpleasant circumstances, usually over a disaster C-section.

My colleague is like me. He likes to make them watch the fruits of their irresponsibility. While that might sound cruel—it usually works.

Faced with the impending death of two innocent babies I rolled up my sleeves like everyone else (save the ineffectual owner) and got down to the business of getting puppies to breathe.

The pups were huge and their lungs fluid-filled. They’d been overcooked. This ***** was probably due three full days ago (a very long time when gestation is only 63 days). This owner had completely missed the due date, signs of distress, etc.

By far the biggest mistake inexperienced breeders make is to assume nature will provide. This bountiful life force, she’s always in control and knows just when the little darlings will come into the world, right? Think again. After you breed a seventy-pound ***** to a hundred and ten pound male you’ve just offended Mother Earth. And she’s not so forgiving as the vets you desperately need when it all goes to hell.

When backyard breeders (ubiquitous offenders in Miami) get to teaching "the miracle of life" to their children, they can be truly stupid. Here are the mistakes they usually make that lead to that last-second, emergency C-section:

1-They don’t know the date the dogs got it together. (But they live in the back yard and they’re always together.)

2-They have sought no pre-pregnancy or pre-natal healthcare for their dogs. (When I was little we never needed to do that and my dog had ten puppies six times.)

3-They were not prepared for the birthing process. (No whelping box, no towels or newspapers, just a big backyard with a "comfy" patio.)

4-They have no idea what to look for when the ***** is ready to whelp. (What’s whelping? You mean I should hit her while she’s giving birth?)

5-They ignore signs of distress. (But she always paces around all night in a circle and that stuff coming out of her is normal, right?)

About half the time backyard breeders get lucky and they bring their dogs in before all is lost. The other half are not so lucky. While we can usually save the mother the pups are often dead or simply not sustainably revivable.

Answer 3

The dog's temperature will drop to around 99 degrees,She will pant ,and will dig to try and make a nest.She'll be restless and pace and her milk will start to come in. I hope you will get your dog spayed after the puppies are weaned.You should know what you're doing BEFORE you breed a dog!

Answer 4

Usually they will move things around to make a place to have the puppies, and she will get very restless.

Answer 5

If you don't know this, I hope you haven't bred a dog. If you have, you SHOULD already know about taking her temperature twice a day, and how when her temperature drops to below 98 she will deliver in 8-12 hours. You SHOULD already know she will nest, pant, and be restless.

Answer 6

Ummm you bred her knowing crap about it? What kind of "RESPONSIBLE" dog owner are you? My dog might be pregnant but i went through it with my Dalmatian so i know what to expect. But you? Geesh.

Answer 7

She may start pacing, refuse to eat, pant a lot, and be restless, looking for a place to give birth.

Answer 8

well the main sign, for me , is that she might not let you come around her. this is a sign because she should be very protective.

Answer 9

Her temperature drops before she goes into labor.

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Answer 10

she wil start looking for a place to have for puppies,

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