How to Spot Dog Pregnancy |

danscott888 Says:
15. December 2009 at 7:08 pm

Hi there, To be 100% positive have a test done at your vet to detect the hormone Relaxin. Good luck and let me know how it turns out.

kittenklub08 Says:
11. January 2010 at 8:13 pm

She is!! My mom and I are so excited the vet said 2 maybe 3 pups! shes due ~jan 28th

danscott888 Says:
11. January 2010 at 9:09 pm

That’s fantastic!, congratulations. All the best for the 28th…and remember, for the best in dietry care head over to my blog, mum will need some good natural food for best recovery and weening.

angeldanceer Says:
10. February 2010 at 2:29 am

hi my dog has just about all the signs of being pregnant is it possible to not rilly be able to tell by the stomach?because my recent dog had puppies out of no where and we suspected nothing.

danscott888 Says:
10. February 2010 at 4:21 pm

Hi, yes it’s possible as you previously found out. Although generally as you travel along the 63 day pregnancy timeline your dogs abdomen swells with maturing pups. Overweight dogs or a very small litter can mean a pregnancy is un-suspected.

BriSTEAMZ Says:
3. March 2010 at 4:30 am

Is my daschund pregenant? She is a short haired dashcund and her mate is a long haired dashcund, they have been with each other for 10 – 17 days, she increased her appetite and her stomach has gotten quite fat, but her nipples didnt get swollen of grow, is he pregenant?

danscott888 Says:
3. March 2010 at 1:58 pm

Hi, Did you witness the dogs mating?
Were the 10-17 days over the heat cycle, especially the latter stages of the cycle.
The stomach swelling is certainly an indication but to check for sure you could visit your vet for a hormone test. Good luck, let me know how you get on.

BriSTEAMZ Says:
5. March 2010 at 3:11 am

@danscott888 I witnessed them both play fighting and my female jumps on the male and wraps her arms around the male

danscott888 Says:
5. March 2010 at 6:35 pm

Hi again, an indication but not the event! Check with the vet or patience young grasshopper! My good friend has a long haired, lovely dog. Stay in touch and let me know the outcome.

NikkieGreen18 Says:
15. March 2010 at 2:58 am

Hi, My dog Cindy mated on March 3, it’s been 12 days since then and Ive noticed some changes in her shes been eating more and sleep a hell of a lot and her tummy is a bit bigger and not flabby but firm she also keeps liking her private area ever single minute what is she licking up is it blood or is it clear discharge ? and also she got blood on one of my white shirts if shes still bleeding does this mean shes faking it ?

danscott888 Says:
17. March 2010 at 5:37 pm

Hi, sorry i’m late replying, i’m on holiday. The clear discharge usually comes after the ‘blood spotting’ as the heat finishes it’s course. Difficult to tell from what you have told me, if she is pregnant, ghost pregnant or finishing her heat. Checking her hormone levels with your vet will clarify things. Let me know how you get on.

kannybananny Says:
27. March 2010 at 12:46 am

hi i have a jack-a-bee and i think she may be pregnant, her nipples are large and starting to look as though they are going to fill w/ milk and shes laying around alot. sometimes i think i feel movement then sometimes im not sure. i have a 4 month old boston and he is the only male she has came in contact with could this happen with him being so young. please help

danscott888 Says:
27. March 2010 at 10:20 am

@kannybananny Hi, Your Boston would not be ready to mate generally before at least 6 months, so unless she did actually get out of sight, say with a neighbors dog then it seems unlikely she’s pregnant. To check for sure you can visit your vet to test her hormone levels for ‘relaxin’-present when pregnant. Let me know how you get on-good luck.

aspecialsonia Says:
28. March 2010 at 9:07 am

hello! i have two shelties, and i know my female has just finished ovulating, and has shown real interest in my male sheltie. for the past couple ot days, he has been trying to mount her, and today he succeeded. i saw them “tied”, and that lasted for a little over 10 minutes. Is my female pregnant?

danscott888 Says:
28. March 2010 at 11:08 am

@aspecialsonia Hi, looks like a successful mating to me. Is this her first and how old is she? Watch the changes over the next few weeks and then you visit your vet to check for hormone levels to be sure, if you want to. Let me know how you get on.

aspecialsonia Says:
28. March 2010 at 4:18 pm

@danscott888 yes, this is her first, and she turns 2 tomorrow actually =) haha

danscott888 Says:
29. March 2010 at 10:08 am

@aspecialsonia Hi Looks like happy birthday and quite possibly happy mother to be are in order. Let me know how she gets on.

lonelyboy323 Says:
11. May 2010 at 6:07 am

my dog sleep a lot and vomits and she becoming more loving.how do i know if shes really pregnant? and if she is what should i do for her? oh yea and how long does the pregnancy last?

BizGenLeads Says:
11. May 2010 at 8:11 am

@lonelyboy323 Hi, The sure way is to take her into the vet for a hormone test, the hormone is called Relaxin. The pregnancy will last approximately 63 days. What you should really do for her is give a nutritious diet to aid her pregnancy which comes down to feeding natural raw food. Then she’s getting all the good stuff for her body and the growing puppies without the additives&fillers in commercial dog food. If you want to know more check out my blog, Good luck and stay in touch.

godsfiddler Says:
3. June 2010 at 7:44 pm

@kannybananny Has she been out to potty without supervision at any point in the three weeks of heat? You’d be surprised at how fast stray males can be…and how artful.

tobybelchy Says:
30. June 2010 at 2:48 pm

My lab x weimaraner girl was bred 7 weeks and 3 days ago. It was a planned breeding, but unfortunately we only managed to get a slip mating from her. She acted strange from the very day she mated. Ever since she has became more loving and very shadow like, folowing everybody everywhere, lying in places she wouldnt usually. She has lost a bit of hair around her bottom two sets of nipples, and her ribs have got noticably wider, but i see no noticable change in her belly … (will continue)

tobybelchy Says:
30. June 2010 at 2:50 pm

Would a bitches ribs get wider (like carrying puppies high up) in a phantom pregnancy? Or would they just get large in the abdomen?
My girls boobs are yet to drop, her bottom too are a little more saggy than usual, but with only approxiamtely 12 days to go, should there be change in the abdomen. A breeder tells me that a dogs stomach may not drop until a week to go, is this true? Thank you

tobybelchy Says:
30. June 2010 at 2:55 pm

@sins4givenmain
They can get pregnant by two different dogs, you can end up with a litter sired by two fathers.
How strange would that be, imagine having a dalmation breed with a dalmation and with for example a labrador. Some would come out full pedigree and the others as crossbred.
Although these pups wont be born separately, they will all be born at once, should that be 10 day over due for one set or 10 days premature for one, depending on when the dog consumated with the dogs.

danscott888 Says:
30. June 2010 at 9:28 pm

@tobybelchy It’s true she may not drop till late and pregnancies can vary in outward appearance among dogs with regards ribs especially in a mix breed. So no scans for pup numbers then? Patience and work with her… only 12 days to go!

1997leena Says:
10. August 2010 at 9:41 pm

this is good i think that my dog is pregnant