posted 01-21-2004 02:50 PM         

If your dog is at her 61st day you should be able to see and feel the puppies moving around in her abdomen when she is lay down gently rub her side in a circular motion and the pups usually surface.

If a bitch is mis mated or fails to concieve she will still go through the motions as if she was pregnant this is commonly known as a phantom or false pregnacy.

They show some or all signs of being pregnant and will even mother things like teddies and balls.

Xrays or ultrasound will determine wether she is indeed pregnant did u count 65days from the first day of mating?

How many times did the dog mate with her?
Bitches are usually most fertile around the 9-12 day of there heat cycle.
The sperm from the dog can live in the uterus for 5days so even if mated her on an infertile day she is still likely to fall pregnant.

Rene, Like i say a tie is not needed for a bitch to concieve a tie helps highten the chances of pregnancy.

Palpation of the bitches abdomen at 25 days by a vet they can then feel the floating foetus's.

3Weeks of pregnancy ultra sound scanning can be used to determine if she is pregnant and around how many pups that are in there.

Hope this helps.
I breed german shepherds jsut incase you wonder how i know this stuff lol

posted 01-21-2004 03:49 PM         

I was brought up around breeding my mum was a breeder and i took over when i was about 16 maybe a little younger.

1 Of my bitches was just mated on monday so another 18days i will know if she is pregnant.

My last litter the bitch and dog did not tie she was my second bitch that happened 2 and the first one had 7 puppies the other had 10.

posted 01-21-2004 04:00 PM         

I know how worrying the time is during pregnancy and during the whelp i was a nervous wreck the first time.

posted 01-21-2004 09:23 PM         

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Its just wierd that her due date is in 10 days and I haven't noticed her getting any bigger.

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lablover, with many females its not until the last week or two when you begin to see a change (can also feel). Even with a false pregnancy.

posted 01-22-2004 06:49 AM         

It's difficult to know from a couple of posts what level of knowledge someone is coming in with - hence Jas's question about whether you have books and someone to help you.

Susan came to us with very little knowledge (right, Susan?). Others have had litters before but have forgotten or had bad things happen or whatever other reason. We ask questions to find out where you are and what you know and what you still need to know. No offense intended.

Other than that, I can offer nothing to this discussion. "I don't know nothin' 'bout birthin' no babies!!"

posted 01-22-2004 07:14 AM         

We are always here if you need anymore advice or help.

posted 01-22-2004 09:27 AM         

And to clarify and repeat, what I said was some females don't show until the last WEEK or TWO WEEKS.
The ninth week of preg brings a lot of changes. Gestation has been reported from about 56 - 72 days so you see there is a bit of a window there no matter when the expected due date is. If really unsure if your dog is pregnant get your dog to the vets for an x-ray or ultrasound.