HELP! Our little girl is gonna be a first time mom!!

[jbtorliatt]

Hi everyone,
Please let me introduce myself and our sweet first time mom! My name is BB and our 3 yr old fawn boxers is Dharma. She's expecting a litter any day now....I think. I was told that she'd have them 63-65 days from the first tie, then yesterday someone told me that it usually 90 days. Does anyone realy know? I 've been taking her temp since Sunday and it's been in the 98.3 to 99.8 range. What are the real signs that labor will soon start?
Any help would be welcomed.
Thanks

 

[SammynDqtz]

I have heard it was right around the 63 to 65 days (never had a litter of pups, so not for sure). Do you have an experienced breeder to mentor you?
Good luck.

 

[Devoted]

63 to 65 days would be correct. Our Diamond had her first(and Our first Litter) It was 64 days from the first tie. Diamond's temp. didn't drop like the book said. Her temp was around 98-97 for the whole week before labor.

Good luck.
Devoted

 

[msteinkamp]

How long?

We were told to mark our calendar 59-63 days from the day we pick her up from the stud, rather than from the day of the first tie. Which is accurate?

 

[JulieM]

Neither.

Whelping occurs about 56-58 days after estrus ends. Estrus usually ends 3-4 days after ovulation. Generally speaking, a bitch will begin standing for breeding 3-5 days before ovulation. That's where the 63 days comes in. However, not all bitches follow this schedule, and there can be a range of 55-75 days between breeding and whelping.

Definitely find an experienced breeder to mentor you through this; there are problems that can come up that novices often don't recognize for the dangerous situations they are. Do a search here for breeding as well, you will find all kinds of information on what you should do before, during (for future reference), and after a breeding.

Also please note that we taking breeding very seriously here, as you'll see in some past posts. You may get some responses that you don't like, especially since the appearance from your post is that you bred your bitch without even the basic knowledge of how long she'd be pregnant. It might be a good idea to launch a preemptive strike - outline what research you've done and steps you've taken to be a responsible breeder, so that people won't misinterpret your original post. Again, the archives will give you guidance on what these issues are.

 

[Vela]

/sigh......

good luck little puppies and momma.

 

[TazzysMom]

good luck, what a wonderful thing to experience.

Leilani

 

[SoleilBxrs]

We were told to mark our calendar 59-63 days from the day we pick her up from the stud, rather than from the day of the first tie. Which is accurate?

Oh my :( isn't your bitch 5yrs old going on 6? she's already going a little silver round the lips.. why would you want to put an older dog through the stress of a pregnancy, especially after changing homes less than a year ago. (refering to your old posts) I hope that you have found yourselves a mentor, (a seasoned show breeder) that can be there w/ you to guide you through the whelp, and help you incase of an emergency. best of luck to the mom and the pups. As JulieM said, it would definately help if you listed what research you did, and what health tests you did so we can atleast get a better picture, and not have to assume things. good luck

-Kat

 

[PawPrintBoxers]

good luck, what a wonderful thing to experience.

Assuming she lives through the whelping process.

Odds are it may not be a wonderful thing to experience. So many things can go wrong and either puppies lost or perhaps momma dying. Trust me, breeding and whelping are very serious issues and a breeder should actually have a bit of fear in their heart over each one. You are better prepared to deal with those emergencies if you think worse case scenerio.

And the Worse Case Scenerios happen often!

 

[msteinkamp]

So Negative

Assuming she lives through the whelping process.

Odds are it may not be a wonderful thing to experience. So many things can go wrong and either puppies lost or perhaps momma dying. Trust me, breeding and whelping are very serious issues and a breeder should actually have a bit of fear in their heart over each one. You are better prepared to deal with those emergencies if you think worse case scenerio.

And the Worse Case Scenerios happen often!

Why do you feel the need to add so much negative to people having puppies. Yes, things happen sometimes...but this is a wonderful thing to experience in most cases. Wish her the best of luck instead of telling her her boxer is likely to die, or have serious complications.