Do you like puppies?

Pregnancy has a single objective: to ensure the new offspring. This is subject to all the life processes of all females, not just the dog.

When you say pregnancy

Pregnancy begins with fertilization of eggs and sewn in the lining of the uterus, ending approximately 63 days after birth. State of pregnancy is a summary of the many physiological changes in female body: hormonal, metabolic and morphological, and so fundamental that, for example, too young girls to stop its further growth and development. Physiological changes will also impact on the psyche of the animal on his job performance.

At first sight

Examination, the vet can confirm the pregnancy of females much sooner than will be seen the first signs of even a complete layman. Even without ultrasound detect pregnancy experienced professional touch was just 28th day; favorite human tests in dogs do not.
Nervous dogs may be unnecessarily stressed inspection.Depends on the grounds keeper that have examined female: for planning your maternity leave, to search for the expected future owners of puppies, or simply because sufficient time to prepare everything around birth.
Among the external signs of pregnancy are (or can be) around the fifth week of partially swollen teats, a week later enlarged abdomen. Even females of the same breed can have the same number of puppies expected different sized belly, either because the body retain more water, more water or have grown.

Behavior of pregnant females

Among pregnant bitches to find different types of behavior. Some act possessive of toys, others are irritable, more calm on the contrary.They can build the most incredible places on different holes.
Pregnant females have a greater need for sleep. If a farmer children, they should respect it.
High level of pregnancy is a typical picture of rest lying on its side, which is the female with a large and heavy belly convenient location.
Just before delivery begins bitch seem unrest, and about 24 hours before arrival of the first puppy stops eating. Body temperature drops two to three degrees (normal is about 38, 5 C).
Female, which is used to being together with family, will probably close before birth require special attention, it will not change during the birth and begin to devote herself - and puppies.

How to care for pregnant female

Concern for farmers is primarily to do everything for the healthy development of fetuses. Without spoiled bitch or her podstrojoval too, must be careful not to overload or nestresovala. Therefore, pregnant female is not on show, not to pursue the redemption of the wild dogs too, do not run it to change the rhythm. For example, it would be a mistake at the time of her pregnancy to go on vacation, or organize the move.
Walks should be more frequent and shorter: shorter combat fatigue, more frequent due to excretion. It is definitely a mistake to limit the movement of only the minimum hygiene. Dog must be kept in good physical shape and healthy development for puppiessmooth delivery and for optimal activity of the digestive tract

full article can be found in the May issue of Animal Planet, available on newsstands

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