Dog's Due Date

Dog's Due Date

So you have read my other posts and have successfully bred your dog!
When is your dog's due date?

Just like a women there is no "Set Date, however there are some rules to follow. Typically you will say the first day the dogs bred is day one, count 63 days from that. That will be your dog's due date.

Does this mean she will have puppies exactly on this day, no. But you will have a good idea atleast.

She can have puppies as early as day 58 and in one of my next blog posts I will explain how to know 24 hours before you see the first puppy, so you know when to mark off of work!

Back to your dog's due date, the other thing to take into consideration, is she may have not gotten pregnant the first day of breeding, so she can go after day 63, as well. Say you breed her on January 3, 5th and 8th. Maybe she only took on the 8th, and now the sperm can actually live two days inside of her.

Again, to find her due date though, count from the first day she bred- this is the true way to find the due date. If she goes past day 63, you also understand why.