My Yorkie just whelped today and she had 7 baby girls her smallest was 3.8 oz. and her biggest was 5.5 oz. the others were either 4.2-4.7 oz. I new she had tied for the first time for sure on Good Friday. I was told by everyone 63- days from then. she had tied 3 times a day for the next 4 days. she gave birth today on day 60. her temp went down 98.3 , 98.5 and 97.5 and then went back up to 98.9 and the next morning had the puppies. She did not eat for over 24 hours and took sips of water from my finger tips. She has never really been an aggressive dog unless you came to close to My daughter Abby in her bed when she is sleeping she is very protective of her. Depsite she belongs to my 6 yr old son she sleeps in Abby's bed. So Far today she has let the whole family feed her rub down the puppies position them against her. She tried to corral them all in a circle at first but now she has spread out and allows the kids to assist the puppies to latch on to her. she even let me use the shaver on her to remove hair from her nipples. Usually she runs and hides when I get them out. She hates to have her nails trimmed, I even bought the peticare tool. I think what it comes down to is how much your dog trust you. Your repore with her, will depend on how she lets you assist her. Believe me with 7 children of my own and 2 grandchidren it is hard to keep a calm relaxed environment anywhere in my house hold. good luck with your dog and her puppies |