I put mine together on days 7-9 after bleeding starts, while she is still bleeding. I have had great success with this. She will also flag very strong on these days, showing you her readiness.
Like everyone else, I caution you on breeding her. Not because she is purebred or all that other stuff, but because you love her and bad things can happen to girls when they are pregnant and during birth.
Also, whelping and caring for pups is not just her job, it's yours. If you work, it will be hard. I have my own business and can take off the first week or two and then take babies in with me. You may also be up a lot at night. My girl doesn't like to sleep with the pups all night, so I have to put a very low heating pad under the box to help the pups stay warm. This can mean getting up every couple hours to check on them, let mom nurse, and reset the heating pad. Raising babies is a lot more work than you might think.
Do lots of reading and preparing and know that pups are a LOT of work to do right. Good luck to you and coco.
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