Hi Treats,
When your dog goes into labor and begins pushing check the birth canal very often, every couple of contractions. One of my maiden girls had her first pup like a pro, a very easy birth, immediately after she started with maybe 5 to 6 weak contractions. I thought she was working up to the hard contractions. Anyway when I finally checked her back end closely she had two tiny paws sticking out, just barely visible. The next puppy had to be pulled, his birth sac was gone and he suffocated.
I truly believe if I would have pulled her tail up just as soon as the first puppy was born and checked very closely I could have saved this lil guy. |