Thank you all for your awnsers and welcomes
I DO understand everyones concern but please donīt worry, I promise everything has been looked into, studied and taken care of.
I donīt think I explained myself properly beforehand.Bella had the following tests done about 3+ months ago:
A physical examination
Bacteria cultures (both Bella and the stud had those just recently)
Tests for luxating patella
A Cardiomypathy test
A hypothyroidism test
Brucellosis test
Bile acid test for liver shunt
I think these tests must be standard breeding program tests, or thatīs what it says on the paperwork anyway (I have no idea what half of them even mean lol) and my canine insurance covered half the cost which was great
Anyway, everything turned out normal.
We had those done once we started considering the possibility of breeding Bella so that just in case, it was all over and done with.The stud (Rocco) belongs to a good friend of mine and I have looked after him lots of times when she travels for work, so Bella is super comfortable around him and he gets on great with Milo too, this is also why he stayed at my house until we got the ok to let him go home...which was given to us after the vet checked a swab taken from Bella on the 1st of August.He actually did that every other day from the 26th of July to keep track of her fertile days (which I asumed was just 3 so I was confused).
Anyway, we kept Bella still during each tie and kept them seperated when we went out etc.That phase went well and Bella didnt seem bothered by it at all (I guess I was expecting it to hurt the first time??).
Now all I can do is wait because the vets here donīt do much of anything during the actual pregnancy (unless there is a reason to intervene) and our local ones donīt even expect you to go in to actually confirm a pregnancy.Acording to my friend (Roccos owner) the reason is because a dogs pregnancy is super short, so they think you can basiclly wait until itīs noticable to confirm it.I havent seen her for a couple of weeks and over the phone she canīt seem to help, so Iīm just pacing up and down and waiting for something to pop up and make it obvious right now lol.
I
DO have experience with helping bigger dogs whelp.My MIL used to breed Rateros Mallorquines (a breed of the island) and I helped quite a few times with those.Iīm actually comfortable with that phase because if there is something
I canīt do, my vet will step in.Infact, the only part Iīm nervous about is the part I canīt help with..the actual pregnancy and of course, the waiting to know of she is pregnant or not.
The not knowing is what makes me anxious because Iīm more of an active person and I want to be doing
something all the time
I feel like I should at least be rubbing her feet or fluffing her pillows
Anyway, thanks again.I will keep you all posted