Any Upcoming January Litters?

[TammyJM]

Ok, guys...I just took Livi's temp and she is at 100.4. This is actually the highest that it has been since I started taking it this week. Have you found this website to be accurate with your litters?
Canine Reproduction Video and Book on Breeding and Whelping dogs by Debbie Jensen for dog breeders and Whelping Supplies needed to deliver puppies.

[blancla]

Hey Tammy, just now reading your post. I hope that Livi does well with this litter an that you are able to keep one. You and Livi are in my thoughts and prayers.

[JeanieK]

Originally Posted by bjh

It really depends on the female. What I do, I introduce the male and female on her 9th day. If she is interested and I get a tie then I will usually wait two days and breed them again. So I am breeding on the 9th and 12th day. Sometimes I will do a 3rd breeding on the 14th day. Females are in heat for 3 weeks and often a female will accept a male all the way to the 21st day or longer. I have had some females accept a male very early in her heat cycle and others that would want nothing to do with the male until the 14th day. They are all different. Some breeders do progesterone testing so they don't have to guess.

I have one little hussy that will be flirting and flagging from day one til day 28.

I am never sure when which day mine go into heat. I start counting from when all the other dogs start paying a lot of attention to one, sniffing, humping etc.

I rarely see any blood.

[JeanieK]

Originally Posted by motherhen

All right, I'll give this a try when one of females comes in heat, in March. You do those three days, and then just once a day? Guess I'll have to cage my little male -- he's never been caged, so he won't like it at all. If we don't have so many 2 ounce puppies, it will be worth it!

I never crate. The whining is bad enough just having them in separate rooms.

[JeanieK]

Originally Posted by TammyJM

Ok, guys...I just took Livi's temp and she is at 100.4. This is actually the highest that it has been since I started taking it this week. Have you found this website to be accurate with your litters?
Canine Reproduction Video and Book on Breeding and Whelping dogs by Debbie Jensen for dog breeders and Whelping Supplies needed to deliver puppies.

ooooo it's getting exciting. Hope they go till day 63. I never do temps. it drives me crazy and I can imagine how uncomfortable it is for them.

Tammy you might want to reconsider keeping one unless you plan to get a second male. Maybe you can trade for another one. Or know someone that you can use their stud.

[JeanieK]

Holy Cow

Last night she weighed 4# 12.2 oz tonight she weighs 5# 1.2 oz of course she just finished eating. But I am thinking there has to be more than one puppy.

[TammyJM]

Originally Posted by JeanieK

ooooo it's getting exciting. Hope they go till day 63. I never do temps. it drives me crazy and I can imagine how uncomfortable it is for them.

Tammy you might want to reconsider keeping one unless you plan to get a second male. Maybe you can trade for another one. Or know someone that you can use their stud.

It is getting pretty exciting (more nerve-wracking around here, though) You know how that is. Livi doesn't seem to mind me taking her temp...she will even sleep through me doing it.

If we keep one, it will be spayed/neutered. I am fairly certain that we have decided to only have one unaltered female. I had planned on having two, but we had to spay Izzy and I thought about getting one more female, but I don't think that we want to afterall. So, if we keep a puppy it will be altered as soon as he/she is old enough.

[TammyJM]

Originally Posted by JeanieK

Holy Cow

Last night she weighed 4# 12.2 oz tonight she weighs 5# 1.2 oz of course she just finished eating. But I am thinking there has to be more than one puppy.

WOW! She has gained a lot in a short time. I also thought that Livi was having one but she gained like Ollie is doing and now I feel atleast three. So, maybe Ollie will surprise you.

[JeanieK]

Originally Posted by TammyJM

It is getting pretty exciting (more nerve-wracking around here, though) You know how that is. Livi doesn't seem to mind me taking her temp...she will even sleep through me doing it.

If we keep one, it will be spayed/neutered. I am fairly certain that we have decided to only have one unaltered female. I had planned on having two, but we had to spay Izzy and I thought about getting one more female, but I don't think that we want to afterall. So, if we keep a puppy it will be altered as soon as he/she is old enough.

Oh I see
I was thinking you wanted another one to breed.
That's what i get for thinking.

[MyTrixie143]

Originally Posted by TammyJM

Ok, guys...I just took Livi's temp and she is at 100.4. This is actually the highest that it has been since I started taking it this week. Have you found this website to be accurate with your litters?
Canine Reproduction Video and Book on Breeding and Whelping dogs by Debbie Jensen for dog breeders and Whelping Supplies needed to deliver puppies.

So far I have found it to be accurate. The temperature usually goes up within 12 hours or so of them going into labor.

It sounds like Destiny and Levi are pretty close!!
Destiny's temperature was 99.7 yesterday. This morning it was 99.2 and now it is 100.

Oh and I am thinking Destiny has 4 pups now, I think I heard another heartbeat. So we will see.

Good luck with Levi and the upcoming whelp!!

[MyTrixie143]

Originally Posted by JeanieK

Holy Cow

Last night she weighed 4# 12.2 oz tonight she weighs 5# 1.2 oz of course she just finished eating. But I am thinking there has to be more than one puppy.

Wow, it sure sounds like she is pregnant!! When is she due again? Next week? They seem to gain a lot of weight the last two weeks.

I usually can't hear the heart beats or feel movement until about 5 days or so of them having them.

How exciting!! I will be praying all goes well with Ollie!!

[TammyJM]

Originally Posted by JeanieK

Oh I see
I was thinking you wanted another one to breed.
That's what i get for thinking.

Oh, I did want one more, but have since decided that I am too close to when I planned to stop breeding to get another female. I feel lucky to have found Izzy even if we did not get baby Izzys.

[TammyJM]

Originally Posted by MyTrixie143

So far I have found it to be accurate. The temperature usually goes up within 12 hours or so of them going into labor.

It sounds like Destiny and Levi are pretty close!!
Destiny's temperature was 99.7 yesterday. This morning it was 99.2 and now it is 100.

Oh and I am thinking Destiny has 4 pups now, I think I heard another heartbeat. So we will see.

Good luck with Levi and the upcoming whelp!!

How neat that Destiny and Livi are so close! They both are due on Saturday and sounds like they are both making just about the same progress. Are you still thinking that "delivery day" will be Saturday?? I think that Livi will still hold out and have hers on Sat.....but who knows.

[JeanieK]

Originally Posted by MyTrixie143

Wow, it sure sounds like she is pregnant!! When is she due again? Next week? They seem to gain a lot of weight the last two weeks.

I usually can't hear the heart beats or feel movement until about 5 days or so of them having them.

How exciting!! I will be praying all goes well with Ollie!!

She is due next Thursday.

About the heartbeat:

I can here a heartbeat on each side, just not sure if it is moms heart beat or puppy heartbeats. Can you hear the moms down below her ribs?

[TammyJM]

Originally Posted by JeanieK

She is due next Thursday.

About the heartbeat:

I can here a heartbeat on each side, just not sure if it is moms heart beat or puppy heartbeats. Can you hear the moms down below her ribs?

Jeanie, when I hear their heartbeats, it is in Livi's tummy and their heartbeats sound a lot faster than Livi's.