I took my girl to be mated in may and she should be today 40 days pregnant, but she isnt showing at all and i think she may have missed. She had 3 long ties over 3 days, with a well proven stud and she has had a litter before. Her teats are lower and she has been off her food and after more cuddles from, im sure she has been in some discomfort too. She would have around 23 days left and im just not hopefull. Maybe she is having a phantom or a small litter?? Im upset because i had lots of lovely homes for them and i was keeping two myself. Ive spent alot of money time and effort on this pairing and its typical for her not to have caught. If i had 2 bloody mongrels i bet id have a litter and a big one at that.

Can anyone shed some light? I was going to take her for a scan next week at 6 weeks, but i dont think i will bother, i can usually tell myself and i just go for the pleasure of seeing the babies.

Louise

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i have never breed dogs so i can't give any advice. but i will keep my fingers crossed for you.

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I have absolutely no experience in breeding dogs so really do not know what signs to look for. However I am pretty sure that they don't show any signs until quite far on - so there is yet hope.

I would like to say though that I have one of those 'bloody mongrels' as you put it. And she is a well behaved, cute endearing dog. And I am sure you didn't mean anything by it but I did find it quite offensive.

Thank you

can you not get her scanned.?

I too have a mongrel and no i didnt mean anything by it, what i meant was that stray dogs on the street etc can go at it like rabbits but when alot of time and effort has been put into such a breeding i get nothing. No offense was meant at all by that comment (people always seem to pick at things thesedays) just my sods law really

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Thats fair enough. People me included can be quite sensitive especially when it comes to our pets so I always think about what I write so I hopefully dont cause offence - cos otherwise I am quite good at it LOL

Anyhow good luck with your dog - might be worth a visit to vets in any case if she is in discomfort.

Is this the same bitch that you bred previously without hipscoring her first? Is she hipscored now?

Three ties over three days seems like an awful lot, infact sounds like a desperate attempt to get her pregnant & an awful lot of stress on both dogs

She could have caught and absorbed the whole litter, it's quite possible.

She is now hipscored and i went to a very experienced breeder i know who has been breeding them for 15 years, secretary of the breed club and head of the rescue, so i and her do know what we are doing.

If she was stressed im sure she wouldnt have let it happen. Im not getting into arguments, i was just asking for info on possible small litters or a phantom or wether im being too hasty. She is a little thicker under her ribs maybe she is carrying them under there im not sure.

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The only way to know for sure is to have her scanned we scan ours at 28 days and then again a week before they are due to check everything is a ok, it means that we know whether we are feeding with a litter in mind or not

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I think i will carry on with the scanning at 6 weeks, going to book it in for next friday. I following some of the signs i have seen, have just started her on arden grange prestige for pregnant bitches, its hard to get her to eat, but she will if i soak it and hand feed her.

Any suggestions on some tasties that will encourage her to eat? Going to get some mince for her tonight and cook it up for her see if she will eat that mixed with her bikkys.

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