Hi all, my bitch was mated 12th August so 3 weeks 2 days into her pregnancy, if she is indeed pregnant as we only managed one tie as the dog lost interest at the next meeting..

I have never scanned before, but am considering doing so this time, as the room we used last time has since been made into a playroom, so we will need to rearrange the house to give her somewhere quiet and private. I am not too bothered about finding out numbers just a yay or nay to pregnancy, she hides her pregnancies well, I didn't know for sure until she was 7 weeks with her last litter of 10... When is the best time to scan to get an accurate scan???

thanks
Lucy 

About 4 ½ weeks normally.

I intend to wait till nearer 6 weeks, if the signs of pregnancy still persist, when I am due to start worming and puppy food before scanning to ensure there is a viable pregnancy after so many phantoms which disappear at that stage. 

If you want to know numbers, a scanner told me that the best time is 4-4.5 weeks.

my sheep scanner does it at 30 days

thanks all, she was scanned this morning and there are no puppies this time which pretty much confirmed my suspicions.. will try again in April.....