Hello to you all!.I`m new here, have posted once before as a guest, I want to thank all of you for all the brilliant answers here.Have been reading from page 1 to 101 for three weeks, and you seem so interessted and concerned with each other.I`m Norwegian so my english is not very good I`m afraid.Anyway, my little darling is at the end of day 58, and all she does is zzzzzzzzz. I have to drag her outside so she can do her thing, as soon as she is finnished, she rushes back inside....This is her second litter, she wasn`t like this last time.She is in good shape,allways has been. I really dont know why shes like this now :) But I know that she knows best what to do, I`m just concerned that she is in good shape for the whelping.
Hugs from Oslo

hi murphy , welcome to the forum just to let you know its just the same on day 26 zzzzzzzzz for my dog too!

:)  Hello Millies Mum,I promised myself not to be nervous, but here I go again...

my little girl or not so little (SBT) is hopefully fingers crossed on day 29 and is zzzzzzzzzzz away we go for a scan next week to show(hopefully)if she is expecting or not, this will be our first litter and nerves keep taking over. good luck with you litter
kerrie

zzzzzzzzzzzzz here too! at day 27....  and only wanting to eat 'human food' and not her own..

we will all become "grandparents" at about the same time then ;)

Days 37 AND 41 here zzzzzzzzzz.......looks like the month of May is going to be very busy!

good luck with your litters your dogs are lovely
kerrie

so are yours kerrie! has any one noticed their dogi s barkin morethan normal , esp that there all around the same date?

My girls get a little more protective when in whelp, barking at practically everybody and anything!

Day 24 here and zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz since the day after she was mated !

Margaret

Hi there.  there is a few of us on the boarde with Norwegian Elkhounds, so a link with you in a way :D  Welcome to the board.

Maybe your girl knows what hard work lies ahead so is getting some shut eye in :D

Welcome and I hope that all goes well with your dog!  Can you show me where your English isn't very good ?  It's better than those of us who post on here :d

By the way I'm Diane and the owner of 5 Spanish Water Dogs.

Good morning everybody!!thank you so much for your replys,Its reassuring knowing that there are others whos in the same situation!!  :)  We are very proud of those :) And thank you perrodeagua!Now I have to carry my little (?) angel outside,the dogsitter comes in a minute (someone she knows very well btw) Wish she had longer legs now...(the dog ,not the sitter, he he he)

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Hey Murphy Brown, can you give me English lessons !!

Thanks sarstaff!!!had a lie down after school with her, and she doesnt like it when I sleep?????She woke me up several times last night also,when I get up, she`s sound asleep, zznoring!!.... What a strange dog???  :)She probably wants me to watch over her, thats so sweet!!All the good signs are here:Strings of mucus (the plug actually went 2 weeks ago)milk in the teats, her hole tummy (belly?)has sort of fallen,( no temperature drop though.)

oooooooh anyday now,its so exiting!:)

Hi Mini-Meg!We have the same breed!!! :) Can I write that???

Hello and day 60!She kept me up almost all night,licking and just being restless.She didn`t eat at all yesterday,and just a little piece of sausage today,been sleeping all day.
Got my camera,a million towels,emergency numbers, baby wipes,newspapers,notebook,clock,medical equipment (for the cords etc.)extra money just in case we have to rush to the vet,found some old pillowcases I have put newspapers in (gonna try if thats any good when whelping starts)the room is nice and warm,fleece-blankets,have I forgotten something??? :)

Yes, get some sleep:D

get all the sleep you can and good luck

Thanks, I will :),just have to pop out to the shop,bying some energy drinks and sigarettes.She`s probably going to have them at night, when the house is quiet (and of course when everything is shut)
Keep your fingers crossed!!! :)

things always happen on a night, fingers and paws are crossed here for you we take our abbie for a scan on tuesday, so please cross your fingers for us
kerrie

Fingers and paws crossed for scan on tuesday for sure!!Does your breed carry a lot of puppies??

How about some scales for weighing the new borns?  Hot water bottle just incase of an emergency dash to the vet with pups in an enclosed box of some sort!

Good luck, it's exciting isn't it..........but it also makes you very nervous!

Oh thank you!Scales in place now,had allready box to carry ,but had forgot the hottie!!  :)
It is so exciting,I`m a wreck , I said my prayers ,so many things can happen...
She has been looking at her back all evening,licking her teats(she cant reach anything else,poor thing) so things are absolutely going to happen within 48 hours.

Did you have your girl scanned Murphy Brown??  Do you know how many pups she is having?

One of my girls at Christmas had 8 puppies, which is a lot for my breed, she was HUGE!!!  Vet wanted to x-ray her to confirm the number of pups and had to do 2 x-rays to fit her on.........and that was using BIG plates!

It won't be long now, try and get some sleep!

Hi!No, I dont have her scanned or x-rayed.If she had been very small,I would though, in case there was a singleton.There is a lot of reason that I dont,one being that she shows very early in the pregnancy.My breed can have between 1- 10 (10, I know dont ask!!!!)so I expect around 5-6 (she had 6 last time) I also have a vet coming home to us after whelping to check her and the puppies.
WOW!! 8 puppies!!! :) How did she cope??  Was there enough milk?

No, sadly she didn't have ANY milk, I ended up hand rearing for 4 weeks all over Christmas.........and unfortunately we lost 3 pups :-(!  She delivered the first pup ok, vet thought that would be enough to bring her milk in, then the rest by c-section!  We tried every potion to encourage her milk, but nothing worked.  So I was bottle feeding 2ml of welpi every 2 hours.........exhausting YES, but definitely worth it to see those plump little pups going to their new homes at 8 weeks!

Oh, I`m sorry for the three puppies you lost,heartbreaking,it really is!Worst case scenario!
Good to hear that the remaining 5 did so well :) My girl was one of 9 puppies, and mum there had enough milk but was too exausted after 2 weeks so the breeder had to help her out.
Why did she had to have a c-section?

Have sent you a PM!

Just a tip for you, I use face cloths to rub down the puppies a lot easier to use than towels, when mine are due pups ive got the face cloths all over the radiators to keep them nice and warm and this dries off quicker, also have a hot water bottle with cover to place puppies on as others are being delivered keeps them nice and dry, then put them back with mum. Also have a diary to keep track of time born, sex and weight, that way you know in a few days if puppies are putting on weight. I usually weigh new puppies every day until they are 2wks old that way you know if any are not getting fed properly which can happen if the others push one away.  Hope this helps.

Great!!Have face clothes,but I never thought to warm them up! :) my radiator is close to the box, I defenitly going to try that!Good tip!
I thought she was having them last night, she was clearly in pain. her belly hardened up, breathing heavily (she doesnt pant, even when its summer and its hot and out for a walk...????)Maybe tonights the night :)

HI Murphy Brown, was just wondering if any news yet??

Hi Naybee!Day 63 today!No news yet,although she is clearly in the first stage of labour.Night to sunday she was very restless, slept for 15-20 min. , then up again,wanted to be near me,shivering.Last night she slept like a baby....she eats, been outside, and I think she is just preparing herself for the hard work ahead.Have an army of people around me, three vets, two breeders, the day clinic, the night emergency clinic :)
So now its just waiting, waiting, waiting.....as we all know :)

Hi All!

Get your ZZZZZZZZ now because you won't have good night sleep for another 6+ weeks! But the little angels will be worth every second.

Good luck with all of your girls (everyone who has posted) for a fast and safe labor!

Megan, Sammie and 9 Golden babies from Idaho:-)

Hi Megan, Sammie and the 9 babies!
:) I know..but I`m already sleep deprivated..!Last litter ,all 6 of them ended up sleeping in my bed from 3 weeks! They were so sweet, at night they would crawl together in my arms,and they slept all night!!Had to buy a new bed though... :) :)
PS the babies are beautyful!!

Shivering,panting,digging,vomiting twice.I think we have started!!! :) :)

WOOOO  HOOOOOOOOOO!!!!

I have second [well, Poppy does!] scan 2 moro , so ill get to see my babies too  :-)

Good luck with everything

Naybee in England with Poppy, Ruby and who knows how many others!!

Going to be a long night for you, keep the coffee going to keep you awake LOL!!!! Good Luck.

Hope everything is going alright :) Fingers crossed
Anne

Yihaaaa!!! :) 9 puppies, 5 boys-4 girls! Theyre beatifull.Mums taking sooo good care of them. she started at 21.00, last one 04.15 :)

congrtulatons on your 9 healthy babies,hope mum and babies are ok! :) wen were they born as i aint looked on here for a wile?
sarah x

Thanks to you all!!!! Have sent you a PM Mini-Meg.

hi ive pmd you back! x

:-)   :-)    :-)

CONGRATULATIONS!!  

that was  a LONG night for you, good job SHE is looking after them!

Congratulations!
Get some sleep as and when you can.
Big hugs to mum :D

Welldone,the hard work starts now, LOL!!!!! ive got 12 puppies here out of 2 litters and its bedlam, never again. LOL!!!!!!