i have a 2yr old bitch who is supposed to have them this weekend,she is giving out watery type stuff from her teets but she doent look in pup apart from a very large chest,i have still got all the stuff together for the event just in case.any help or advice would be very welcome please.

Have you been doing your temperature reading? The bitch drops in temp and usually with in 24hrs they go into whelp. I always did temp a good 4 weeks before due date  same time each day so I could get a good idea of how her temp read and it has never failed me- worked like a charm. Even had her x-rayed (due to pups big heads heads and bicthes narrow pelvic) once and told she was not due the day I said, funny I was right and her temp dropped... Has she been showing any signs of in labour?

Best of luck :)

thanks for your reply,no signs as yet.she is showing signs of being in pup but no belly,what is the temp reading i should be looking for plz?

shouldnt you know all this in advance?

Has she been confirmed in whelp by a vet?

i am in advance and have every thing ready for the day,i was just asking for advice as some ppl have told me that patterdales can show no signs of being in pup until the very last few days

taken from The Complete book of Dog Breeding... Dan Rice D.V.M

Normally the temp drops several degrees from a normal of 101.5 f (38.6 C) to less than 100F (37.7C) often as low as 98F (36.6C) or 99F (37.2C). This happens about 12 to 24 hours before productive stage II labour begins.

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Weather someone did do their research or not they are already in the predicament and I personally think we as a forum can still offer our advice for the sake of the bitch to be due in whelp. Iam not one breeding dogs just because but Iam not going to sit by, if some asks for help and I can offer advice I will do for the sake of the bitch-

>what is the temp reading i should be looking for plz?

You need to be taking her temperature three times a day for a few days before her due date to learn what her normal temperature is. A bitch's temperature is often lower than normal anyway in the last week of pregnancy. Whelping is imminent when there is a significant drop of one or two degrees fahrenheit from her normal.

Weather someone did do their research or not they are already in the predicament and I personally think we as a forum can still offer our advice for the sake of the bitch to be due in whelp. Iam not one breeding dogs just because but Iam not going to sit by, if some asks for help and I can offer advice I will do for the sake of the bitch-

very well said Dollface. :)

I don't take temp, but if she's this far on and you're not sure that she's even pregnant I'd be taking her to the vets for them to advise.