how can I tell if she is pregnant, is there any signs to look for? she is now not in heat (or at least the male is leaving her alone) but we do not know if we caught her in heat soon enough to seperate them. if she is how long do they stay pregnant? I am real new at this can you tell lol

gansada

JUSB4DAWN3

mini daschund

labman

There is little to do except take her to the vet after about a month.

Do you have any idea how much misery people that are ''real new at this can you tell lol'' create? I am not laughing. The people whose job it is slaughtering unwanted dogs aren't either. Is it asking people too much to do a little research before letting dogs breed? A good place to start is www.petfinders.org and see how many Mini Dashes in your area need homes. Plagiarized from another site:

''DO you want your dogs puppies to end up here (warning this is graphic and a huge reality check)?-->
http://www.brightlion.com/InHope/InHope_en.aspx ''

I don't want to beat up on you, but I am afraid you have unknowingly added to a problem I am very concerned about.

JUSB4DAWN3

FIRST off we will not have unwanted puppies around here!!!!!!!!! so do not assume you know the situation unless you have ASKED the proper questions. We have 2 mini's and they are loved very very much and treated as our kids. NOW....I have never had one go in heat when I had a male so I am new at learning that process!!!!!! If it bothers you just to give a simple answer to a question maybe you should not hit "answer this question" button. BTW we have looked and looked for an unwanted mini dash for 5 months before we ended up buying Sarah, so again you assume there is so many in this area with out homes and you assume wrong!

tre_cani

A dog's gestation period is 63 days.

No one said you didn't love your dogs. What labman was expressing is that to have a pet, one should be aware of some basics about caring for them BEFORE acquiring them.

Have you had her for a long time? Why isn't she spayed?

Being "new to this" is hardly an excuse to allow an unaltered male around an unaltered female. It doesn't take a professional breeder to know that that scenario could lead to unwanted puppies.

My advice is (though, I imagine that you will find my tone and advice as unsatisfactory as labman's): Contact your vet and have her examined. Then schedule a spay for her and a neuter for your male.

JUSB4DAWN3

ok that is 2 different people who have said UNWANTED puppies....they would not be unwanted !! And I talked to the vet before hand but there were about 3 days we didn't know for sure if she was in heat and since we work for a living they were left alone. I will not ask another question on here. too much assuming and toooooo much drama

labman

I am very sorry you found us inhospitable here. Although there are exceptions, most people that know and love dogs, ask that people learn more about dogs before starting breeding. The better ones try to give gentle answers that may actually change people's behavior. I don't know any site where the consensus would support you.

tre_cani

Too much assuming and too much drama??
I assume (again, at my own peril) that you want the puppies but do not know the gestation period for them? Get a clue... you do a huge disservice to animals by breeding them without first learning about it. What happens when your dog has complications due to the pregnancy?

It's irresponsible behavior and we responded as people who care about animal's welfare. Your vet may not be as blunt with you, but I have no reason to coddle you and your lapse of judgement regarding your pet.

It's unfortunate that you feel so unhappy regarding this site. My guess is that you are unhappy with it because we did not provide the answer coated with sugar. However, the answers were accurate and I won't apologize for that. Good luck...sounds like you'll need it.

doggie_poopie

http://www.drna.org/available.asp 13 pages of pictures of Dachshunds, crosses, and mixes waiting for homes. This is ONLY 1 example of a rescue site!

From a breeder site...Hello, before you consider purchasing a puppy, you should know that there are literally thousands of puppies and dogs sitting in shelters looking for a home. These are the product of puppy mills and irresponsible breeders just out to make a profit from the animals, with no care to their welfare at all. I've listed some links below you may want to check out. Before you buy, from anyone, be sure that they are ethical and really care for their animals. If everyone would do this, then puppy mills would be no more. Thank you very much for checking out my website, and thanks to all the rescue organizations out there who are there for those who cannot speak for themselves.

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I ran a shelter for years and have had the displeasure of KILLING thousands of animals. Many were purebreds. You may have lots of puppies that are wanted in your area, but if you don't even know how long your dog is pregnant you have NO BUSINESS breeding.

We have clients that breed Chihuahua's and can't even spell the breeds name. I know that they love their dogs and always find them a home. But that doesn't mean they SHOULD be breeders!

Will you or can you always take back one of your puppies? Will they all be spayed or neutered or will they continue to be bred also. Have you had any genetic testing to ensure you are not passing down traits unwanted?
A good breeder waits until a female dog is at least 2 yrs old, did you? Do you strive for sound temperament, correct structure, and good genetic health. Good show dogs MUST have good temperaments and therefore, produce good pet temperaments as well.
If you still want to breed then here are 10 good reasons http://www.canismajor.com/dog/reason10.html