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How Do I Tell If My Dog Is Pregnant?          Whelp -  A young dog; puppy   -  Archaic -  a cub.   An ill-mannered child or youth  -  a child in Old English. To give birth to in canines.  Whelping  -  Dog Giving Birth It may have crossed your mind whether or not you should breed your female-dog. Here is some information below, that might help. Before you do you should look at the Dog's Heat-Cycle         Never even consider letting your female dog have puppies until you have delved into all aspects of this situation. Make sure you have good potential homes for all the puppies before you allow mating. Basically, if you decide to do it,  you want to do it right, and make sure that you get healthy and happy puppies, please note that it can be very expensive and a lot of work. You must be prepared to help the mother as much as possible; helping in feeding, and their interaction with humans and their siblings. Remember that you must ask your a vet if she is experienced in whelping dogs. This will be your best information resource, as well as any other breeders that you know. Not all vets are that knowledgeable about whelping, so be sure to ask.   Asleep  At  Last Your female must be in the best of health, emotionally and physically. Get your vet to completely check your dog over prior to any consideration of breeding her. The vet should be looking for ailments like Brucellosis, which does not lend itself to having a happy litter.  Ask your vet if your particular breed, has any peculiarities that may show propensities for problematic pregnancies and births.  Consider that if there has been an accident and your Chihuahua female has mated with a Great Dane, expect problems.  Ask the stud owner if his dog is a pedigree and completely free of disease, ask for proof.   Brucellosis (or undulant fever) An infectious disease of farm animals caused by the bacterium Brucella abortus. Symptoms include fever weakness, cough, joint pain, and sometimes swelling of the lymph nodes. The antibiotic tetracycline usually cures the disease, which can be contracted by man from contaminated milk. Canis Familiaris  -  the Domestic Dog

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