Dog Gestation Period
Plan the Big Day

Dog gestation period is the time is takes from date of mating to date when you can expect your little puppies. Always a big event.

This chart helps you to plan the arrival of the little ones. Small dog breeds may need assistance at birth, due to their small bone structure, particularly the Brachycephalic dog breeds and many Toy Dog Breeds usually need veterinary assistance, due to their tiny frames and breeding.

The canine gestation period reflected in the chart below is based on a 65 days pregnancy. To work out when your puppies may be due to be born, look at the corresponding dates. For example if the date of breeding was 8th January, your puppies birthdate will be close to 12th March. If the date your little lady was covered was the 2nd August, the puppies will be born around 4th Oct.

Hopefully this chart will take the guess work out of this exciting time for you and your new mother. As with human pregnancy times, the canine gestation period may vary by a day or two either way.

Bred	Due	Bred	Due	Bred	Due	Bred	Due	Bred	Due	Bred	Due	Bred	Due	Bred	Due	Bred	Due	Bred	Due	Bred	Due	Bred	Due
Jan	Mar	Feb	Apr	Mar	May	Apr	June	May	Jul	Jun	Aug	July	Sept	Aug	Oct	Sept	Nov	Oct	Dec	Nov	Jan	Dec	Feb
1	5	1	5	1	3	1	3	1	3	1	3	1	2	1	3	1	3	1	3	1	3	1	2
2	6	2	6	2	4	2	4	2	4	2	4	2	3	2	4	2	4	2	4	2	4	2	3
3	7	3	7	3	5	3	5	3	5	3	5	3	4	3	5	3	5	3	5	3	5	3	4
4	8	4	8	4	6	4	6	4	6	4	6	4	5	4	6	4	6	4	6	4	6	4	5
5	9	5	9	5	7	5	7	5	7	5	7	5	6	5	7	5	7	5	7	5	7	5	6
6	10	6	10	6	8	6	8	6	8	6	8	6	7	6	8	6	8	6	8	6	8	6	7
7	11	7	11	7	9	7	9	7	9	7	9	7	8	7	9	7	9	7	9	7	9	7	8
8	12	8	12	8	10	8	10	8	10	8	10	8	9	8	10	8	10	8	10	8	10	8	9
9	13	9	13	9	11	9	11	9	11	9	11	9	10	9	11	9	11	9	11	9	11	9	10
10	14	10	14	10	12	10	12	10	12	10	12	10	11	10	12	10	12	10	12	10	12	10	11
11	15	11	15	11	13	11	13	11	13	11	13	11	12	11	13	11	13	11	13	11	13	11	12
12	16	12	16	12	14	12	14	12	14	12	14	12	13	12	14	12	14	12	14	12	14	12	13
13	17	13	17	13	15	13	15	13	15	13	15	13	14	13	15	13	15	13	15	13	15	13	14
14	18	14	18	14	16	14	16	14	16	14	16	14	15	14	16	14	16	14	16	14	16	14	15
15	19	15	19	15	17	15	17	15	17	15	17	15	16	15	17	15	17	15	17	15	17	15	16
16	20	16	20	16	18	16	18	16	18	16	18	16	17	16	18	16	18	16	18	16	18	16	17
17	21	17	21	17	19	17	19	17	19	17	19	17	18	17	19	17	19	17	19	17	19	17	18
18	22	18	22	18	20	18	20	18	20	18	20	18	19	18	20	18	20	18	20	18	20	18	19
19	23	19	23	19	21	19	21	19	21	19	21	19	20	19	21	19	21	19	21	19	21	19	20
20	24	20	24	20	22	20	22	20	22	20	22	20	21	20	22	20	22	20	22	20	22	20	21
21	25	21	25	21	23	21	23	21	23	21	23	21	22	21	23	21	23	21	23	21	23	21	22
22	26	22	26	22	24	22	24	22	24	22	24	22	23	22	24	22	24	22	24	22	24	22	23
23	27	23	27	23	25	23	25	23	25	23	25	23	24	23	25	23	25	23	25	23	25	23	24
24	28	24	28	24	26	24	26	24	26	24	26	24	25	24	26	24	26	24	26	24	26	24	25
25	29	25	29	25	27	25	27	25	27	25	27	25	26	25	27	25	27	25	27	25	27	25	26
26	30	26	30	26	28	26	28	26	28	26	28	26	27	26	28	26	28	26	28	26	28	26	27
27	31	27	1	27	29	27	29	27	29	27	29	27	28	27	29	27	29	27	29	27	29	27	28
28	1	28	2	28	30	28	30	28	30	28	30	28	29	28	30	28	30	28	30	28	30	28	1
29	2	29		29	31	29	1	29	31	29	31	29	30	29	31	29	1	29	31	29	31	29	2
30	3			30	1	30	2	30	1	30	1	30	1	30	1	30	2	30	1	30	1	30	3
31	4			31	2			31	2			31	2	31	2			31	2			31	4

When your little sweetheart is about 35 days into her pregnancy, she will need about twice her normal amount of food. She is also going to need almost double that when she starts nursing her little pups. Buy the correct food (even a good high quality puppy food is good for her right now) during the dog gestation.

Your soon to be doggie mother, will need to see a vet around 45 days, as the skeletons of the growing puppies will have materialized. This is important as you will be able to establish how many puppies are expected.

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For other puppy related articles:

Puppy Potty Training - Your first Gift to your Puppy

Training A Puppy - His Life in Your Hands

Kittens and Puppies - Eeny Meeny Miny Mo

Puppy Cost - Spend a Penny (or Two)

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