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Input: Answering the burning question of whether you are pregnant or not can be easy or difficult depending on how far along you are, and also how well you know your own body. Many women can tell if they are pregnant within 2 or 3 weeks of conceiving, and some women know a lot sooner -- within a few days, even. It really depends on your ability to pick up on the changes occurring within your body and how sensitive you are to them. As puppies grow inside a pregnant dog, her abdomen will become enlarged. In the middle and late stages of pregnancy, an enlarged abdomen is one of the most obvious signs that a dog is expecting puppies. Forty days into a pregnancy, your dog may have 20 to 55 percent more body weight than before she was pregnant. Teats Your dog's teats, or nipples, become enlarged during pregnancy. Rate this answer: Yes if your dog is sick ..usually once per day then this is also a sign. My dog mated 2 weeks ago as we are breeding her for a litter. Her signs are slightly swollen tit areas and rear end. I think dogs can sense when you are pregnant. A few days before my period was due my dogs started acting wierd around me, one was really protective and the other sniffed me a lot. Also every dog I encountered sniffed me more than normal. I just found out I'm pregnant about a week ago. The Reproductive Cycle in Dogs. In order to answer the question, how long are dogs pregnant, you first need to understand the dog reproductive cycle. Intact female dogs go into heat approximately every six months, although this can vary depending on the dog and the breed. The heat cycle lasts 18-to-21 days and is broken into four distinct stages. Can a dog tell what type of gender of your baby... Because I have a female pitbull in she always want to be around me... Lol and my mother boyfriend says I'm have a boy but I know it's a girl We have two chihuahua's a boy and a girl. The boy is a bit bigger(about1lb). Our female started bleeding five days ago she stopped about two days ago and her and the male dog have been mating after she stopped. Today she was growling at him is she pregnant? She's also a bit quiter and more lazy than before.... It varies from breed to breed.If you have a smaller dog,then generally you can tell a bit easier.My dog,a boxer rotwieler mix was pregnant,and we didn't even know!She was so big,we didn't realize untill she started popping out puppies on my bed (that's sort of ew,i know).Take her to the vet,and he/she will answer your questions. If you know the date your female dog mated, you can count 63 days from that date. and be fairly accurate in placing the date she will give birth. It is best to have a special bed set up for her to give birth from around two weeks before the due date. Your female might have picked up an infection during her heat cycle or after mating. Difference Between False and Real Pregnancy . It can be difficult to determine if your dog is pregnant or if she's just going through a false pregnancy. That's because, according to VCA Hospitals, the signs for both conditions are virtually the same. Query: how long before we can tell if your dog is pregnant
Output:
We can tell if your dog is pregnant in 18-to-21 days.