How long does it take for a pregnant dog to give birth?

Question

How long does it take for a pregnant dog to give birth?

Answer 1

9 weeks 9 days 9 hours 9 minutes to be exact

Answer 2

well it takes 60 or 63 days for gestation and they will start to nest when they get ready to have them. they can go fast or slow depends on what litter and how many pups.

Answer 3

9 weeks or about 63 days

Answer 4

It is not uncommon for labor to last for 12 hours.

ADD: Oh!  I believe I misunderstood your question!  Average gestation is 63 days.  With that said, most b*tches will labor anywhere from 61-65 days.

And the "due date" is determined from the day of ovulation, NOT the from the day of the first breeding!  The day of breeding has NOTHING to do with the "due date"!!

Answer 5

60-65 days from the day she mated. Or if you mean labor from start to finish up to 12 hours in some cases.

Answer 6

I don't fool around with this.  Once she starts bearing down , if i don't see a pup in 2 hours i call the vet. The first one could be stuck which means I might lose the others.

Once the pups start to come, I only wait 3 hours between pups before I call the vet.

So much can go wrong that I don't hesitate to get help if things look questionable.

Answer 7

I'm not sure but I found just found this on the topic:  http://www.2ndchance.info/caninelaborsta...

Answer 8

Haha..

Vet Tech and Rayven wolf got it covered.

but ill put it together.

OK it can be anywhere from 60-65 days after mating and labor can last up to 12 hours.

Thanks guys ;}

Answer 9

Normal gestation period for a dog is 62 - 65 days

Actual labor and delivery time vary as much as it does with humans. Remember, they almost always deliver multiple (3 - 10 or more) pups, which gives much more room for complications.

Edit: Rob's timetable is very wrong. 9 x 9 x 9 x 9 takes the gestation time to over 72 days...

8 x 8 x 8 x 8 puts it just over 64 days which is much more accurate.