Pregnant German Shepherd - Page 2

Oso, I believe I found all the information on the internet. I started the raspberry leaves extract after 30 days gestation. Some say prior to that can cause abortion. Raspberry leave extract has been known to help with 'female problems', in both k9 and human. It is suposed to help regulate the reproductive system. I dont know how much it helped, but didnt seem to hurt, and she had strong contractions with every pup. It was her first litter and she was almost 3yrs old. I tried to do everything right with that litter. Did alot of research and reading what other breeders do. And not just GSD breeders, but any breeder that had lots of information on their website. I dont recall the dosage, that I also found on the internet. Maybe 1-2 tablespoons a day I think. Hope this helps and good luck with the whelping.

 Thanks,  I will look it up.

What I want to know is, how do you all keep the little color markers on the puppies? Last time I did it, they'd all be chewed off within 15 minutes! I was terrified the dam was going to chew off a head by accident so I gave up! 

LOL I did manage to keep them on for a few weeks. After that,  I knew each individual pup (they all had something different about them). So I didnt have anything on them by the time they were walking. I know some breeders use paint (maybe nail polish) on the tops of their heads or on a back foot. That eventually just wears off.

Dawn

I definitely thought about nail polish, but the strong scent made me wonder if it might put the mother off. 

So went to the Vet on Day 55..Vet Says Midnight is doing well she looks very good..Today is day 56 I am so excited. Midnight still eating when she wants but no loss of appetite quite yet...So we got to see Xrays and seen a bunch of squeezed up skeletons & Spinal Cord. They looked pretty big and healthy in there all spinals looked nice..The Vet counted 6 but me and other breeder counted 7 so she won't have a problem of milk share due to she has 10 nipples so that is good...Other than that she will be due anyday after Monday...Also I asked the Vet about Dew Claws being removed...He said the only thing about not removing dew claws is for dogs that our in shows its a flaw.. So I don't know if they should be removed or not..Some people do and some people don't...

German Shepherd Lover..

Oh no! Now for those last few days of sheer torture! Can't wait to see what you get!
I didn't see a single dew claw on any of mine. 

I dont remove them. Dont see the need to. Is it something most breeders in your area do?? Or some do some dont.

I let 'em keep their dewclaws.

For certain conformation shows (AKC-type, not SV-type) the trend is to remove the dewclaws, and you see it in certain hunting breeds that go bounding through dence scrub on the theory that it prevents them from injuring their dewclaws.

I've heard that a dog who has its dewclaws removed will be penalized under SV rules, but I've never known a GSD without dewclaws, so I honestly don't know about that.

My exception for leaving them alone are rear dewclaws, but only if they're loosely attached, or if there's a dewclaw on one foot but bot on the other. Got to have those feet match *lol*. That's my workinglines. As of yet, I've never had a showline with rear dewclaws, and I might have those removed for the sake of conformation. I don't know, I'll deal with that when it comes up *grin*

I hope you're asking/talking about removing the rear dewclaws and not the fronts?  I've never heard of anyone removing the front dewclaws from any breed of dog, unless they were injured and needed to be removed.

I hope I understand correctly that you're asking if the rear dewclaws should be removed if present, though I haven't seen a GSD yet that had rear dews...

Crys