Count down to your dog’s whelping date, tick off a dated prep checklist, and track each puppy’s birth time during labor.
Disclaimer: Estimate only. Always have your vet’s number and the nearest emergency clinic ready during whelping.
Tap a button as things happen. Times are saved on this device only.
| Stage | What happens |
|---|---|
| Stage 1 | Restlessness, panting, nesting, shivering and often refusing food. Her temperature usually drops below about 99°F (37.2°C) 8–24 hours before this starts. |
| Stage 2 | Strong contractions and pushing. Puppies are born, often 30–60 minutes apart, but intervals vary. |
| Stage 3 | The afterbirth (placenta) is passed, usually soon after each puppy. |
Tap Strong straining started when she begins pushing hard, and Puppy born after each puppy. The log shows how long it has been and warns you if she has strained for 30 minutes without a puppy, or if more than 2 hours pass between puppies. Enter the X-ray count if you know it, so you know when she’s finished.
About 63 days from mating, with a normal window of 58–72 days. If your vet found the LH surge, it's 64–66 days from that date.
A temperature drop below about 99°F, restlessness, panting, digging or nesting, shivering and refusing food.
Stage 1 can last 6–12 hours or more. Puppies are then often born 30–60 minutes apart, so the whole birth can take several hours. Call your vet if she strains for 30 minutes without a puppy or rests more than 2 hours between puppies.
Due date, pregnancy week and a dated timeline from the mating date.
Open calculator →Predict her next heats and the typical fertile days.
Open calculator →Best breeding days from the first day of her heat.
Open calculator →Turn your vet's progesterone results into breeding dates.
Open calculator →The right box size for your dog, with a layout diagram.
Open calculator →Check each newborn puppy is gaining weight normally.
Open calculator →Weaning, deworming, vaccines and go-home dates.
Open calculator →How many puppies to expect for her size.
Open calculator →Sources: Merck Veterinary Manual – Whelping and Queening. This page is general information, not veterinary advice. Read our veterinary disclaimer.