I start a temp chart 7 days before the due date. I check temp at least 3, and often 4X per day, 7am, noon, 7pm, and just before I go to bed.
I always do ovulation timing so that I know for CERTAIN when the due date is. For me ovulation timing has even more to do with knowing the exact whelping date than it does with timing breeding and getting the b.itch in whelp. When I am certain about the whelping date, I can order a section if necessary without worrying whether the puppies are at full term or not.
I will not do ANY breeding without ovulation timing. I am a nervous wreck until whelping is over. I am very very close to my b.itches, and I spend nearly every minute with them from a week prior to whelping until 3 weeks after.
If this were my b.itch I would just have to know if there were puppies in her or not. I would not have a moment's peace until I did.
Continuing to wish you all good luck for a good outcome.
I always do ovulation timing so that I know for CERTAIN when the due date is. For me ovulation timing has even more to do with knowing the exact whelping date than it does with timing breeding and getting the b.itch in whelp. When I am certain about the whelping date, I can order a section if necessary without worrying whether the puppies are at full term or not.
I will not do ANY breeding without ovulation timing. I am a nervous wreck until whelping is over. I am very very close to my b.itches, and I spend nearly every minute with them from a week prior to whelping until 3 weeks after.
If this were my b.itch I would just have to know if there were puppies in her or not. I would not have a moment's peace until I did.
Continuing to wish you all good luck for a good outcome.
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