Pregnant Dog... Breed Guesses? - Update: SHE HAD THE PUPPIES!!!!!

[Pupsnpullets]

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I didn't think you were supposed to flea dip a pregnant dog...???


Anyway, good luck with her and her babies. I adopted a dog that looked a lot like her a few years back and I never did figure out what he was. Mine was definately beagle something, as I think yours is too. Mine was crazy about hunting rabbits, squirrels and anything that made holes in the ground. You say yours bays like a beagle. Yeah, there's quite the similarity. I wonder what the pups are going to look like.

 

[rodriguezpoultry]

I would think Wirehaired terrier would be in there. Her hair seems to have that "wired" appearance.

So...I'm going with wirehaired terrier x beagle.

 

[georgialee]

My first thought is corgi and beagle.

 

[Cara]

She looks a bit terrier-ish to me, but chances are she's made up of several different breeds not just two. With mutts that are crosses of very different looking breeds, they frequently end up looking like neither but often resemble something that they have no relation to. We have a dog on the ranch that is half Blue Heeler, half Black Mouth Cur and he looks nothing like either breed.

I don't see any cur in her, but it's impossible to guess what she is from appearance alone. These are our curs, they are quite tall and long legged, very short coated, and muscular. They're also very energetic and rambunctious.

The brindle (Woodrow) is half Mountain Cur, half Black Mouth Cur. The fawn (Maggie) is a Black Mouth Cur.

 

[doggeek15]

She is a beagle mix. Is the tip of her tail white?

The tip of her tail has no fur right now, but the skin is pink, so I would say yes...

I didn't think you were supposed to flea dip a pregnant dog...???

We didn't flee dip her, we just cleaned her as well as we could with dog shampoo recommended by our vet and then gave her Revolution for flee and heartworm prevention, which our vet said was safe for her and the pups...

I would think Wirehaired terrier would be in there. Her hair seems to have that "wired" appearance.

Her hair is wiry, but I don't know if that is the way it should be or just a result of the demodex/poor nourishment:/? I think it is getting softer, but we haven't had her long enough to really tell for sure.

So anyway, I guess she's probably a mix of a lot of things. I was just looking for what I should call her.... I think I'll just say beagle mix

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[ChooksChick]

To me, she looks to be a terrier/beagle mix, though it could be American or English Foxhound mix. The foxhounds look a lot like beagles.

 

[sparkles2307]

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We had a dachshund that had that (I think, is that mites that cause hair loss and blisters?) and we just had her fixed and kept her as stress free as possible and never had another flare up. It sure was scary tho when we brought her home as a baby and she started losing her hair!

 

[farmerlor]

You might get a clue when you get the puppies too. I'm assuming that you don't know who the daddy is but if you get some puppies that sort of point to the fact that daddy might have been a black lab but some of the puppies have some gray wiry hair then you can throw some terrier or schnauzer into the mix. I've had several Beagles through the years and I'm thinking there's some kind of terrier or schnauzer in the woodpile but like everyone has said she could be the offspring of two already mutt dogs and the Beagle portion is just the only piece we recognize.

 

[mechagrue]

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How exciting, and what great work you're doing! I work part-time for a Newfoundland breeder, I help out with whelping and raising her litters. In the middle of it now, actually - the pups are 4 weeks old today.

I would advise checking out some books at the library to have on hand for the birth. There are SO many things that can go wrong, or that can just be confusing, and when it's 230AM and you're addled from having been up all night with the whelping, it's nice to be able to look up info!

I'm sure the shelter has given you the basic information. She'll need a warm room (85-90 degrees). Stock up on the following items:

* towels and sheets (thrift store)
* cardboard (great as an under-layer for the bedding)
* newspaper
* kleenex
* baby wipes
* laundry detergent

Get the on-call number of the vet, and post it somewhere you can see it. You won't want to flip through the phone book or try to remember it when you're in the middle of a crisis.

A lot of people use a child's plastic swimming pool as a whelping box, in a heated room, with a lamp to provide an extra heat spot. It's not so different from chicks - they need to be kept warm and contained. Put down a layer of cardboard, then a big sheet, then a bunch of towels laid out overlapping. When it comes time to change the bedding, lift the edges of the sheet and pick it all up as one big bundle.

My #1 word of advice is that if at any time before the birth you see a green discharge (it can be anything from a dark emerald, to a bright green like from a felt tip marker) drop what you're doing and GO IMMEDIATELY TO THE VET. Grab your cellphone, get the dog in the car, call the vet while you're in route.

Green discharge means one or more pups has detached early, and the clock on its life is literally ticking. Nearly lost a pup from a few litters ago, but managed to get mom on the operating table for an emergency C-section just in time.

PM me if you have any questions!

Puppy schnozzle, as a treat for those who have waded through my long ramble:

 

[brandywine]

Is that sable dog she's sniffing an English shepherd by chance?