Dog Due Date Calculator

Calculate when you can expect your dog to give birth based on the mating date. Get the number of days away that it is as well as the date itself.

Mating Date:

Due Date:

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How Long is the Gestation Period for Dogs?

Create Date: July 12, 2024

Last Modified Date: December 11, 2024

The gestation period for dogs is typically 63 days. This can vary by a few days depending on the breed, its genetics, among other variables.

How to Calculate A Dog's Due Date

Calculating the due date for a dog can be tricky as there are times where it is not always the same. Some pregnancies for dogs last a bit longer while some are a bit shorter. If we want to find the due date based on the most common gestation period, 63 days, you can use this formula:

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Where:
  • DD = Due date

  • MD = Mating date

Understanding Your Results

Your results will plainly outline the expected due date for your dog if they follow the typical 63-day pregnancy. It will also tell you how many days are left until that day just to give you a better understanding of how far away that day is.

How to Use the Dog Due Date Tool

Estimating when a dog will give birth can be an important thing to know. Our tool makes it very easy and simple to find out that date. To use our tool, you can follow these steps:

  1. Choose the date that the dogs mated.

  2. Hit the calculate button and instantly get your results.

Calculation Example

If we are a breeder and have poodles that we want to breed and get a litter of, we will want to know when that would be. We can sue this tool to get a better idea as to when we can expect the birth to happen. The poodles mated on 12/11/2024. We can choose that date from the calendar and then hit calculate. We get a due date of 2/11/25, which is 63 days away.

Dog Pregnancy - Frequently Asked Questions

A dog will likely never be able to have 20 puppies in a single litter. Over time they can surpass 20 total, but in one pregnancy that is almost impossible.

Dogs typically will not show signs of pregnancy until about day 40 of being pregnant. Then the mother will begin to develop a larger belly and so on.

Female dogs may not always get pregnant right away, it can take up to a week. Also, it is possible that a mating attempt is unsuccessful and will have to be done again.

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