Labkisses Posted March 22, 2010 Share Posted March 22, 2010 Hi everyone Just wondering who exercises their pregnant bitches and how much exercise is ok? If you do take them on jogs/walks etc, how much is enough and when would you stop? I'm hoping one of my girls is pregnant and she loves her walks, but I cant leave her at home if I take my other lab because she cries until we get home Thanks in advance Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
persephone Posted March 22, 2010 Share Posted March 22, 2010 (edited) IMO, Just keep to her normal exercise until close to whelping,when she can relax and loosen up... keeping fit and toned will help with delivery- and she will miss her daily outings! Obviously if she is big, shorter walks in the heat etc is common sense..she has a lot more weight to carry.. I have seen lab brood bitches who were amazingly fit, still jogging behind horses up until a few days prior to whelping... and working sheepdogs working up until a few hours prior to whelping.. giving birth, and then back to work if they could ! Not recommending either!!! , but if your bitch is at a level of fitness then try and keep her there . She's pregnant, not convalescing Edited March 22, 2010 by persephone Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ellz Posted March 22, 2010 Share Posted March 22, 2010 Sensible exercise is essential. Your bitch will dictate to you when she has had enough. It is obviously silly to introduce exercise if she is not accustomed to it pre-pregnancy, but a good level of fitness will help to ensure that she maintains condition for whelping and also in the times after whelping when many bitches tend to lose condition rapidly. Not recommending the following, but even as much as a few days prior to her litter of nine being born, my Stafford bitch was still swimming in the dam and jumping fences on the property. I ended up having to "confine her to barracks" because I was worried she might overdo things. She was NOT happy!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blakbelgian Posted March 23, 2010 Share Posted March 23, 2010 Yes keep her excise level up, you will notice as the time draws nearer to whelping that she can not keep up with you or that she will only want to walk some of the usual distance. I agree, she is preganat, not dying! BB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Labkisses Posted March 24, 2010 Author Share Posted March 24, 2010 Thanks guys for your responses. Yes how silly am I..she's not dying lol. Argh, i cant wait to see if she's pregnant! It's torture having to wait 4 weeks until an ultrasound lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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