In a message dated 08/30/2005 6:00:46 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, vomkristallaugen@xxxxxxxxxxx writes: What do you mean I'll know in a week??? And I thought you had to feed them differently and limit exercise in the last 4 weeks?? Hahaha, right, I've been fooled on more than one occasion, where I just knew a bitch wasn't pregnant so I didn't bother with any tests or x-rays, and it turned out they had maybe one or 2 pups. I've also been fooled where I thought they were pregnant, even to the point where they got milk and started nesting, only to find out it was a false pregnancy. Sometimes you just want to know at 4 wks for scheduling purposes, or maybe you are thinking of breeding another bitch if the other didn't take. I can think of a few more reasons why anyone might want to know early. Ideally you can tell by 5 wks but its not always possible depending on the bitch and the litter size. Yvonne creekvue.com ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2005. All material remains the property of the original author and of GSD Communication, Inc. NO REPRODUCTIONS or FORWARDS of any kind are permitted without prior permission of the original author AND of the Showgsd-l Management. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. ALL PERSONS ARE ON NOTICE THAT THE FORWARDING, REPRODUCTION OR USE IN ANY MANNER OF ANY MATERIAL WHICH APPEARS ON SHOWGSD-L WITHOUT THE EXPRESS PERMISSION OF ALL PARTIES TO THE POST AND THE LIST MANAGEMENT IS EXPRESSLY FORBIDDEN, AND IS A VIOLATION OF LAW. VIOLATORS OF THIS PROHIBITION WILL BE PROSECUTED. For assistance, please contact the List Management at admin@xxxxxxxxxxxx VISIT OUR WEBSITE - http://www.showgsd.org ============================================================================