Peggy, We were taking her temp 3 times a day!!!!!!!!! Mo ----- Original Message ----- From: Peggy To: murk@xxxxxxxxxxx Cc: showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Sent: Monday, July 11, 2005 7:39 PM Subject: Re: [ SHOWGSD-L ] Re: whelping pups using a temp to predict The temperature does go back up...that's why you have to take it more than once a day. It drops way down about 12 hours before whelping, supposedly, then goes back up to normal. If you don't catch it at the right time, they can surprise you. Because of this, I never found the temperature taking to be a good enough indication. On the other hand, if you are able to stick around and just wait, there's really no need to take temps. At least, that's what I've always found......... Peggy Mo Murkland wrote: Lynn, Here you go......we took our Gal's temp and it was still 100.6............thought we had time for dinner for sure. THANK God we had the baby monitor on her......we heard this squeaking....and ran. She had had the first of 12 pups. Mo ============================================================================ 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 ============================================================================