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When can you feel puppies move in a pregnant dog, and how many days?

Updated On September 23rd, 2025

can you feel puppies move inside a pregnant female dog? if so, how many days pregnant does she have to be in order to do so?

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Answered By David Elbeze, DVM, MRCVS

Veterinarian

Published on December 27th, 2017

Sometimes you can feel the puppies move but in some dogs you can't, it depends if your dog is large, fat or lean and it is usually possible toward the last trimester only (more than 50 days of pregnancy).

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