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My pregnant Yorkie is in labor. How long until the first puppy?

Updated On September 23rd, 2025

Pet's info: Dog | Yorkshire Terrier | Female | unspayed | 2 years and 7 months old

Hi. My yorkie is 63 days pregnant (first pregnancy) and she had a little discharge (not sure what color since she got angry when I tried to pick some to see, I could only take the pic), I think she is having contractions. If she is in labor, how would it take for her to have the first puppy?

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Answered By Dr. Massimo Orioles, DVM, Cert AVP, MRCVS

Veterinarian

Published on February 13th, 2019

She may have entered already in the second phase of the labor and it can take anything between 2-8 hours. If contractions stop I would recommend to contact your local veterinarian as medical/surgical intervention may be needed.

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