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When can I feel my pregnant dog's puppies move or hear heartbeats?

Updated On September 23rd, 2025

Pet's info: Dog | Yorkshire Terrier | Female | unspayed | 1 year and 2 months old | 4 lbs

When you begin feeling mooving pups and heartbeat in a pregnant female yorkshire?

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Answered By Dr. Elizabeth

Veterinarian

Published on March 21st, 2019

You will not be able to feel the puppies heartbeat as they are too deep inside the mother. You can generally expect to feel movement from a large litter earlier than a smaller litter. You may begin to feel movement up to two weeks before the due date. If she only has a single puppy however you may not be able to feel much movement as the puppy will be deep inside her body. An ultrasound can detect the puppies heartbeat after 22 days from the breeding and a radiograph can see the skeletons 45 days after the breeding. I hope this is helpful and please feel free to post any additional questions.

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