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Sounds more like she has had a litter and is in the recover part. Some bitches do have false pregnancies that come with the milk maid service and all, and that is a possibility, however, if nothing is known of her history, I would venture a guess she has had a litter in the past 6 or so months.

My girl took FOREVER to tuck herself back up after her litter of 10 last spring. So much so that when we got back in the obedience ring in the summer, she was still pretty saggy.

A false pregnancy is exactly as it sounds - the bitch's body thinks it is pregnant and it is not at all uncommon in bitches as hormonally, a bitch who has NOT been bred goes through the same thing as a bitch who has been bred. Some bitches' bodies just seem to take it to the next level, if you will, when it comes to reacting to the hormones post cycle.

Kristi