My baby might be pregnany?

[MyMaya]

Before i start i am taking her to the Vet tomorrow to double check. Maya is a year and two months old and she ended her first heat cycle on the 30 of May. I wanted to wait until after her first cycle was over to get her fix. I read a few different books that say that it is good to let their bodies fully grow before they are spayed. So the point... Once i realized she was having her first cycle i put her in her pin, but she is like a monkey...!!! We have been training her as a sporting dog so she can jump, climb, and dig her way into and out of anything. The first two weeks she was okay with be locked up and even though all the male dogs in the neighborhood were bothering her, she just seemed to ignore it. But once week three hit she was out of control. She somehow got from her pin, onto the roof, then down on the car and ran off for about 20 mins. When i found her she was with about 7 other male dogs, (one of which is our male shepard who is fix hes always been a protecter since she was little so he was snapping at the other males, but never tried to mount her) but i never saw one mount her! She tried to sneak out two more times but i would catch her down the street and as soon as she saw me she ran home.
My worry is that if she is pregnant i don't know the symptoms or flags of a pregnant dog. I always had male dogs and she is my first female. If she is she would be around or very close to day 40. At first i just brushed her nipples growing due to the fact it was her first cycle and i know some dogs do that. Then she started to gain a little tummy weight but not really a lot (plus my husband is addicted to giving her treats). She hasn't been crazy lazy, just a little more then normal. she is a pretty active dog but it has been raining like crazy the last two weeks so she just sits inside and sleeps like most dogs would. She has been eating less, but I think that may be due to the fact the she just turned a year old so we changed her to adult food about a month ago. Her nipples are swollen but mainly just the last two, and they look like they might be producing milk but i have not seen any. Other then that she has been very normal, but due to the fact i have never had a female shepard or dog ever i really don't know if this is a typical reaction from her first time being in season.
I am going to try and take her to the vet tomorrow, for sure within the next week.
I just want to know if the physical stuff is normal for pregnant dogs only or also because of her first cycle?

[RazinKain]

don't know much about this, but I'm very interested in some of the upcoming responses.

[Jax08]

They should be able to spay her and terminate the pregnancy if she is.

[KZoppa]

if she is pregnant, a spay and terminate would probably be the best option. Any females i have in the house who go into heat are NEVER outside unsupervised and they are always on a leash even in a fenced yard. The time they're in heat, they spend a large portion of time confined simply because our male gets aggitated (he's fixed) and if we dont keep them confined we have problems. let us know what the vet says but i honestly wouldnt be surprised if she is pregnant by what you describe.

[TitonsDad]

Put this one.... You're gonna need it...

[GSDElsa]

If she is pregnant, your best option like others have said above is a spay to terminate. Best option all around if this is not a litter you were planning on having (and sometimes even if you were). It will take care of any future issues as well.

What country are you located in?

[jocoyn]

If a male can get to her pen they can even mate through the chain link.

[PupperLove]

Originally Posted by jocoyn

If a male can get to her pen they can even mate through the chain link.

Oh my, that's some serious determination! But I believe it

[DharmasMom]

I agree with everyone who said that if she is pregnant then spay/terminate. It is really the best course of action and will solve the problem for the future too.

[selzer]

I do not believe it. How can a dog swing his goods 180 degrees and then back up to a fence, and then produce the necessary motion to penetrate and exchange bodily fluids. This is a myth that is told over and over, but always second or third hand, ie: My cousin Millie's neighbor's daughter is a breeder and she SAW them connected through chain link.

I am telling you that I have been present at too many breedings. The dog has to get on top of the female, tie, and then he can turn. The dog would NEVER be able to manage this through a chain link fence. Not possible. I have had dogs in kennels next to bitches, and never a problem. The dogs sniff at the girls. The girls do present their butts and flag their tails, but there I no way possible for the dog to do his part through a chain link fence. Show me the u-tube.