Sadly enough ( I've posted this before, but this is for newbies ) I had to have my Golden aborted ..... because of a stupid pet sitter who let her out of her pen , or let my males in, when she was in heat. This would have been Father or brother or a visiting neighbor's dog.... neither acceptable when breeding seriously . Very sad and costly to me, but I couldn't bring " problem " dogs into the world. I've also had phantom pregnancies ... nesting, full utters, and a gathering of stuff animals at " due date " .....when I knew d@mn well that she wasn't within 10 feet of a male for the full 4 weeks.