My pit bull is in labor but holding off having puppies?

Put her in the whelping box and leave her alone for a little while. She needs to be where u can get to her and help her if needed. My friends dog had 3 puppies under their barn before we got to her and the puppies were almost dead. They were cold and stiff and buried in some of the dirt. We had to warm them up and get the dirt out of their mouths so they could breath. One of them later died but the other two made it.

She's been in labour a long time, normally you shouldn't leave it more that a few hours from the start of labour to the birth of the last pup.

Let her walk around a bit, it will bring the labour on and she might feel more comfortable than just being put somewhere she doesn't want to be, even if she can't whelp under the barn she might be more comfortable if you let her choose somewhere else.

The puppies and mother are at risk with the labour continuing this long. Even when she goes into full labour there is a good chance that she will be so exhausted she won't have the energy to continue.

Express some milk from her nipples, sounds weird but increases and strengthens contractions, let her walk around a bit. If she goes much longer you will have to seriously consider going to the vets because there could be another problem, not just her purposefully holding off. If a puppy's stuck then there is little chance of survival without immediate medical care.

my J.R.T i had when i was a kid labour was like this, she had a pup stuck and had to have an emergency c-section. We caught it early so all the other pups survived apart from the stuck one :( don't leave it too long if she's really getting uncomfortable, you can never really tell with dogs, they hide their pain so you will have to watch carefully for distress signal, take her temperature, watch her breathing and time contractions. After delivery make sure all placenta is delivered. Good luck, hope it goes ok!

Is her whelping box in a dark room with a door that can close? She might want some more quiet and privacy. :(

Good luck.

A dog can put off labor for only so long. Force the dog to stay in her whelping box..she'll get used to it.

Take control of your dog..and congrats at bringing more pitbulls into this world.

Let her have her pups under the barn. You dont want her to be in labor too long. Just before the night come and get her and the pups.

U should let her have birth underneath the barn. She feels safe there

Let her have them where she has nested & where she wants to have her pups

If you force her, she may feel her litter is in harm & if she can't get them to a safe place, she may kill them to keep them safe.

Let her have them under the barn, they will be out when they get a bit older. Then you can socialize them.

You don't want an upset mama. Let her be.

Ask your breed mentor moron.