When is the right time to let my dog have her baby?

I hope you don't mind my being candid, but instead of thinking of your dog having puppies, you should get her "fixed"..that is spayed so she won't have puppies. There are so many unwanted pets who are given up to shelters precisely due to people allowing their pets to breed--and since shelters are so overcrowded, many of these unwanted pets are euthanized, that is killed. The chance that your dog will have only one puppy is slim when female dogs can have as many as eight puppies in a litter.

Aww, don't breed your puppy! :( Believe me when I say dogs are MUCH happier when they are fixed and don't have to have babies, or go through heat and stuff like that. Plus, there could very well be complications during the preganancy or birth (for the mom or puppies). It does sound like you really love animals and care about your dog, if you want more dogs adopt from a shelter or a rescue! You could find all kinds of dogs, mixes and pure breds. And places are getting SO overcrowded with adoptable animals they have to put some to sleep because they just don't have room. And a big reaosn for that is people breeding their own dogs and selling/giving the puppies away...that's 1-8 dogs that could have been saved from a shelter. I hope me speaking my opinion didn't upset or offend you in any way. I'm just always trying to spread the word!

Sorry to be so blunt, but if you need to ask this question here you should NOT be breeding a dog. I'm sure your dog is adorable and absolutely perfect in your eyes, but that does NOT mean you should breed her. Even if your dog was purebred and had papers (AKC does not count as papers), that doesn't mean she is a quality dog to breed. And if you think you're going to make money out of it...think twice. It'll probably wind up costing you more money in the long run. Are you ready for multiple vet visits? Are you prepared to lose your cute and lovely companion? Would you be able to handle losing the puppies? Do you have the money to afford a C-section if there were complications, which is common in small breed dogs? Can you afford all the shots the puppies will need, and the extra food? Do you have the time to hand feed them should the mother not produce milk? The sad reality of it is that there are more puppies born every day than there are humans to care for them. If you have a kill shelter in your area, go take a walk up and down the aisles and look at the faces of the dogs about to be euthanized and see if you still want to bring a couple more into this world who may face the same fate.