# pets and pregnancy

**URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pets-and-pregnancy/84848
**Category:** Factual Questions
**Created:** [October 1, 2001, 10:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pets-and-pregnancy/84848 "2001-10-01T22:09:11Z")
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### Author: ![jstotser](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/4bbf92/32.png) [@jstotser](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jstotser)
#### Post date: [October 1, 2001, 10:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pets-and-pregnancy/84848/1 "2001-10-01T22:09:11Z")

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My wife is pregnant and we are having a disagreement we felt could be resolved here. You see, my wife says that our dog Newton(Dachshound) can "sense that she is pregnant. Does anyone know if pets can detect pregnancy in humans? Thanks.

[double post. See [http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?threadid=90472](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?threadid=90472) ]

[Edited by bibliophage on 10-02-2001 at 02:47 AM]