Stage 1- prelimonary explusion of pups, mother is restless, temp drops, builds nest, contractions begin, shoud be 2-12 hours stage 2- explulsion of pups, strong contractions, each pup can take about 30 mins. Stage 3- explusion of placenta, this can occur interchangable with stage 2 meaning she can have 2 pups then placenta then another … Read more