Yes, you can have her groomed if she is pregnant.  I had my Shih-Tzu groomed about a week or so before she had her puppies.  It's better to do it before the puppies are born b/c once they are, you really don't want to have the mother messed with for 6-8 weeks.  She won't want to be bothered … Read more

Yes, yes, and yes!  It is VERY possibly for the dog to become pregnant if they get stuck together the first time.  This happened to my two Shih-Tzu's in mid-October (it was BOTH their first time and they only got stuck together once--the female was only 8 months old), and we had a litter of one puppy … Read more

You can't pry them apart once they're attached.  You just have to leave them alone & wait (usually they will detach after 15-20 minutes or so).  If you try to pry them apart, you can cause major damage to the female (and quite possibly the male) and cause her insides to come out (and it could possible … Read more

My vet told me (and it happened almost to the day with my female dog's litter) it was between 62 and 65 days.  Hope this helps. :-)