my pregnent dog

Question
my dog is a poodle mix she was in heat starting in december 30 and today in aprial 25 i wondering that do dogs give birth at night or can they give i during the day cause i dont want here to give birth wile im at school thats the main thing im scared about and with her first litter she had i had to do every thing with taking off the sack staying up till 12 to 6 or 7 oclock

Answer
Hello Brandy,
Your dog could go into labor at any time.  It doesn't matter whether its in the morning or evening.  
You can have a better idea of when she is going to deliver if you will start taking her temperature twice a day.  A dogs normal temperature is around 101.5; when a dog starts to go into labor, their temp will drop to around 98.0  
You take a dogs temperature by using a rectal thermometer and you insert it into the dogs rectum.  Be sure that you know how to do this the correct way so that you don't injure your dogs rectum.  If you have a digital thermometer, it is easier to take the temp.  

Chances are that your dog will know what to do this time around.  Its natural for a female to be unsure with her first pregnancy, but usually their instints will kick in and they will know what to do the next pregnancy.  
If you are still unsure about your dog, you might see if there is anyone that your dog can stay with while you are at school in case she does go into labor while you are away.  

I hope this helps you some.  If you have other questions for me, please feel free to ask.

Thanks for using AllExperts.com,
Kim