Having had a litter of dane pups before I can honestly say that IMO taking the dog to the vets should be fine - unless of course she's a very flighty or nervy animal, which I doubt cos you wouldn't be breeding from her if she was.
I took my dane bitch to the vet to have her scan and she was fine, didn't find it stressfull at all.
Do you mind me asking what the reason for wanting a scan is? If it's simply curiosity then I'd say stay well alone especially if it's evident that she's pregnant and you don't need it to establish a pregnancy.
If it's to find out if she's pregnant and not just having a phantom then I'd seriously consider taking her if you feel the need to know.
At the end of the day, you know you're bitch more than anyone and I'm sure you'll do what you think is best for her, I just wanted to let you know what my experience of scanning was. Also, just bear in mind that it's not 100% accurate and can be hard to read sometimes, so if it's a head count you wanted then take it with a pinch of salt. My vet managed to catch sight of 4 pups, she ended up having 10, so don't get complacent when she's having them thinking they've all arrived cos the number matches what the vet said. At the end of the day the vet can only tell you what he see's at that particular moment.
Good luck with the pups, don't envy the worry and stress you're about to go through though but i'll certainly keep my fingers crossed for you. It'd be great if you could keep posting and let us know how it's all going.
Do you mind me asking what breed your dog is?
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