Re: What to expect when she has a season Don't know if there is an article bug thought I would share my experience with you. Harley started her season at about 10-11 months old. We noticed a spot of blood on her blanket. Her vulva became very swollen. She cleaned herself a lot during her season, so much so that the only time we seen any blood was when she was asleep - we put an old sheet over her bed and one on the sofa. She became more clingy and wanted cuddles all the time. She did demand a lot of attention and wanted to be with me constantly. She went off her food for a week - just picked at meals. She bled for about 3 weeks, then had clear discharge for a few days after this. We kept her on lead from day 1 until 14 days after she stopped bleeding. Hope this helps you a bit
Re: What to expect when she has a season Excellent Ternaya , Jane you might also notice that her appetite is less healthy than normal and she may wish to go out for a wee more than usual too . Millie also cleaned herself well , I kept her on lead from the day I noticed blood until about three or four days after any discharge disappeared . Bear in mind too that some bitches can become complete tarts , their desire to find a mate can be just as rampant as the dogs desire to find the bitch in season
Re: What to expect when she has a season I am not walking Elsie, she is absolutely determined to get away and the number of males hanging around is scary. Will resume when she is over this and have bathed her to get her smelling of strawberries again. Also despite cleaning herself we are having a lot of blood on carpets and sofa etc, she only has to stand up and starts dripping.
Re: What to expect when she has a season Our black lab is nearly 8 months old and has just gone into season. She is now having a wee every few minutes and there is blood dripping from her onto the kitchen tiles, she is also picking at her feed and not eating very much at all, her stools are also quite soft. Should we keep bringing her into the kitchen in the evenings when we return from work or should we keep her in the run 24/7 until it's over? We live out in the country so plan to keep walking her daily in the fields beside us, with the lead close to hand. Is there anything else I should be looking out for or even even doing for her??
Re: What to expect when she has a season Elsie became very clingy and wanted cuddles a lot, I wouldn't have liked to think she might need reassurance and was shut out. Also off lead even where you are sounds dangerous, males from miles away can sense a bitch and bitches become absolute escape artists to get to them. We got some pants for Elsie so she didn't bleed on the furniture - worked really well had 2 pairs one on and one in the wash. This sort of thing http://www.amazon.co.uk/Dog-Season-...328&sr=1-13&keywords=pants+for+dogs+in+season
Re: What to expect when she has a season Hi and welcome to the forum Harley became clingy when she was in season plus her appetite dwindled for a few weeks. We put old towels and sheets on the floor to try and protect the flooring as much as possible. Or you could try the pants or just wipe up after her. As for being off lead, I would be very careful as males from miles away can smell a bitch in season and can escape to get to her. That would be my biggest concern.
Re: What to expect when she has a season I'm hopefully having Willow spayed before her first season, but one of the other couples who took a bitch are letting her have a season first. The breeders gave her a thing which is a bit like those pants Julie posted, but a lot thinner - like a belt that goes around the waist, with a mesh-like material covering all the parts, then a bit for inserting pads. The pads that came with it were too small, she told us, but you could use a human sanitary towel in to much better effect. If I was letting my bitch have a season, I'd definitely use something like that, to save me mopping up every two minutes and also to stop any errant boys getting in!
Re: What to expect when she has a season Nothing to add apart from the fact that I kept both my girls at home whilst they had their season. I don't want my girls being jumped on by an entire dog and ending up with an unplanned litter. Unless you have a small dog you can lift out of the way it would be pretty difficult to stop a dog once it had started mounting your own. Also as mentioned above the scent trail left by an in season bitch drives many dogs mad, both males and some females. Some will jump over fences to find the lady, and as the owner of the female I feel it is my responsibility not to encourage this to happen. If you really HAVE to walk your dog when she is in season it should always be on a lead and not where other dogs are walked. 3-4 weeks kept at home really isn't a problem. Something like clicker training is a great way to get them using their brain, plus there are plenty of active things they can do in the garden. Hope this helps. Chloe
Re: What to expect when she has a season i keep milly in for 4 weeks when she is in season as she definitly must not get mated as she only has one kidney for a dog that gallops all the time when out off lead she is extremly good in the time she stays in she does need more wees even all night but we take turns to get up and time soon goes
Re: What to expect when she has a season We walk Poppy on the lead very early in the morning when no other dogs are around (5 am if possible), then again in the evening on the lead just around the block. Otherwise we play retrieving with her in the garden. I find she gets a bit moody when in season - sometimes she wants lots of cuddles, sometimes she wants to be left alone. She wees more than normal. But her appetite is undiminished!!! :
Re: What to expect when she has a season milly was due in season last week we were on holiday week before last on a farm and she was mounting another bitch but still not swollen up she had 2 seasons before this and they were 6 months apart almost to the day
Re: What to expect when she has a season is it usual for the seasons to be different amounts of time as milly was in season twice almost 6months to the day and now has not started 6months and 3 weeks now
Re: What to expect when she has a season Don't worry, she'll come into season when she is ready. Probably within a few weeks, but it's not unusual at all for the seasons to be a little erratic.
Re: What to expect when she has a season thanks it is easier when we know if she is due as we go on holiday on a farm in somerset and can only go when she is not in season as farm has no enclosed garden
Re: What to expect when she has a season milly is now in season just started pinkish discharge i do not take her out can someone remind me how long before it is safe to take her out thanks
Re: What to expect when she has a season Three weeks is what I went by. Molly's just finished. I let her off lead yesterday on day 22 after first seeing blood. We met lots of dogs and none showed any interest. It was also a week after she'd finished bleeding (I think that is the most likely time for pregnancy/ time to take most care ).
