my bitch first season

[beddlington/greyhound 50]

Hi all,advice needed this is all new to me my bitch is either coming into season or already in. she is a 14 months old beddy/greyhound

 

i have noticed most of the dogs i go out with sniffing around her and covering her pee with theres after she been. ?

 

there are no signs of bleeding yet?

 

she is not the biggest bitch. i can see she is putting on weight "i dont think she is pregnant"?

 

her coat seems to be seems to be looking alot healthier.

 

the weight and coat has always been a issue as she has had a few injurys and skin problem in the past few months so now she could be feeling herself again and that could be the reason for those getting better.

 

so all im asking is for someone to give some advice or info.

 

should i still work her?

 

when is she most likely to get pregnant?

 

thanks

[beddlington/greyhound 50]

Hi all,advice needed this is all new to me my bitch is either coming into season or already in. she is a 14 months old beddy/greyhound

 

i have noticed most of the dogs i go out with sniffing around her and covering her pee with theres after she been. ?

 

there are no signs of bleeding yet?

 

she is not the biggest bitch. i can see she is putting on weight "i dont think she is pregnant"?

 

her coat seems to be seems to be looking alot healthier.

 

the weight and coat has always been a issue as she has had a few injurys and skin problem in the past few months so now she could be feeling herself again and that could be the reason for those getting better.

 

so all im asking is for someone to give some advice or info.

 

should i still work her?

 

when is she most likely to get pregnant?

 

thanks

 

she will get pregnant when a dog ties to her

yes i know that but there are certain times when a bitch will take it easily isnt there? also i am after any info on the weight gain? and if i should still work her?

[Guest bullterrier]

dont work her when shes in season mate as she been with a male at all . ..john

[beddlington/greyhound 50]

dont work her when shes in season mate as she been with a male at all . ..john

yes she has been with a male. but not for long plus he is only a pup 10moths old. why do you not work them when in season?

[Guest bullterrier]

dont work her when shes in season mate as she been with a male at all . ..john

yes she has been with a male. but not for long plus he is only a pup 10moths old. why do you not work them when in season?

 

 

a 10 month old pup can sire a litter mate

[skycat 6,174]

A bitch's first season can be very light, hardly noticeable, or it can be very heavy with prolonged bleeding: large breeds such as Deerhound crosses swell up like a giant ferret jill would: no problem for a dog with bad aim! LOL

 

Also, a bitch can almost come into a first season, show blood for a couple of days then stop again and not have a proper season until a few months later.

 

Once a bitch has had a proper season her nipples will get a bit bigger: this is not to be confused with the nipples of a bitch that has suckled a litter. Before a first season the nipples are the same as on a dog pup, barely noticeable, but once they've had that first season they will be easy to see.

 

A bitch's hormones are getting ready for that first season for several weeks before she actually starts the season, and male dogs will notice the rising hormones in her body from the smell of her pee. My dogs start sniffing around a bitch for at least a month before she comes in season (starts showing blood)

 

When a bitch does come into season her vulva will swell, though with some bitches the swelling is hardly obvious. Some bitches keep themselves so clean by licking their rear end that you may not even realise they are in season at all, so you need to watch them closely.

 

They also often become a bit scatty, downright disobedient, nutty and hunt like demons for about a fortnight before they come into season. Watch you bitch's behaviour carefully as that is the most likely indication: unless she is already all of those things, which she might well be if she is still a pup LOL

 

She will do little marking pees all over the place and if she lives in the house her housetraining may even take a backwards step for a while.

 

The reason you shouldn't work a bitch hard until she is at least 12 weeks out of season is that the body is preparing for a pregnancy. In the wild only the alpha bitch, say in a wolf pack, or amongst the Cape Hunting Dogs of Africa, will be allowed to breed, but the lesser bitches still come into season, they just won't be allowed to mate. This is because there needs to be a substitute mother just in case the real mother dies. The other bitches come into milk to feed the orphan pups and domestic dogs still do this.

 

When a bitch's hormones tell her she is pregnant, even if she is not really, the body starts laying down fat, especially round the internal organs. This is in preparation for the time when the bitch would not be able to hunt for the first week or two after she has had her pups and must rely on the rest of the pack or her own fat reserves to produce milk.

 

The muscles also soften and the near the time when she would give birth the ligaments round the pelvis relax in order to birth to happen.

 

Working a bitch hard during this time can damage her muscles and ligaments not to mention the extra strain on her heart with a soft fatty body to carry around.

 

Most bitches get bigger mammary glands as their real or phantom pregnancy progresses, and once the real or imaginary pups are born you need to remember that a bitch would normally feed pups for the first month of their life. Only once the natural weaning time has been and gone can you start to get the bitch fit again, building her up slowly to full fitness when the pups would be, say, about 4 months old.

 

All bitches are different and some show little or no external sign of all this, whilst others turn in to flabby lumps. A little ferreting or mooching is not a problem, and regular steady exercise helps to keep her fit, but long courses or hard nights out lamping are not good at all.

 

HOpe this helps.

[beddlington/greyhound 50]

A bitch's first season can be very light, hardly noticeable, or it can be very heavy with prolonged bleeding: large breeds such as Deerhound crosses swell up like a giant ferret jill would: no problem for a dog with bad aim! LOL

 

Also, a bitch can almost come into a first season, show blood for a couple of days then stop again and not have a proper season until a few months later.

 

Once a bitch has had a proper season her nipples will get a bit bigger: this is not to be confused with the nipples of a bitch that has suckled a litter. Before a first season the nipples are the same as on a dog pup, barely noticeable, but once they've had that first season they will be easy to see.

 

A bitch's hormones are getting ready for that first season for several weeks before she actually starts the season, and male dogs will notice the rising hormones in her body from the smell of her pee. My dogs start sniffing around a bitch for at least a month before she comes in season (starts showing blood)

 

When a bitch does come into season her vulva will swell, though with some bitches the swelling is hardly obvious. Some bitches keep themselves so clean by licking their rear end that you may not even realise they are in season at all, so you need to watch them closely.

 

They also often become a bit scatty, downright disobedient, nutty and hunt like demons for about a fortnight before they come into season. Watch you bitch's behaviour carefully as that is the most likely indication: unless she is already all of those things, which she might well be if she is still a pup LOL

 

She will do little marking pees all over the place and if she lives in the house her housetraining may even take a backwards step for a while.

 

The reason you shouldn't work a bitch hard until she is at least 12 weeks out of season is that the body is preparing for a pregnancy. In the wild only the alpha bitch, say in a wolf pack, or amongst the Cape Hunting Dogs of Africa, will be allowed to breed, but the lesser bitches still come into season, they just won't be allowed to mate. This is because there needs to be a substitute mother just in case the real mother dies. The other bitches come into milk to feed the orphan pups and domestic dogs still do this.

 

When a bitch's hormones tell her she is pregnant, even if she is not really, the body starts laying down fat, especially round the internal organs. This is in preparation for the time when the bitch would not be able to hunt for the first week or two after she has had her pups and must rely on the rest of the pack or her own fat reserves to produce milk.

 

The muscles also soften and the near the time when she would give birth the ligaments round the pelvis relax in order to birth to happen.

 

Working a bitch hard during this time can damage her muscles and ligaments not to mention the extra strain on her heart with a soft fatty body to carry around.

 

Most bitches get bigger mammary glands as their real or phantom pregnancy progresses, and once the real or imaginary pups are born you need to remember that a bitch would normally feed pups for the first month of their life. Only once the natural weaning time has been and gone can you start to get the bitch fit again, building her up slowly to full fitness when the pups would be, say, about 4 months old.

 

All bitches are different and some show little or no external sign of all this, whilst others turn in to flabby lumps. A little ferreting or mooching is not a problem, and regular steady exercise helps to keep her fit, but long courses or hard nights out lamping are not good at all.

 

HOpe this helps.

 

i will take all that in and keep a eye out for that. thats exactly what i wanted a nice clear read of some usefull infomation.

 

thanks skycat

[rickyspringer 15]

Skycat, fair play to you mate, very imformative read and very useful... Would help anyone out whi is new to owning a bitch!! Wish someone would of told me that whe I was staring out..