Age For First Season

[springfield 20]

After some advice I own a 22month lurcher bitch. She's not yet came into season and is very immature. Has anyone had a bitch go longer than this and do they mature mentally after there first season. Thanks in advance

[Wild-Bill 500]

My lurcher bitch has her first season last august and she was about 27 months old. She was very immature till then she's much more level headed now and reaped the rewards this season. Bear with it mate I would say she will have a season this summer.

[springfield 20]

Cheers wild-bill. She's had a few rabbits ferreting and lamping buthe plays with them like a cat with a mouse when caught

[springfield 20]

I'm hoping she gains some more preys drive after a season

[desertbred 5,490]

i have known bitches over 3 not have a season some working bitches sometimes have sporadic seasons missing several cycles. Yet other bitches known them to come in 8/9months old and be regular as clockwork every 6 months after that. As for maturing after first season had a ouple were immature all their lives, . If your concerned have her checked out by a vet . otherwise just let nature take its course some times having it round other bitches in season will bring it in.

Edited March 4, 2017 by desertbred

[skycat 6,174]

Had one lurcher bitch not come in season until she was nearly 4. After that she had yearly seasons. Nothing wrong with her, and had 2 litters out of her.

[ollieollie 766]

Mine came on at 2 yrs, regular every 9/10 months after that. Shes in now and this is the first time i,ve ever had an entire male in the house at the same time, what a pain in the arse it is! I feel like a prison guard

[Aussie Whip 4,287]

Both my whippet/stags were just over 2 when came on season, still immature in some ways till over 3 but have worked well since about 10 months,Both only come on season in spring,sort of like a wild animal.My terrier came on at 6 months and every 6 months like clockwork,was a serious dog after her 1st season.

[dog man 176]

Nothing to worry about season will come in it's own time ensure she has all the vitamins she needs and fit and it will happen sometimes prior to come in heat they could go off there food and loss condition then heat will come all true what all the other lads have said just keep her in condition as I had a bitch came in season for 2 days and next season lost her condition badly after that all seasons ok bitches are funny things lol.

[TOMO 28,498]

got a bitch here,,bonnie,,my collie grey whippet thing,,she was 3 at the end of jan,,,still not had a season,,and long may it continue,,,im in no hurry for her to have a poxy season to be honest....

 

venus my other dog was 2,,,when she had her first,,,,,and tara my old kelpie cross was 3 when she had her first,,,,

 

cant say as mine is imature,,,been working well from 9 month old..

[C.green 3,257]

got a bitch here,,bonnie,,my collie grey whippet thing,,she was 3 at the end of jan,,,still not had a season,,and long may it continue,,,im in no hurry for her to have a poxy season to be honest....

 

venus my other dog was 2,,,when she had her first,,,,,and tara my old kelpie cross was 3 when she had her first,,,,

 

cant say as mine is imature,,,been working well from 9 month old..

with lurchers I like to keep dogs but me old man has allways kept bitches he reckons you keep them fit and well worked it supresses there seasons. Not sure how much truth in it like.

[TOMO 28,498]

yep i here the same thing mate,,,an old greyhound trainer i used to control moles for told me the same,,,he told me it was especialy true in long distance racers,,,he said it wasnt uncomon for them to not come in season till they finished racing,, when they got a bit of fat on them,,, not sure why a distance animal would be any difrent,,,

 

intrestingly,,female human athaleats that have a low bodyfat,,often dont have periods,,,so perhaps the low bodyfat and fittnes thing it true,,,

[springfield 20]

Do you find they mature a lot after there first season

[skycat 6,174]

Having their first season is a stage in the development of the bitch. But it won't necessarily alter her attitude a lot. If she has a certain temperament, mind set, that is her. Just because the dam may have been a first class working bitch doesn't always mean that those traits will be passed on to her offspring. It's not just the parents you need to look at when breeding lurchers, but the grand parents and even further back. Genes are funny things, and you could, for example, throw back to a dumb or less able dog way back in the line. Unless you have created your own line from scratch, paying very close attention to putting in the traits you want, many lurcher litters are a lucky dip, a lottery as we seldom know all the ancestors or what their temperaments were like.