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Having another bitch in the yard that's in heat MIGHT bring her in, especially if it's a kennel mate. Vitamin B12 has brought a few of mine into heat years ago but it never seemed like a full season. 

As BM said, nature knows best, better not to force it

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21 hours ago, bull mcabe said:

She'll be in heat when she's in heat. Never rush it nature knows best.

I’ve a bitch here now came in as normal but after 2 days stopped bleeding but stayed swelling up. I was hoping to bred of her this time. Anyone any experience with this 

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43 minutes ago, shaneg said:

I’ve a bitch here now came in as normal but after 2 days stopped bleeding but stayed swelling up. I was hoping to bred of her this time. Anyone any experience with this 

I'd still be treating her as if she's in heat. You'd often see bitches as they get older or have had a few litters already that there heats don't seem as full on as younger bitches but as a day or two passes there bleeding again and have actually been in heat the whole time. I've seen this before more than once and the bitches have been bred successfully.  But who knows may have been a false heat but in all honesty I've never had much experience of the whole false heat carry on in the first place and I've been around brood bitches a long time. Is the bitch in question pushing on a bit or had a few litters shane? 

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15 minutes ago, bull mcabe said:

I'd still be treating her as if she's in heat. You'd often see bitches as they get older or have had a few litters already that there heats don't seem as full on as younger bitches but as a day or two passes there bleeding again and have actually been in heat the whole time. I've seen this before more than once and the bitches have been bred successfully.  But who knows may have been a false heat but in all honesty I've never had much experience of the whole false heat carry on in the first place and I've been around brood bitches a long time. Is the bitch in question pushing on a bit or had a few litters shane? 

She will be in a week today if she is having a proper season so I’ll try her with the dog anyway he will soon tell me. She’s had a couple of litters she would be 6/7 at a guess. Hopefully she is in right I was really looking forward to this mating 

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2 minutes ago, shaneg said:

She will be in a week today if she is having a proper season so I’ll try her with the dog anyway he will soon tell me. She’s had a couple of litters she would be 6/7 at a guess. Hopefully she is in right I was really looking forward to this mating 

If she's after staying swelled up I'd nearly say she's still in heat. She'll be able to tell you in a few days if she starts to stand for a dog. Fingers crossed 

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1 hour ago, bull mcabe said:

Unusual that. Pity.

I seen it happen with a lurcher I had 10 years ago came in for a few day me and out again and then after a month she came in season properly. Hopefully that will be the case here 

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On 20/07/2019 at 12:27, nippy1234 said:

I have a bitch here that dont swell much an cleans the blood on hershelf an in her pen....only way of catching her is having a horny old dog abot

Can she still be bred without swelling have a good bitch that does the exact same had her in a kennel with a male over a year cant get her bred seems nothing is working last week she acted like she wanted bred will see what happens but is hour bitch producing?

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