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Registered with. A brief summary How long are dogs in heat — is it a lifetime thing? How long does a dog's season last? How long does a dog in heat bleed? Are there any other signs a dog is coming into season? Add menthol to the tip of her tail This may help to cover the scent — especially useful if you have other dogs at home. The estrus cycle usually lasts an average of three weeks, although this can vary from weeks.
It begins with swelling of the vulva and vaginal discharge and ends when all bleeding has stopped. A female may allow a male to mount her at any time during the cycle, although most not only only accept mounting later in the cycle, but actively seek it. Your dog will continue to go into heat throughout her life, although the length of time between estrus will increase as she gets older. With experience, pet owners become more adept at recognizing the onset and taking good care of their dogs during this natural life cycle.
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I know how us girls sometimes get at that time of the month. I'd spay quickly. Had no regrets. Most vet recommend spaying before first heat. You know what they are like Normally I would just refer you back to older posts, like Alaska did, but you have to dig through a lot to get to a description of the signs assuming there are any of a bitch being in heat. Just remember that anything you read is not "written in stone," that is, all dogs differ and some may exhibit all the classical signs, some may exhibit few or none, and the rest will fall somewhere in between.
Generally the first signs you'll notice will be a bloody discharge and the vulva will swell. Some bitches are very clean and you may never see evidence of blood; in others it will be obvious. You may see your bitch licking herself a lot and she may urinate more often than normal. Likewise the swelling may be slight or quite distinctive. If you have another dog in the household, your bitch in heat may mount the other dog. During the period when the bitch is receptive to mating, the discharge will usually be a clear yellowish color or may just be a little less blood-tinged.
Her nipples may also swell not necessarily like those of a lactating bitch, but they will become more prominent. Also, six months is not a magic age in that the first heat can appear anytime after six months, but your dog might not have her first heat until she is much older. The rule of thumb this is a general rule and and varies by breed and among individuals in a breed is that the heat cycle lasts 21 days days coming in, 7 days when she is receptive to the male, and 7 days going out.
To be safe, it's best to keep your bitch away from male dogs for the full three-week heat cycle note 7 days is the average, but each part could be as short as 4 days or as long as 9 days, so that's why it's best to keep your dog away from all males for the full time.
I think part of the reluctance in people saying "this is how you'll know" is simply because individual dogs will have very individual heat cycles. Then there's also silent heat, in which the bitch is in heat but showing no obvious outward signs.
Sometimes the best indicator of a bitch coming into heat or being in heat is a male dog even neutered. They will unfailingly know. Thank you Julie for that very informative post. That is the information I've been looking for, all in one post and nicely explained. I have a little girl that is a year old that I would like to wait til she is 2 to spay since she is going to be a serious sport dog and I would like for her to grow into herself fully.
She has shown no signs at all and I'm beginning to wonder if I should worry. She is very lean and athletic though so maybe that has something to do with it I'm prepared with a crate in a back bedroom to crate her in to stay away from the other dogs. I've walked my fence several times to check the security not that she would ever be out there unsupervised anyhow and am now just tapping my foot and waiting.
Border collies can be slow maturing. I believe that if there were a "rule" it would be that smaller breeds generally come into their first heat sooner and larger breeds come in later, but there are probably plenty of exceptions to that. Lark didn't have her first heat until she was 16 months old and then didn't have a sedond heat till a year later.
She is small with no fat, basically, and I think that has played a part in her cycle. Phoebe had her first heat at about a year old and then not again until about a month ago, so nearly a year after the first.
If I remember correctly, Twist was around 8 months when she first came into heat. My bitches are were all on an 8-month heat cycle as well. The interesting thing is that when one comes in, the others usually will follow, so if you have multiple bitches, that three weeks can draaag out.
I don't know if dominance hierarchy has anything to do with it or not. Twist used to always come in first, followed by Kat. After Twist was spayed, we started having these longer heat cycles, and this last time, Lark came in first, followed by Phoebe, then Kat poor Pip spent a lot of time in his crate.
I know you say she's not outside unsupervised, but just remember that dogs male and female have been known to do heroic things to try and get to one of the opposite gender when a female is in heat. And breedings can take place through wire barriers. I've heard lots of mentions of "slient heats". Can someone explain why this might happen and what are the issues that might pop up with a silent heat.
I have a young bitch that has went through 2 normal heat cycles in her short 2 yr old life.
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