 Swollen Vulva early in the season’s cycle as it is still bleeding. What Is a Season?: The “Season” can also be called “heat” or “oestrus”. This is the time when the female dog can become pregnant Care must be taken if you do not want a litter of unwanted puppies. It is not always obvious that the dog is in season. Especially when it is the first. The signs may be quite difficult to spot. That is because the swelling and discharge can be almost non-existent. When this occurs, varies enormously from dog to dog. An unspayed female dog can usually be expected to come into heat twice yearly and usually lasts three weeks. Unfortunately, nature does not do usually you cannot class all dogs alike. Some seasons can vary in length from two to four weeks. The average is three weeks. Always calculate it as four weeks if you are unsure, or you could be very unhappy with the outcome. Some females only have one season a year, and others can have three. Nothing is set in stone. The giant breeds may have only one season every year, some have been known to be every 18 months. Masking The Smell: When a dog is coming into season she starts giving out a pungent smell. Dogs scenting ability is on a whole different level to humans. Therefore all the neighbourhood dogs know when your dog is starting its season. Do not take your dog over the park when the dog is in season, you will get plagued by every male dog even some of the ones that have been neutered. You will also annoy the male dog’s owners as their dogs will run off sometimes from over a mile away
Having said that even then there could be loose dogs around. (1) A Bitch In Season Spray can help in all these cases. This Spray has been designed to mask the natural oestrus odours of a bitch in Season and discourage unwanted attention from dogs. I sell this in my online and physical Store in Hampton Hill. Made from herbal natural oils so no nasty chemicals. I do not sell anything with chemicals in my store What Age Does The 1st Season Normally Start?: Once again this has enormous variations. The average will start when the female is between six to thirty-six months old. Though the lower figure would normally be the smaller breeds. However, like all the others this can vary between different breeds and sizes. Charlie because he was neutered as a rescue. Does not know what is expected of him, desperate for sex Pip the female mounts him to show what he should do. In the picture Charlie, because he was neutered as a rescue before he was mature (A really bad decision) See (2) Paediatric Neutering. He really does not know what is expected of him and is very confused. Desperate for sex, Pip the female, mounts him to show what he should do. I have known dogs to have their first season at five months and others as late as thirty-six months. Having said that these would normally be the giant breeds, such as Wolfhounds or Great Danes. The size of the dog normally means they will mature at different times. For instance, I would start to become a little worried, if the season does not happen until very late (after thirty-six months) Have the dog checked out by a Vet if you are concerned that the season is delayed way past a normal time for that breed? It is prudent to check to make sure there are no underlying medical problems that could be affecting the onset of the first season. The dog may be licking around the genital regions more than normal, as she tries to keep clean. Her vulva will often become swollen; this once again can be different from dog to dog. Some can become very large, and therefore obvious, others almost unnoticeable. Other signs are mood changes and increased urination. She may develop marking behaviour, in which she urinates small amounts on different objects, either at home or on a walk. She may show restlessness and reduced appetite. She can become skittish and show nervous behaviour, recall can become a real problem as she becomes fertile. On top of that, the surges in hormones may trigger aggression and mood swings so do not go rushing to a behaviourist. I have been called out on numerous occasions only to find the dog was in season, or it was having a phantom pregnancy and the dog reverted back to its normal behaviour when that was over. Pip standing for charlie Note the tail pulled to one side When Can She Get Pregnant?: At the time the discharge becomes almost clear with some mucus, which acts as a lubricant, this is when she ovulates. The lasts for approximately 10 days from the start of her actively standing for a dog. She is now at her most fertile stage. This will be the time when she may try and escape and look for a dog to couple with. The dog’s genetics kicks in and she will actively stand for a dog and move its tail to one side inviting the male dog to mate with her. If you look at the picture you can see Pipsqueak in her second season standing for Charlie. Whilst he looks interested, in reality, he has been neutered and has no idea why she is flirting with him and what she wants. The female can get very desperate at this time, if any door or gate is unlocked then she will be off. The local lothario can also sneak in and have his evil way. If she has mated before she reaches this period in her season, she can still get pregnant. Sperm can survive for a week in her reproductive tract, therefore still capable of fertilising the eggs. It is commonly believed that if the dogs do not “tie,” which is the act of turning back to back whilst still, coupled together, then she cannot fall pregnant. This is an “old wives tale” A dog can get pregnant, just as easily without becoming fully tied, with just normal coupling. Can Dogs get pregnant when they are not in season?: The simple answer is NO!. It is totally impossible for a dog to become pregnant unless the dog is actually in season and within the heat cycle period which is generally the ten-day period in the middle of the heat cycle. Though sperm can lie dormant for a week inside her. Dogs tied after copulating can stay like this for some considerable time I have also been told by numerous people that to stop dogs that are already copulating you should throw a bucket of water over them. This is a very dangerous old wives tale. If you did this and it panics the dogs could be seriously injured internally. Once they have tied like the picture below then there is nothing you can do. You must let nature take its course and they will untie eventually. The average time is about 20-30 minutes when the male’s organ subsides and they will part naturally. If you have decided on a litter of puppies, then I have written an article especially for you. It is called (3) The Pregnant Dog Countdown to Birth (1) If dogs couple can I get her the morning after pill? Yes, there is a medication that can help to terminate a pregnancy up to a few days after coupling. Having said that it can have in some cases severe complications, some vets are wary of prescribing it. The two dogs that have tied together in the picture are my own dogs and produced the litter in the picture below (2). How long is a pregnancy? (3) Can a dog get pregnant in its first season? (4) Will, my dog miss having puppies? (5) Do dogs have menopause the same as humans? (6) What are the early signs of pregnancy? Fizz and her litter of seven healthy puppies the one with the white collar is Gunner I kept him. (7) What are the later signs of pregnancy? Her abdomen will thicken and her nipples will enlarge, and she may start lactating a few days before birth. In the last weeks, you can feel and sometimes see the puppies moving around inside the womb. On the right is Fizz She had given birth the day before to seven healthy puppies, The one with the collar is the one I kept and called Gunner. She and the father who I also owned called Jet were fed on what I consider the best dog food and supplements including Salmon Oil as are all my dogs. It makes so much difference. (4) Dog Supplements The miracle of birth can be an amazing experience. I love dogs and always have done, that is why I am in this profession. However, I have only bred one litter of puppies and they turned out brilliant dogs I have followed many litters from birth to death. Whilst the rescue centres are screaming out for homes for unwanted dogs. and the likes of the RSPCA are euthanising thousands of perfectly healthy dogs. Then perhaps just one litter of healthy and highly specialised Working Cockers is acceptable. 75% of all the dogs I have owned have been rescued. The others I bought as puppies, to be trained as gun dogs or sniffer dogs. If it was a puppy then I needed to get them early and at the most important time of their learning period, which is between 0 and 16 weeks. If I choose wisely and pick the right breeder, then I will know that the 1st weeks of their lives will have been the making of them. Read Charlies Background. Part of his story is in (5) Fearful and Timid Dogs. When I finish my first book, I will write more about Charlie’s amazing fortitude, and his ability to overcome some of the worst starts in life I have ever heard of or had to treat. I will also mention the brilliant work of a vet nurse, now a dog trainer, Who literally saved him from being systematically beaten to death, when others ignored his plight. Charlie’s brother was kicked to death by this psychopath. Gunner has turned out to be an amazing gundog and a testament to ethical and clever breeding This is Gunner the one I picked from my one and only litter, I have not written about seasons and pregnancies in dogs because I want you to rush out and get your dog neutered. I promise you that is something I would never recommend. Before you consider that read (7) Neutering the Real Story. However, if I can get just one person to take on a rescue dog. then I will have at least helped the hard-pressed rescue centres, most but not all who do brilliant work. I have very little time for the likes of the RSPCA and some of the other large rescue institutions. I like and support the small individual rescue centres. Having said that the small RSPCA units, often do sterling work. It is the wasteful heads of these institutions that appear to get the donations, whilst starving the operations that do the real work. Look at the Blue Cross recently and the scandal that hit them. The RSPCA’s boss Gavin Grant has left for “health reasons”. Rubbish don’t they often say that when people are pushed? He was an absolute car crash of a man and did no favours to an organisation that has totally lost its way. So my time and money will always go to the little ones. They are the ones that are struggling. Not the ones with a tranche of directors on six-figure salaries and fleets of company cars. ON your donations these people live the high life on salaries many of us only dream about. Charity should be for the animals, not the hangers-on. Ethical Air Dried Dog Treats Click to go to full list and scroll down Natural Air Dried Treats for Dogs: I have now started my own ethical brand of totally natural air-dried dog treats Click on the picture right which is Gunner one of my five dogs and it will take you to the range of all my treats scroll down to see all of them. or Click below (6) Air Dried Natural Dog Treats All are reared as nature intended with no growth hormones, steroids, or antibiotics and non-halal. All meat and animals must come from free-range EU regulated livestock. Made from fresh raw ingredients No chemical additives. No flavourings or colourings Gently dried and natural. No preservatives, No sugar, rancid fat or caramel Most are suitable for puppies and older dogs Come from EU regulated livestock Human grade meat. These are never stored in massive warehouses for years on end waiting for the price to rise. They come from the open field air-dried and bagged and on my shelves. I currently have 50 different treats that will rise and new ones arrive. They range from cows horns to bull willies. beef scalp to chicken necks, rabbits ears, Pigs tails, dog spaghetti and ear shells (Auricles) ©Stan Rawlinson Doglistener Latest update January 2021 (1) Bitch in Season Spray. (2) Paediatric Neutering. (3) The Pregnant Dog Countdown to Birth. (4) Dog Supplements (5) Fearful and Timid Dogs. (6) Neutering The Real Story. (7) Air Dried Natural Dog Treats |
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