First Heat
Harriet started her first heat on December 13 at 9 months old (my girl is an early bloomer). I'm just wondering when its safe to bring her back to the dog park, puppy daycare, etc.? Obviously, I'm terrified to go back too early and have to deal with the CONSEQUENCES! I'm assuming a month + 5 days from the start means she's finished, but (and I cannot believe I'm about to type this  ) her "area" (ahem) is still rather puffy...swollen...what have you. Having never owned a bitch before, I have no idea if this is a permanent change or an indicator that she's still feeling ...err... amorous . Thoughts?Also, while we're on the topic, we're planning to have her spayed in March around her first birthday. Is this too soon? Thanks! |
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| Yes, she is finished! You are safe. March will be a-ok for her spay. |
| If you haven't already, give her a good bath too, with a deodorizing shampoo. It will make her less "attractive" to the other dogs, especially if she's going back to daycare, or group playtimes. Otherwise they will be all sniffing her up and she likely will get pretty irritated or bothered by all the gang sniffing her up.  |
Blueshire wrote: Yes, she is finished! You are safe. Oh, thank god. I don't know who's missed the dog park more...her or me.  |
| You may find that she remains a little "bigger" (not swollen, but more developed, shall we say?) than she was before. This is a good thing from a development point of view. A bitch who was spayed before her first season remains kind of juvenile and underdeveloped in this area and some seem to be more prone to UTIs. My rescue dog was clearly spayed young. I guess I'd never seen an underdeveloped bitch before because the first time I got a look at her external plumbing I almost hauled her off to my vet before it struck me why she would still look like a puppy, but be the tallest OES in the house   Kristine |
| This might be a good place for one of you experienced types to outline the heat process. I had it built up in my head as this huge horrible hideous thing, but having experienced it last summer with Virginia, it is not that big a deal. But I would love to understand the cycle of it. One thing that really confused me was that (cover your eyes if you have a delicate constitution) the bleeding part happened BEFORE they become, err, ready for a husband. Kind of the opposite of women. I would love to see some kind of time line of the process. I don't even know how long a dog pregnancy lasts. So much I don't know about these gorgeous creatures! As for the lovely Harriet, more pictures please of the lovely girl! |
| pregnancy last 60-61 days from breeding dates. |
Mady wrote: This might be a good place for one of you experienced types to outline the heat process. I had it built up in my head as this huge horrible hideous thing, but having experienced it last summer with Virginia, it is not that big a deal. But I would love to understand the cycle of it. One thing that really confused me was that (cover your eyes if you have a delicate constitution) the bleeding part happened BEFORE they become, err, ready for a husband. Kind of the opposite of women. I would love to see some kind of time line of the process. I don't even know how long a dog pregnancy lasts. So much I don't know about these gorgeous creatures! As for the lovely Harriet, more pictures please of the lovely girl! Yes! I agree! Some sort of timeline and "Is this normal?" guideline would be so helpful for first timers, like me! And save breeders from panicked phone calls on Christmas Eve, right Amber? As for photos of Miss Harriet, they're on hiatus. She found a pen to chew on recently and currently has bright blue legs. We're debating changing her name to Smurfette. Anyone know how to get ink out of fur? |
Charm had her first(and only) heat cycle late November to mid December. It wasn't quite what I expected either, and not a stray dog in sight.  Like you, I worried constantly but our breeder was phenomenal in her support. She did tell us to wait two to three months after completion for her spay. Just to give her anatomy a recovery period. Dont know if that is the standard but she is scheduled for end of February. Thanks, Kristine, for the info about their physical maturity. I was worried that she was not returning to normal. Worry, worry, worry, what did I do before???? I'm sorry but I can't stop laughing at Smurfette  |
http://dogs.lovetoknow.com/wiki/Female_Dog_Heat_Cycle You'll also find now that harriet has had that heat not only a mature "twat" her nipples are more developed too and both will stay that way now even after spaying, she is a woman now |
| Well, you get ink out of material by spraying with hairspray & then holding under cold running water. Don't know about dog hair. I suppose you could try something like dog shampoo mixed with Clairol Shimmerlights. |
lisaoes wrote: http://dogs.lovetoknow.com/wiki/Female_Dog_Heat_Cycle You'll also find now that harriet has had that heat not only a mature "twat" her nipples are more developed too and both will stay that way now even after spaying, she is a woman now Yeah...I'm not used to the nipples yet. Whenever I rub her belly I think they're mats. I'm running for the brush before I remember. |
emanning123 wrote: Yeah...I'm not used to the nipples yet. Whenever I rub her belly I think they're mats. I'm running for the brush before I remember. |
auntybren wrote: Charm had her first(and only) heat cycle late November to mid December. It wasn't quite what I expected either, and not a stray dog in sight. Hahahaha! This cracked me up! I actually had our garden hose at the ready to shooo away any boy dogs that came lurking about. Not sure how effective if would have been in the middle of a Canadian winter, but in my head, I was prepared. Thankfully! Not one to be seen! |
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