Dogs

10 questions I'm most asked about dogs in heat

1st What heat?

Heat is more properly called the cycle. Females can become pregnant during this cycle. It is equivalent to human menstruation.

2nd What are the symptoms?

Women bleed from the vagina, sometimes with swelling of the vulva and increased urination. Do not expect bleeding comparable to a married man.

For small dogs, it is usually not much and you must pay attention to your dog, to identify her first cycle. Other than the bleeding may be the most visible symptom

Dogs hang around your house.

3rd When a dog comes into heat?

The average female dog has her first cycle about six months old. A few dogs start earlier and dogs later, even as late as 14 months.

If you have a new female puppy, should observe and note when they have their first cycle. If she is 14 months and was hasn't't still in the heat, you should take him to a vet.

4th How long does heat cycle last?

The average is three weeks or 21 days. In some dogs it only takes two weeks, while others go four weeks.

5th How often do they have in the heat?

Most female dogs have regular cycles usually every six to eight months. It is quite typical in heat twice a year.

6th When it will be pregnant?

You can get pregnant, when the heat. Some growers

Analysis of progesterone to identify the fertile days, but the rule-of-thumb is that the fertile days of their cycle 11-15 of themselves.

Note - if they are in heat for the dog to any male

Dog to mount. Only a few women but accept it when a man

they are not in the heat.

7th Can they become pregnant their first cycle?

Yes. However, responsible breeders generally not be a dog race, the first one. For one thing, you have to show genetic testing and serious problems such as hip conditions do not until a dog is about two years to carry out.

8th Can I take a walk in this cycle?

Yes with care. She has no problem with the exercise, but walking is a magnet for male dogs.

Even the best trained and behaved dog is to succumb to hormones. You can not trust him on a leash or out of your control. Never left outside of himself, even in a fenced yard if there is a possibility of the males in the vicinity.

For walks, where the males in your neighborhood, it's a good idea to keep your dog in your car to a remote area. take it for walks and take them home. Otherwise, the smell of urine and discharge their way home.

9th When do I get him neutered?

The answer to this question has constantly changed over the

25 years I have been in the business dog. People will leave, said her dog go through at least one cycle or an employee.

Today, veterinarians have much earlier. Some veterinarians neuter as early as age 6 weeks! Talk to your veterinarian and your dog's veterinarian preferences. The state of veterinary medicine is also much improved over the past 25 years.

10th If I neutered, they will go through the menopause.

N fertility may decline, but it will not go through menopause comparable to a human being. You do not lose their ability to become pregnant, even if an older person, so if you do not want to, brought all (or more), they must be sterilized.