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Please forgive me for being a bit thick but I'm trying to get as much info as I can before Molly's first season. She is 8 months old now so I'm thinking it could be any day now, is this right? when is the average age cos I know they all differ. How do people cope with exercising their dogs when they are in season, is a long lead ok? also is it the full 3 weeks you need to be careful for, starting from day 1? How long do they bleed for? do you need those sexy pants for them?

Sorry for all the questions but I've never had a dog in season before, Cori my old dog was a rescue dog and so was spayed at 7 months I guess it's so easy when you have been through it once but I feel I need as much info to prepare me

Thanks in advance for any info

Gaynor :D :D
 
Some of these questions ought to have been asked before you got your girl.

Whippets can come into season anytime from 6 months until as late as 2 years!! (this can be the same for most breeds)

Some folk use pants, I don't. The norm is 3 weeks but I would say be careful for 4 to be on the safe side. Some folk make the mistake at around day 10-14 thinking their bitch has finished, NO this is when the bitch is ready for mating.

I would be careful whilst walking your bitch short lead as an amourous dog can be a pest plus there could be the risk of the wandering male who turns up on your doorstep or in your garden!!
 
Grace didn't come into season until she was 15 months, and the first sign was a swollen vulva. We managed fine with her on a long lead, although I was careful not to take her to busy places. Fortunately my garden is walled and totally safe, so we didn't have any unwanted visitors. I did buy a pair of pants but didn't get around to using them, mainly because I hadn't thought it through and got some liners for them. Next time I will be better prepared, it is worth it to keep drips off the soft furnishings. I'm sure you will cope fine when it happens.
 
T Hoare said:
Some of these questions ought to have been asked before you got your girl.
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Maybe they were and the the poster is just

looking for more views on first seasons.

No harm in that is there, we are all constantly

learning, that why we ask, nobody knows

everything there is to know :D
 
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Our girls came into season at 9 months and the other at 12 months. 2 of Holly's daughters had their first season at 9 months and the other is now 13 months and no sign of her coming in just yet.

Whippets are on the whole very clean and pants may not be necessary, but we've just used pairs of my nephews old pants from when he was a toddler, snipped a whole in for the tail - very dignified!! :lol:

Unless you are 100% confident that you will not run into any other dogs when out on your walks, I would stick to lead walks only for 3-4 weeks. I'm not a fan of extending leads full stop but definitely not for whippets, so I wouldn't recommend one of those.

It's all a bit of a pain, but that is the down side of keeping bitches.
 
Thanks for your help guys, not really sure why I should have asked these questions before I got Molly but never mind. I did do kack loads of research before getting her and have always owned a female dog, just never had one with a season before. I have got books on whippets, puppies and general dogs but none of them have much info on seasons so I was just asking for confirmation on what I already thought/knew.

BTW I meant a long lead not an extending one I know they are horrid :D :D
 
You may all think I'm horrid but I am purely saying that as part of owning ANY female WHATEVER breed some of the questions are relevant before getting a female.

This IS just my opinion
 
T Hoare said:
You may all think I'm horrid but I am purely saying that as part of owning ANY female WHATEVER breed some of the questions are relevant before getting a female. This IS just my opinion
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It's not a case of you bieng Horrid, you are

very Curt in some of your replies.

It doesn't hurt to be nice to people :)
 
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AnnSa said:
T Hoare said:
You may all think I'm horrid but I am purely saying that as part of owning ANY female WHATEVER breed some of the questions are relevant before getting a female. This IS just my opinion
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It's not a case of you bieng Horrid, you are

very Curt in some of your replies.

It doesn't hurt to be nice to people :)
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As you don't know me then you are far from the truth
 
I don't need to know you to know

you are rude to people in your replies.

Why do i need to know you when i

can read.
 
Ask a question and look a fool for a minute.

 

Don't ask a question and be a fool forever.

I think it's perfectly acceptable and wise to ask these questions now! At least it's not too late. How many people out there never ask these sorts of questions and end up with unwanted litters?
 
Thanks for your replies and support.

What has annoyed me is the instinuation from Tracey that I'm an irresponsible owner because I didnt ask the questions before I got Molly. An irresponsible owner is someone who wouldnt ask the questions at all. I did find out about seasons but was just asking for confirmation on how other more experienced owners had dealt with them. It it always better to get lots of peoples stories and advice don't you think.

I would also like to congratulate Tracey on obviously knowing so much she doesnt need help or advice from anyone ;) ;)

Gaynor
 
I only had my girl for a matter of a couple of weeks when she came in season, she was VERY messy- unusual for a whippet I know, and went bananas when I tried to put pants on her :eek: . Very unhappy at lead walks, too :(

That, and the combination of 2 very frustrated male whippies- and 3 forgetful children who just could NOT remember to close doors separating them- led me to have her spayed at the first opportunity!!!!! :lol: She was about 8 months old at her first season.

That said, I had no intention of either showing or breeding her, so there was really no reason to let her have a second season. It even rhymes!! :clown:

Good luck with your girl, I'm sure you will be well prepared ;)
 
I dont think it's such a strange question. My parents raised and bred miniature dachshunds and I was around purebred and mostly intact bitches my whole life. I certainly wasn't inexperienced, however...

when we got Savannah, as time came closer that I thought she might come in season I asked the same questions on the boards as different breeds may have different signs. And because I'd not had an intact bitch for a while, so I'd forgot a few things. I wasn't unprepared, but just wanted to make sure I hadn't missed something vital. And as it wasn't of huge concern it never really occured to me to ask Dawn at the time I got her - or if I did, a year down the line I may have just wanted confirmation from others in the breed as well as everyone has slightly different experience.

It would be worth asking your breeder what their lines tend to be like as far as when they first come into season. My lines tend to have their first around 18 months (Savvy was 18 months, Teya was 19 months, Drama was my earliest at 15 months) and then 9 monthly after that. From anecdotal discussions with many whippet people it seems that a bitch that comes in before a year will likely cycle 6 monthsly and a bitch that's closer to 18 months will cycle 9 monthly - though there are no hard and fast rules.

Wendy
 
My little Rita has finally just been through her first season aged 15 months, and as her flow was quite strong I did find the Mikki Hygeine pants (available online) to be quite helpful, for which you have to buy liners separately. Other than the bleeding it was really quite straightforward and there wasn't too much pestering from other dogs. I was worried about exercising her but as it turned out when she was in season, running was the last thing on her mind.

Anyway here she is modelling the knickers with a slightly reproachful look:
 
third time lucky i hope:

ritaknickers.jpg
 
well i dont think its a strange question at all gaynor daisy had her frist season at 8 months angel was 12 months it just depends on the bitch both were very clean tbh

i tend to stick to the country lanes on walks to avoid unwanted attention from amourous males good luck im sure all will be fine :thumbsup:
 
Gracie is my first intact bitch for a long time as I also have rescues which are routintely speyed before being re-homed. I was interested to read different peoples experiences and suggestions. As Gracie is only 9 weeks, we have a while to go but all the advice is stored in a little corner of my mind and some I will use, some I wont. So thanks for the questions and everyone for their answers. Having said all that, there is something wholly undignified about God's perfectly made athletic machine, wearing pants! :lol: :lol:
 
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