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[saraquele]

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i know we have had the topic on owining dogs and bitches together BUT how about having 2 or more dogs living with bitches ?

have you found your dogs fight when the bitches are in season ?

or if they have been used at stud does that cause any problems ?

thanks in advance

 

[nicky12]

well i have two dogs and one bitch ,she hasnt come into season yet so cant coment on that ,the only difference iv noticed is blue and ollie dont play together as much anymore and ollie is more dominet of blue now and seems to put him in his place more often ,sorry prob not much help :b i will let ya no how we get on when tia eventualy comes into season which im dreading by the way ,but we have eveything in place and a plan off attack for when she does and depending on what they are all like at this time will depend on what happens to tia ,weather we get her spade or not :cheers:

 

[Kenmilquin]

i know we have had the topic on owining dogs and bitches together BUT how about having 2 or more dogs living with bitches ?
have you found your dogs fight when the bitches are in season ?

or if they have been used at stud does that cause any problems ?

thanks in advance 

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Hello,

My mum has got a golden retriever bitch and a dog and I am frequently there even if the bitch is in season and there is my whippet bitch there in the mix as well and we have never had a fight between the dogs over either bitches when they are in season and one of the dogs has mated with the bitch, so if there was going to be problems you would have thought it would happen especially now that one male has had their wicked way but there hasn't been. Although naturally all dogs are different as long as you keep everything as calm as you can when a bitch does have a season there shouldn't be a problem. Hope this helps ( both dogs still have their crown jewels as well)The dog that has mated hasn't made any problems except his appetite for mating has increased a bit but nothing that cant be handled.

 

[saraquele]

THANKS SO FAR :thumbsup:

its not a problem for me at the moment and may never be but i will probably be increasing my pack in the future and trying to get the pros / cons etc to help me decide about keeping 2 dogs together

i thought if i had 2 dogs then they could be in one room while the bitch who was in season could be in another , just while she is in season of course .

as i say it will be at least next year before i have to worry about it , just want peoples experience so i can make an informed descision :thumbsup:

 

[marier05]

Hi,

We have two dogs ones a whippet (3yrs) and ones an Irish Terrier (1yr). Tia hasnt came into her first season yet and im also dreading it. The two dogs are in the midst of fighting for 'top dog' position. Im just hoping when Tia comes into season their fights dont get too serious!

Ill let you know how we get on - but we are prepared to seperate the two dogs completly if it gets that bad. Oh and obviously Tia will have to be watched like a hawk!

Marie.

 

[maggie217]

I have an entire dog and a neutered dog in the house with an entire girl who is in season just now.  (the fourth time I've been in this situation and each time I swear it's the last).
The boys have been bracing up to each other a tiny bit but it really hasn't been a problem.  The poor neutered dog was sick fed up of the girl flirting with him when he was asleep/eating/not interested that he ended up snapping at her although he didn't do any damage.  She leaves him alone now.

HOWEVER.  I now have the entire dog at one end of the house and the entire girl at the other (she's at her peak) and I'm not kidding.. they are HOWLING for each other.  It is NOT an easy situation to manage and I have no intention of breeding.  The boy was not eating or drinking, is desperately stressed and trying to dig through the walls to the extent the vet gave me a mild sedative for him.  It is honestly not fair on the dog.  He is frantic to get to her.

So, the girl will probably take three-week holidays with a friend in future. :thumbsup:

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Many years ago I kept a dog and bitches. Only one dog so there wasn't the dominace problem, but just a word of warning. Both dog and bitch can get very stressed as Ziloot says, and you must be forever on your guard. My beagle dog mated a bitch through a chain link fencing. Sucessful mating too, as she had nine pups.

Pauline

 

[marion]

I agree about watching them avidly at those times but I have to say it's not a problem with fighting and such it's the stress on the animals and the stress on my nerves that make me say I would never do it again.

I have 3 dogs and a bitch.

It's the howling and screaming and the constant whinging that does my head in!

You wonder when they get time to breathe????!!!!!!!

As soon as I have bred her she is getting dressed and I will never have an entire bitch in my house again!!

And that can't happen too soon, let me tell you!!

lol

x x

 

[georgina]

We have Beau who is entire and our neutered poodle along with our girls - I have never had a problem with the dogs being together when a bitch is in season, i keep the boys together and they are fine.

I do agree it is difficult when a bitch comes into season, Beau frets over the ovulation time although he doesnt howl - he does loose weight over a 3 to 4 day period. I did try putting the bitch in another part of the house but it made things a lot worse, they both cried, so when I am in the house I put either the dogs or the bitch in season in a crate - this is in a corner and i put a chair in front of it so they cant get too near. I found this much better and less stressful for them.

When I go out or at night I do put the bitch in another room in the crate.

 

[jok]

If there's an option of the bitch in season going else where - i'd definitely go for it.

When Ruby was in season in December I kept her at home for the first 8 days. Frankie was absolutely no different around her as it wasn't the 'right' time. On the 9th day she went to my mum and dads house (they have two neutered dogs) where she stayed for the remainder of her season. Came back, no problems.

She didn't bat an eyelid about her holiday. She knows my parents well anyway and she got to snuggle on the sofa, and in bed with them :lol: These are priviledges she doesn't get at home!

More dogs with in season bitches, just means more dogs get (potentially) upset, frustrated, lose weight etc. I can't comment on the fighting.

It is just my personal preference not to have them in the same house when ones in season, life is certainly easier all round. However, i know im lucky to have family nearby, i wouldn't let them go to any old person.

 

[nina]

I have kept dogs & bitches together over the last 20 years & at times it can be an absolute nightmare especially if like mine they are all house dogs. I'm sure people with kennels dont find it too much of a problem perhaps but when they are all in the house at times it can be very difficult. :- "

I have never really had a problem with fighting amongst the dogs even when some years ago i had 5 entire males together but it is the screaming & howling that can really get to you. Some dogs are fine & dont bother too much & others can be absolutely manic & scream & howl all night long . Also it can be difficult if you are showing the male/s as they can drop so much weight & end up looking like a hat rack

The worst thing i think is the being on guard at every second of the day & supervising keeping them apart, it really can make you a nervous wreck. Some breeds are possibly worse than others & i have to say that igs are probably one of the randiest breeds ever & where there is a will there is a way. :angry:

Even shut in different rooms doesnt always work as we have had one that leapt onto the breakfast bar, managed to open the serving hatch jump down into the lounge, mate the bitch & creep back out through the serving hatch again (w00t)

The bitches are just as bad, one we thought was safely snuggled up in bed in one of the bedrooms, a baby gate at the bottom of the stairs & the dogs shut downstairs. Little did we know she knew how to jump at the bedroom door handle open the door creep down the stairs, vault the baby gate at the bottom dart off out onto the patio where she had her wicked way with one of the dogs then take off back to the bedroom & snuggle back down under the duvet :- "

When the last of my old boys go now i would never replace them & would always just stick to a household of bitches as its so much easier :thumbsup:

I think for a peaceful life its far better to stick to just one sex unless of course one or the other is neutered.

 

[nicky12]

:sweating: OOO god reading some of these replies im getting worried now ,oo well to late to have tia done now i dont think it will be long before she comes into season ,but as soon as shes out of season i think itl be time to get her done :sweating:

 

[saraquele]

:sweating: OOO god reading some of these replies im getting worried now ,oo well to late to have tia done now i dont think it will be long before she comes into season ,but as soon as shes out of season i think itl be time to get her done  :sweating:

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get your ear plugs ready then nicky (w00t)

thanks everyboby for your informed replies :thumbsup:

i do have the option of a male going to my friends up the road , she has a neuterd female springer who stays with us a few times a year when they go on holiday so if i ever did decide to go for dogs and bitches there is always dave and dianne

also another friend of mine has a daft neuterd male lab so another option , again she lives 4 doors away , if i ever did keep a boy id take him to there houses regular so he would be fine if he ever had to stay with them .

im not too concerned about accidental matings , as ive done the rescue for 8 years with mixed sexes and in season bitches ive never had an accidental mating , some dogs have been more vocal and some dont even bother .

i know there can always be accidents , like the ones already mentioned :sweating: my main concern was if there were 2 males would they fight but the generall rule seems no not really .

i like a simple life :sweating:

thanks again for your replies :thumbsup:

 

[oakmoorehill]

I have both dogs and bitches and YES Owen and Bandit do have squables usually minor and 2 minutes later they are curled up together asleep.

Setter Zoe has just been in season for 6 weeks thats normal for her and I have Owen Bandit William and 2 dog pups 11 months old and none batted an eye lid. I use cages and she was also caged in the same room as the boys.The 2 dogs that have been used as studs sleep with their own bitches. Zoe is crated on her own. They all come into the living room every day although any bitch in season comes in on their own after the others have gone to bed William and Jasper are in the living room all the time William is although interested knows he's not allowed and Jasper is castrated. The boys had lost a little weight but I had also changed their food and I don't think it suited them rather than them being bothered by Zoe. None of my boys have ever howled or fretted about bitches

William keeps away from the bitches as Tegan has twice attacked him both times when not in season but he dared to put his nose were it wasn't wanted He does love Rosie though as he's grown up with her since she was born

 

[T Hoare]

:sweating: OOO god reading some of these replies im getting worried now ,oo well to late to have tia done now i dont think it will be long before she comes into season ,but as soon as shes out of season i think itl be time to get her done  :sweating:

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Nicky, if you want to show Tia get permission from the kennel club if you have her'done'