Can Anyone Tell Me???

vicster605@cmaaccess.com · Sun Feb 18, 2007 9:05 am

Well, the fun never stops around here!!! It seems Kearra is having her first cycle!!!! Yea, so much for getting her spayed first

Can anyone tell me??? How long this will last??? She will be 8 mo. Feb.26th. Thought I had a little longer

Thought the big white German Sephard that lives at the end of our street, had just gotten out of his yard the other day, and was running the neighborhood with a young male puppy

GUESS THEY WERE ON A MISSION

Post by **chris** » Sun Feb 18, 2007 2:46 pm

I think the cycle actualy lasts 3 weeks.. but there is only a 72 hour period (no pun intended) that she can get PG... I think... Kiwani will know more.. but I think thats it.

bama · Post by **bama** » Sun Feb 18, 2007 4:42 pm

Just like humans...each female is different therefore the following windows of time are approximate.

Actually, "estrus" (the heat cycle) comes into play every five to nine months and lasts an average of 21 days.
During the first 5 to 7 days, the female isn't so interested in actual mating as she is just flirting.
She may flirt to get his attention and then say, "no" by sitting down or growling at the suitor.
It is during the second phase of estrus when the luteinizing hormone (LH) rises and falls. Anytime during the approximate 10 day rise and fall of LH, that ovulation takes place. The LH rises quickly and then falls precipitously over the approximate 10 to 11 days, however the heat cycle has approximately 7 to 10 days left, but it's doubtful she will be "fertile" during this phase.

I hope that helps.

Bama

Post by **chris** » Sun Feb 18, 2007 4:48 pm

see.. just like I said. I only know there is a 72 hour time frame cuz we bread our first chow... we had to have the boy and girl together 2 - 3 times during that time frame. We only did it 2 times... I couldn't bare to see it the second time considering the 1st time seemed so tramatizing... at least to me it was... I will never watch that again... LOL...

vicster605@cmaaccess.com · Mon Feb 19, 2007 3:30 pm

Thanks Bama & Chris that helps ALOT.....I've never done this before and didn't want to either haha
Do you think Lily will go into heat too, since Kearra did???Humans tend to do that, just wondering if this happens in the animal world too???Not really sure why though......

Chris, I'm sure I will be seriously tramitized if a male gets into our yard

I wouldn't want to see it either

I don't think there is a way for one to get in BUT I know thoses males are pretty SLICK sometimes

I'm keeping her inside mostly, she really isn't that messy, I wouldn't have known if she hadn't sat on white tile in my kitchen......
Would you believe the 2 dogs that came in our side yard the other day, AFTER I ran them off, one went to our front door and left me a present on my doormat, a nice juicy one, then my daughter came in from the store, stepped in it and well, I spent the afternoon cleaning carpet. I think he was mad at me

DIRTY DOG!!

Post by **chris** » Mon Feb 19, 2007 4:30 pm

LMAO... see here they come... they can sense a female in heat from MILES away.. (I'm not really sure about that... but who knows... LOL) And you wouldn't let them in... what did you expect?

Judy Fox · Post by **Judy Fox** » Tue Feb 20, 2007 1:28 am

You will have to watch her like a hawk - the dogs know what is happening and they will want to be in on the action.
They have no morals, those naughty dogs - and they can be so devious!!

sweetpea · Post by **sweetpea** » Tue Feb 20, 2007 6:31 am

We had decided to let Gracie have her first heat before getting her spayed. Then of all things, my daughter moved back in with us with her male pug the same week Gracie went into heat. What an exhausting time! Didn't know if he could even reach her if he tried but you never know. Where theres a will theres a way, so we couldn't chance it.

I had her wearing panties inside, then would keep her inside most of the time. The poor thing would watch out the window and cry because the others were outside playing and she couldn't be. It was so sad. So I would take her outside for a bit. She had no desire to play, but she didn't want to be seperated either. She'd just sit outside and watch. I'd have to right there keeping him away from her.

She was so sensitive during this time. When inside, I'd sit in a chair and here she'd come, climb up and sit on my lap! Seriously! She didn't feel good, she wanted to play but she didn't want to play, she didn't seem to know what she wanted. So she spent a lot of time sitting on my lap. I was exhausted by the time her cycle was over and wishing I would have had her fixed BEFORE she went into heat.
When we made the decision to let her go into heat once we had no idea we'd have a male dog living with us. Could be he'd never be able to reach her anyway, but assuming he couldn't could have been a mistake so no way would I risk that. It all worked out and now I think we made the right decision.

vicster605@cmaaccess.com · Tue Feb 20, 2007 2:20 pm

Sweetpea, how funny, I smiled half the day thinking of the combo a Chow and a Pug

And then how they could possibly manage to do that

You have no idea how thankful I am that my daughters boxer is a girl!!!!YEA!!!

I'm just glad there are no male Chow's around, those boys are too smart!!!!A friend of mind had a female Pitt and she went into heat, they kept running the male neighborhood dogs off, there was a red male Chow that came around, he saw the others get run off SOOOO he took the back way and came up through the woods.......Needless to say GUESS WHO GOT THE GIRL haha
Inside is Best, Right Judy

sweetpea · Post by **sweetpea** » Tue Feb 20, 2007 4:17 pm

lol, I'd tell my daughter she had to keep a close eye on her guy because I'm not having any little puggly chows running around here. I insisted she make him an appointment to get him fixed up right away. Got lucky and only had to put up with that for 1 1/2 weeks. I don't know that he could have gotten the job done, but I wasnt about to find out.

vicster605 · Post by **vicster605** » Wed Feb 21, 2007 5:24 pm

PUGGLY CHOWS

I'm with you FIXED IS BETTER

Better not to worry,just as soon as this is over FIXED IS WHAT WE WILL BE!!

bama · Post by **bama** » Fri Feb 23, 2007 5:54 am

Have you guys ever seen a pug chow mix?
Here is a pug/chow mix!
Check out this cutie-pa-tutie!!!

http://search.petfinder.com/petnote/dis ... id=5632640

Bama

vicster605 · Post by **vicster605** » Sat Feb 24, 2007 10:40 am

OMG,THEY COULD OF DONE IT!!!!

Sure is a CUTIE!!!

sweetpea · Post by **sweetpea** » Sat Feb 24, 2007 11:18 am

See, I knew a Puggly Chow could be possible! Thank God for pull-ups!!!!