How do youknow your femaledog is in heat?

Question

I have a small fox terrier dog, and i don't know if she is in heat, and what are the signs? and she had puppies like 3 or 4 months ago.

And how to prepare her for mating with my previous dog. My previous dog "Max" is now with my friend, and i adopted this new female dog from shelter, her name is Maxi. And it would be really nice to see puppies, thankyou.

Answer 1

Why are you breeding a dog you got from a shelter?

Why are you breeding period?

If she had pups 4 or 5 months ago you should not breed her on her next heat cycle anyways. It will take time for her body to be healthy enough to have another litter of pups. Would you want to have kids back to back all the time?

They are not robots you know.

You should not be breeding her at all really.

Dogs go into heat about every six months.

Her female organ will start to swell and she will have a discharge that will turn into blood the further along she gets into her cycle.

My opinion to you is if you have to come on here and ask questions like this then get your dog fixed or read up on the breed and learn about them before you try to reproduce them.

Reputable breeders breed to make the dog's bloodline better, to breed out faults, to breed in the desired traits they want. It is a long process of finding the right sire or dam.

Have health certificates for both parents.

Have money put away for vet care like ultrasounds, x-rays, or an emergency c-section.

Do you have this kind of funding?

Has your dog had all her health checks, bloodwork, etc?

Answer 2

I love the personality of a fox terrier. They are so sweet.

Answer 3

If she had puppies just a few months ago, it is way too early to breed her again.  You need to wait at least one season between litters and in most cases, you should wait 2 heat cycles.  This will give your dog a chance to heal and gain back strength after having puppies.  Breeding her every season will cause her to become unhealthy and she might even have problems having the pups which might require a c-section and you might also lose both your dog and all of the puppies.  

If you have adopted a dog from a shelter, she should be spayed and not be allowed to reproduce.  There are too many unwanted puppies waiting in shelters to bring more into the world.  You have no idea as to what her genetic background is or what her past life has been and all of this will possibly cause problems with puppies.  I am surprised that a shelter would allow the adoption of a dog without requiring spaying.  There is a reason for this and you should not consider breeding a shelter dog.

Answer 4

Why would you want to breed a shelter/rescue dog? You have no idea of her history or what her lineage is like. There are plenty of un-wanted puppies in shelters already. I would have her fixed which you can do while she is in heat or wait until she comes out. She will start spoting and her v***a area will swell. She can become moody and snappy with other dogs.

Answer 5

her fur is all on 1 side..

Answer 6

If she had pups 3/4 months ago, she should NOT be having pups this season

If she came from a shelter she should NOT be having pups. full stop.

Please tell me this is a wind-up

Answer 7

She will spot blood and will swell round her v***a. area.

Why is your previous dog with your friend, did you get fed up of him.

Answer 8

She starts bleeding out of her backside.

Answer 9

Although it would be "really nice to see puppies", I have a feeling you are new to all of this.  

Please proceed with caution.  Take your dogs to the vet and ask for advice.  I don't feel there is anything wrong with wanting puppies, but I really want you to understand how time-consuming and expensive this endeavor is going to be...assuming both dogs are healthy enough and able to breed properly.  (think chihuaha and mastiff, lol)  

Also, I must bring this up....are you certain you can find homes for these puppies?  It is hard enough to find homes for purebreeds, and even harder when you have mutts.  I am the owner of two wonderful mutts, but when outsourcing for homes it can become quite difficult.  The last thing any of us would want is for those puppies to end up in a shelter, and unfortunately this is a very high probability.

If you do your research and still decide that this is a wise idea, then good luck....

Answer 10

there's drops of blood everywhere lol

i wouldn't get her to breed jst yet, im mean, she has only jst had puppies nd it puts ur dog through a lot of emotional and physical stress, so i would wait at least a year

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Answer 11

http://www.dogbreedinfo.com/breedingheat...

Try this