What are some signs that you dog is in heat?

Question

I have a blue heeler/ border collie mix that is about 9 months old, we would like to eventually breed her but don't know the signs of her first heat. Can some one help me. Thank you in advance.

Answer 1

OK, I actually understand your reasoning for breeding, *if* you've actually got plans to work this dog, and *if* you're going to wait to see *how well* she works.

But really, there are so many well-known working lines that creating a new working line isn't worth the trouble. Frankly, for the cost of seeing a b! tch through whelping and then raising the pups, and then testing and training them, to only *then* know if it was all worth the trouble..? Well, it'd be MUCH easier AND cheaper to simply buy a 'started' dog outright. That way, you're getting a dog of KNOWN quality and ability.

Look for a red discharge from her v***a, and swelling there - That's your most obvious sign. But really, unless you're an experienced working dog handler, I'd get her fixed. It's so much cheaper and easier, in the long run, to simply buy your working dogs from a reputable breeder.

Answer 2

You want to breed a mutt? Why? Since you don't know this, you don't know enough to be breeding anyway. Keep your dog away from intact males and make an appointment to get her spayed ASAP!

Answer 3

I've worked with many heeler/bc crosses and have not been impressed with what I've seen and experienced. They aren't that amazing and a lot of them have snarky temperaments. My area is FULL of the so called "good farm" dogs. They are in the papers all of the time and in the shelters as well.

If you want to breed good farm/stock/working dogs than at least get a well breed purebred dog and do health testing before you breed it. And if you can't even tell the basic signs of her coming into season, well then you sure don't need to be breeding. Did you know that Border Collies and Australian Cattle Dogs (heelers as a lot of farm people call them) can have health problems? Has she been health tested for any of those problems? What about the stud? And don't say that she's healthier because she's a mutt, that's not true. What about her temperament?  (I've seen a lot of issues with these crosses)

The world doesn't need anymore mixed breed puppies. Just because they seem to be of a "good" mix doesn't not mean they they will make good stock/farm dogs.

Raising a litter involves a lot of TIME, MONEY and HEARTACHE.

You must be willing to be responsible for every pup that you breed. When a litter of 7 hits 12 weeks old and you don't have any buyers yet, what are you going to do with the puppies? Give them away in front of your local Wal-Mart (see it happen all the time)? Dump them at the pound? (again, see it all of the time) dump them out in the country (sad to say it happens)?

Can you afford to give the litter their shots? Worming? What about giving them their basic training? Are you prepared to be up and down during the night caring for a litter of puppies? And the endless cleaning up after, feeding puppies, playing with puppies when  you start weaning them?

And carefully finding good homes for them? And what about when a new puppy owner suddenly discovers that they aren't cut out to live with this kind of mix (a good deal of them aren't easy to live with) and needs to give the puppy up? Will you take the puppy back? Or help the owners find the puppy a good home? Or do you just refuse to help the owner and let the poor dog get dumped somewhere?

"Just because" is not a good enough answer to be breeding dogs. And certainly not a mixed breed.

Answer 4

If you don't know the awnser to this you have no idea what you are doing and shouldn't be breeding. No good breeder would breed mutts anyway, if you're in it just for the 'money' breeders make, you should just give up and spay your animals. Look at all the shelter dogs and see what you are doing. and don't say they will have good homes because thats not true.

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Answer 5

It's pretty obvious when it happens - her v***a and nipples swell and she leaves drops of blood.

Why are you wanting to purposely breed a mixed-breed dog? Especially given your limited knowledge about the breeding process. Please take a walk through your local shelter and/or check shelters online before you breed her to see how many dogs are homeless currently. Do you really want to bring puppies into the world to take homes away from those poor dogs? Nevermind the fact that she is far too young to be having puppies, anyway.

Answer 6

dropping blood on the floor

Answer 7

She's a mutt get her fixed.

As for signs of heat a swollen v***a, change in behavior, constant cleaning of herself, bloody discharge.

Answer 8

around her v****a will be swollen and if its her first time she wont bleed most likely  

Answer 9

Why breed a mutt?? Please don't. There are thousands of dogs already in the shelter. You will just be adding to the problem.

I have a fixed mutt, and an un spayed girl dog (will get her spayed soon) and I know when she is in heat when her "privates" get swollen looking. I also see blood sometimes. I especially know when my male dog tries to hump her!

Just get the dog fixed please.