[helena]

Hi there

I am ready to breed from my lovely 2 year old chocolate bitch - hips scored, eyes tested, stud dog found, lots of reading up, etc, now I am just waiting for her to come into season!!

She had one season at 9 months (Jan 08) and one at 23 months (Feb 09). Can any experts please advise as to whether, in their experience, a bitch starts to have seasons closer together over time when there has been such a long period between seasons to begin with?

The stud dog owner (very experienced breeder) believes it is likely but I wondered what others though too.

Longing for puppies.....

Thank-you

 

[Guest]

I'm not a breeder but I have had entire bitches and in my experience their cycle changes very little (so once a 6 monther, always a 6 monther) unless other factors come into play. I had one girl who always came in every 9 months and this only changed when I had another bitch who came in every 6-7 months.....As she would start and it would bring the other bitch in a few days later.

I would imagine pregnancies could alter the pattern slightly too but as I've not trodden that path, I'll leave that side of things to others who have. :wink:

 

[Topseyt]

No advice, Helen. I am not a breeder as you know. Just wanted to say that we must meet up again one day to let Charlie, Topsy and Bracken have a blast in the fields.

Was it really January or February that we last went out? Time flies! I do remember it was just a day or two before Bracken's second season, which was why Charlie turned into a bit of a pest and went back on lead. He knew her season was imminent when we still couldn't see it. :roll:

I do hope you manage to have puppies.

 

[Contender]

No expert either but I've had experience with some bitches coming into season 3 times a year and some that only come in season once a year. I've never experienced that they would suddenly change but seem to settle on which ever cycle they have... That's just a part of natures little 'wonders', I guess :wink:

Natasha

 

[JohnW]

Anna was a 6 monther and lost the last two weeks of the shooting season right through her life until she retired! Amy is also a 6 monther and has lost the end of every season so far. I've also had 9 monthers and yearlys and all have remained pretty constant.

Regards, John

 

[sue51]

Like the others mine all vary - Hally and her daughter Hope are both 5-1/2 month bitches - starting very young - yet Hally's other daughter is nearly 11 months with no sign of a season.

Clover had her first season at 15 months, then at 9 month intervals - but this time at 12 months.

Good luck with your puppies - in my experience, when you are ready to mate them - they never cease to surprise you (two out of the three times here being early :roll: )

Dare we ask who you are going to be using?

 

[helena]

Thank you for advice - guess I might have to wait until February 2010 for her to come into season then

Stud dog is 'Monty' (Baileydale Beaumont) from Baileydale Labradors in Essex.

Sorry Monty, think Bracken is going to keep you waiting a while yet... :wink:

 

[sue51]

Nice boy - good luck (and don't assume she will come into season when you think she will :lol: )

 

[Dummy]

I have a golden retreiver bitch that i am going to breed from when she come's into season...

Her last season was a whole 8 and a half month's ago 8O
so god know's when she will come into season,
The vet said something about the changing weather and it being a lot more wetter meaning it's persponing her season?