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Maybe he wants her to get pregnant to some random dog at the park, them he can sell the puppies Inka, yes Quinn was dipping everywhere today, hence the pants, poor thing. I see now how they can leave a trail!

huski, I was talking to a young couple I'm friendly with at the dog park about it yesterday and when I said she's starting her season the girl said "oh she's got her period?!" then later explained to her boyfriend about how a girl's (human) first period is usually quite light on the bleeding so Quinn's probably would be. I pointed out that I wasn't sure dogs were exactly the same as human teenage girls :laugh:

Thanks so much for the advice everyone! We just stayed home today, she's been pretty quiet, just lying around mostly but it's been hot today so it's probably because of that. I will try just keeping her at home and doing training here with her for now until she goes stir crazy! The boys have been acting normal around her today, no humping, but I'll still keep them apart when I'm not supervising. I made her some pants out of men's undies with a tail hole cut and a sanitary pad which she's quite happy wearing, she looks so cute, hehe! So one night and day down, 20 or so to go :D

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No perse, I know what you mean for sure. When I say watching, as in now, I'm still up watching tv, all three dogs are in different spots in the lounge room sleeping and have been for a while now. My plan for bed tonight is that Quinn will be in my room as normal as I don't want her to stress with her hormone changes. The boys will sleep out of the room. Bunning's tomorrow to fix the fences and divide the house properly, boys up one end, Quinn the other, and the cat in the bedroom and porch! This is exactly why I chose to pour every cent into owning my house, so I can drill, screw, adjust etc to suit my pets :)

Oh god, I am definitely glad I asked! I will get her some pants as she will definitely still be inside alot during her season. I will watch them and keep them separate when I'm not watching for now. So far Riley doesn't seem to care, but it's only day 1. Luckily I'm not working FT right now so am spending alot of time with them. The house is already set up to keep them apart if need be, and the yard can be, that was already a consideration in getting Quinn (third dog, bigger, female).

Oh my goodness, Tollers thank you for explaining in the other thread that yep, it is boom and they are in. I was going to say that my boys (both desexed) seem to be acting normal, is that likely to continue, but for the last 30 minutes Saxon has been trying to hump her! 1. He was desexed at 6 mths, he's now 3.5 yrs. 2. He has never humped Quinn before, she's been here for 1 year 3. He doesn't particularly like her, and 4. He was not at all interested until 30 minutes ago. Quinn is encouraging him. Ahhh hormones.

Ok cool, so I'll have to drive her somewhere for her exercise, which is fine. Will she leave smells around that will rile up other dogs if I take her somewhere early/late/when other dogs aren't around? Like can I walk her on tracks where I know other dogs go, but at quiet times? There will also need to be lots of mental training I think to tire her out more, new tricks to be learnt! I am slightly worried about one side of the fences, which is timber. The rest is tall colourbond but I may need to head to Bunnings tomorrow to get fence extenders for the wooden bit. It was already concerning me that a determined male could get in.

Oh of course! Hope she's ok.

I posted in the Aussie thread but I feel weirdly excited about it so I'm posting here as well. What was that question about what dog people get excited about... As of this evening Quinn is swollen and bleeding with her first season, 2 days short of 14 months old :) As per the title, this is the first bitch I've ever had, let alone the first season I've dealt with. It happened so quickly, on Wednesday she looked normal, I didn't check yesterday as I wasn't well and mid-arvo today I noticed she was looking a little swollen but still normal colour. I thought ok, she'll probably start bleeding in the next couple of days. By 7:30 this evening, her vulva was pink and there was blood. Does it normally happen that quickly? (I'm sure it does, I was just expecting the swelling to build up gradually to bleeding for some reason). I was actually at the the dog park when I noticed it had changed to pink, we were the only ones there so I let her keep running around with my other two. An entire male SBT then turned up He had a good sniff and she was happy to play with him but kept flipping around if he got near her back end so I let them go for a minute or so, warning the other owners that we'd have to grab them if there was any sign of mounting, but they were fine. Other than that the only other dog who came in was a 5 month old bitch who we know and they played fine for a while. I wanted to give Quinn a last play as I guess now I can't take her back to the park for a while! Interestingly I had them down there for a little while this morning and Quinn had a (very minor) scuffle with a two year old Samoyed bitch - they eyed each other, each growled and both stood up and did front paw contact (all in maybe 2 seconds) the other owner and I both said hey girls what's going on and called them away from each other and all was fine, but Quinn has never growled at another dog before. I guess this explains why she did that! So, I'm excited and relieved to know she seems to be fertile! Now to manage my first ever bitch in season! Is there anything special I should be doing for her? The yard is pretty secure and I will leave her shut inside when I go out just in case. She is shut inside at night. I assume I shouldn't take her out off lead and should keep her away from other off lead dogs as well while she's in season. How do I tell when the season is over? Will she be swollen the whole time? I know the discharge changes colour for about the second week, does it stop for the third? She seems to be a bit bothered about the bleeding, although it doesn't seem to heavy yet, she just keeps licking, licking, licking. Should I be doing anything to soothe her or just let her be, or will she get used to it? Thanks everyone! Oh, and I will be emailing her breeder to let him know she has come in and asking him for any tips, but the more advice I can get the better :)

Some of these dogs have eaten better than me today!! Mine have had: Kibble for breakfast A couple of treats for recalls at the park this morning A bit of cracker with peanut butter each (from my lunch) Some more treats for recall, and some possum poo at the park this evening A rawhide chew strip each And they will get some tuna in oil and my vege scraps a bit later for supper. Oh, and I forgot, Saxon got some cheese as rewards/bribes for behaving while I clipped him this arvo.

Or Our Little Secret / My Little Secret

This comes up all the time and actually in many if not most places in Aus cats are allowed to roam and be on other people's property, and people do not have the right to seize them and take them to the pound, or otherwise "dispose of" them. I am aware that some places to have containment or curfew laws but people need to check before they seize/trap/remove other people's cats.

To be voted for or actually in the game?

Mine like to eat their own hair and each others too! I worry about hairballs too, and if it passes through they get stringy poos that get stuck *rollyeyes*

I saw him on Sunrise this am, he looks awesome :D Kochie commented on the risk of him being shot in gun-happy America too. I'm giving Saxon a haircut today and I'm wondering if I can make him into a mini-lion :laugh:

Is it just me or is the word Secret starting to look weird after reading so many times? :laugh: Great name suggestions! I contribute Secret Obsession.

I don't remember a horse... *goes to see if I have monopoly to check* ETA - interesting! Our classic monopoly must be with mum, turns out I have the 'Here and Now' edition, the tokens are a plane, a roller blade, a race car, a skateboard, a mobile phone, a double decker London bus, and a hamburger :laugh:

Riley has an old man groan too (he's not yet 2), he does it when I pick him up, even when he's been jumping around my feet wanting to be picked up. Then I do and he goes 'errrrr' and sounds just like an old man with stiff joints

http://www.geraldinesanimaltraining.com.au/ She's in the Belconnen area in Canberra. I haven't used her for behavioral stuff, although I keep planning to ask her for some advice for Riley, but she did both Saxon and Riley's puppy classes and was great. You could tell she really knew her stuff and ran the classes really well in a way that actually taught the owners stuff about behaviour and training, definitely not just a free for all play group! She does group and individual classes.

Ooo I like all the suggested new ones! They should have all the new ones and we vote to keep one of the old ones (the dog of course). I will vote later at home, can't see properly on the phone. Thanks for posting!

I swear both Quinn and Saxon have indignant but resigned sighs or humphs when they can't get their way. I've told the story (in the Manipulative Dogs thread) of how once he reaches the end of his trying to get treats from people act, if he hasn't been successful, he'll do a 'huffff' over his shoulder before he finally walks away. And Quinn often does it but mostly if she's shut out of my room she scratch on the door trying to open in then when she gives up and lies down you hear this loud 'hmmmmph'. :laugh:

I've so been thinking you need to get her into memes! Gambit

Great advice for you already, I agree get her into a good groomer as soon as you can. If she hasn't been clipped at all before now at all chances are her paw pads will be grown over with hair (unless you have been trimming them) and if her nails haven't been clipped dee claws especially are very likely to need it. I clip my poodle x malt myself basically when I think he needs it but I do his face, feet and butt much more frequently, once a month I'd say. I too do nails every one to two weeks from when they first come home to get them used to it, then about once a month when they're older.