QUESTION....

[WILF 47,297]

What do you mean ? she has been one wierd dog during and after her heat .....

 

I mean exactly that, bitches can go a bit nutty and be a different dog around the time of their seasons (heat)........like most women really!

Is this the only time the dog has done it?...........if it is, I would put it down to her being in season and forget it.

See how she carries on over the next few months

[asanley 1,009]

Bitches are strange when in season , I ,m pretty sure there are health issues too running a bitch in season ( perhaps Skycat could clarify if thats the case or not }

Just as a dog isn,t proven after a season , it,s not a write off either , I would persevere , maybe try running it with an other dog , maybe pick only the easiest rabbits when running on rough ground , you could give rough ground a miss for a bit till shes got more experience , whatever you decide good luck with her . ATB

[SLiP tHe DoG ! 129]

No shes not in heat now i dont run my dogs when they are in season shes been out for a week now

and the dog stays here either way i couldnt give her away becuase of it but she got started late so ill give her more time

 

im gona keep her off the rough for a bit but that means she aint gona be coming out much with me and the other dog thats all . which is a shame

ill stick at it for another 12 month or so and hopefully she will come good

 

I had a feeling this would be a rare one even for the oldies

[chook1 184]

After a season some bitch's can go a bit off kilter and this can affect them,

some people call it post season blues, (basicaly its down to hormones) can last up to a month with some dogs.

 

On the other hand - have you always ran her on flat ground,

if so it could be inexperance, in that the ruff/bumpy ground

feels different to her, she may find it hard to run that type of ground

and loose her confidance, if this is the case, it may help if you take her out

some times during the day, let her have a play around on that type of ground

and let her get used to it.

[SLiP tHe DoG ! 129]

What do you mean ? she has been one wierd dog during and after her heat .....

 

I mean exactly that, bitches can go a bit nutty and be a different dog around the time of their seasons (heat)........like most women really!

Is this the only time the dog has done it?...........if it is, I would put it down to her being in season and forget it.

See how she carries on over the next few months

 

yes mate her first heat she had not started running yet but acted wierd all the time ......

 

this is the first time shes been in season and grafting and is wierd as fk she wont even have a run about with the other dog

[SLiP tHe DoG ! 129]

After a season some bitch's can go a bit off kilter and this can affect them,

some people call it post season blues, (basicaly its down to hormones) can last up to a month with some dogs.

 

On the other hand - have you always ran her on flat ground,

if so it could be inexperance, in that the ruff/bumpy ground

feels different to her, she may find it hard to run that type of ground

and loose her confidance, if this is the case, it may help if you take her out

some times during the day, let her have a play around on that type of ground

and let her get used to it.

 

Yes mate the odd time shes been on rough ground

 

she just looked like she didnt want to know on that type of ground

 

cheers for the advice

[SLiP tHe DoG ! 129]

After a season some bitch's can go a bit off kilter and this can affect them,

some people call it post season blues, (basicaly its down to hormones) can last up to a month with some dogs.

 

On the other hand - have you always ran her on flat ground,

if so it could be inexperance, in that the ruff/bumpy ground

feels different to her, she may find it hard to run that type of ground

and loose her confidance, if this is the case, it may help if you take her out

some times during the day, let her have a play around on that type of ground

and let her get used to it.

 

Yes mate the odd time shes been on rough ground just not big hills and drops which is what i was on.

 

she just looked like she didnt want to know on that type of ground i was on

 

cheers for the advice

[Malt 379]

lol @ all the hardcore dog men telling him she's shit, a lost cause, won't get better, etc.

 

It's a known fact that bitches can often act up before, during and after a season for a period of time.. Just goes to show the direction the sites gone lately. I asked the same question 4 or 5 years ago on here and got nothing but positive, helpful replies.

 

I'd give her a few weeks pal & if she's not back to her old self, then's the time to worry..

[bedwhippet 164]

my bitch is on heat now doesnt even acknowledge my other dog but prior to her coming into season she wouldnt stop running with him, while shes in season shes wolfing her food down before hand shed just nibble at it, shell come [bANNED TEXT] mate just persevere and let her run with another dog, also i was told that you should always keep a dog off for a further 14 days when they come off heat to let the fat around the heart disperse. other than it just been a typical hormanol female i wouldnt worry to much and the day time walks aroundd the rough ground also sound a good idea as she will get a feel for the surroundings and she will see what is under foot this way, all the best with the bitch as she sounds like she has a lot of potential

[chook1 184]

Looking at your last replys - i'd put it down to both,

the wierdness will be down to being post seson - my deerhound bitch gets the same

its like a depression, they dont want to do anything basicaly - except with mine she half starves herself

 

personaly i would get her on that type of ground more often, like i said start during the day,

let her gain confidance and give her time.

[SLiP tHe DoG ! 129]

lol @ all the hardcore dog men telling him she's shit, a lost cause, won't get better, etc.

 

It's a known fact that bitches can often act up before, during and after a season for a period of time.. Just goes to show the direction the sites gone lately. I asked the same question 4 or 5 years ago on here and got nothing but positive, helpful replies.

 

I'd give her a few weeks pal & if she's not back to her old self, then's the time to worry..

 

Thats what i thought ! Thats why i asked for some of the oldies to give some advice , i know far to well how people just decide after 1 bad night that the dog aint gona make the cut ...sad really

Edited September 20, 2011 by SLiP tHe DoG !

[Tyla 3,179]

If she being a moody sod after or during her season try skullcap and valerian tabs from dorwest and raspberry tea, sounds a bit hippyish i know but worked very well on one of my bitches. Its better to do the tea from the very start of her season though.

 

Other than that i'd stop lamping, take her out on varied ground in the day for a couple weeks, when you take her out after let her watch the other dog but dont let her run, make her jealous so she really wants it whatever the ground, might help might not

[SLiP tHe DoG ! 129]

Looking at your last replys - i'd put it down to both,

the wierdness will be down to being post seson - my deerhound bitch gets the same

its like a depression, they dont want to do anything basicaly - except with mine she half starves herself

 

personaly i would get her on that type of ground more often, like i said start during the day,

let her gain confidance and give her time.

 

Only ever had 2 dogs , first bitch ive ever had so its knew to me cheers mate

[skycat 6,173]

There could be two issues here: the first being that she's been in season. Some go moody, depressed, lethargic, not wanting to do anything much. Others run like demons for the first few weeks after a season, then become bags of lard as their muscles go soft, they lose power and can't turn to save their lives. Most of my bitches have gone soft until at least 3 weeks after pups would have been born, had they been truly pregnant. And their muscles, tendons and joints can take a while to get back to proper fitness after that.

 

The second issue could be that the bitch has tendon damage: running on bumpy ground could be jarring her legs a lot more than running on flat land. Fast dogs are more likely to suffer from damage to the main flexor tendons which run down the backs of the front legs: I've had very fast dogs which, unknown to me, damaged these tendons as young dogs, trying to do more than they should at an early age on bad ground or when not properly fit. That sort of damage isn't apparent when the dog runs on level ground, and only if it is really busting a gut to get to its prey. What quite often happens is that the tendon sheath is damaged a bit, not torn or ruptured, which means the tendon can't slide up and down within the sheath as it should. The scarring on the sheath means it is no longer a smooth surface, so the tendon is compromised. When a dog hits the dips in bumpy ground it is more jarring as the dog drops into these hollows. The pain involved could make a dog wary of putting its heart into running hard on ground it knows will hurt it. Just a thought or two.

[chook1 184]

Looking at your last replys - i'd put it down to both,

the wierdness will be down to being post seson - my deerhound bitch gets the same

its like a depression, they dont want to do anything basicaly - except with mine she half starves herself

 

personaly i would get her on that type of ground more often, like i said start during the day,

let her gain confidance and give her time.

 

Only ever had 2 dogs , first bitch ive ever had so its knew to me cheers mate

 

 

Was like that with my deerhound - had bitch's all my life and never once came across it,

untill i got her.