Working After Litter

[whippet 99 2,613]

Got a bitch here about 3years old had a litter , tried her back too work , ,I'm guessing too early , , she seems too of lost that keenness , she would scream too get in an earth which has been marked , anyway she has left too in drains , admittedly she couldn't of got too them through obstruction, one had debri inn and the other was partially collapsed , but I thought she would of been keen too try and get on instead of coming out , had a bit of bad luck with her as in the last two earths where it bolted before she really worked them hard , she had a big litter and I'm guessing her head is a bit all over the shit with hormones , in the pass she never let me down , I will give her time and try her again , just wondered on any other exsperiences , , ; her pups would be about 11 weeks now , she was dried up but a little saggy , frustrating and I'm sure I have t gave her enough time , she had nine pups , it must of beat her about a bit , any advice would be good

Cheers

[THE GENERAL 1,982]

I think you've answered your own question there mate. Get her tightened up make sure she has everything she needs, give her plenty of exercise and road walking, a good worming, good grub and plenty of rest and hopefully she'll pick up where she left off prior to having the litter.

[whippet 99 2,613]

Cheers. General , been frustrating but she's been a good dog , and I got lost in the moment , treating her like a robot , live and learn , hopefully she will get that desire back

[Zilverhaze 1,627]

Takes a lot out of em a litter specialy a litter of 9 get her back fit n strong and try again hope she comes back to normal mate

[mick81 275]

Might be a case of too much too soon give her a a month off get her back tight and fighting fit maybe let her watch another dog at a dig doing there job while she is chained up near to where the baying is going on might just flick the switch in her head and back she goes ?? But who knows mate only you as she's your bitch and you no what she can do .

[dillydog 8,462]

Hormones, I've seen bitches hard as nails after a litter and I've seen bitches never work again after a litter. .......woman problems, men weren't meant to understand

[andy26 618]

Alright mate, my bitch has just came off a litter recently an was her first outting on Sunday, we dug her twice in 2 big testing earths maybe abit to much to soon for her but she worked like she hadn't even been on a litter,, think it's a case of every dogs different so I would take the lads advice an try her again in a couple of weeks, hope she comes good again for you mate atb

[whippet 99 2,613]

Thanks for the comments , , dilly dog she worked the earths brilliantly , , and was baying in one of the earth and then it bolted, literally straight away , just don't make sense with the drains , ,she would be screaming too get inn , will give her the chance she deserves

[dillydog 8,462]

The original bitches I had from a Stevens dog to a McCoy bitch would literally stop or go very poor a couple of weeks before they broke down, almost as though they'd never worked before. Once their heat cycle was over they came back hard as nails until they settled down through work. If I had a litter out of one of them they'd come back almost suicidal, it was so obvious it didn't take many examples for you to spot it, it slapped you in the face.

All any of us can do is give them a chance to settle down and put their heads right, FFS we give the same benefits to the misses at least once a month lol

[kirstysdad 827]

Good reply that's called stockman ship knowing your dogs in sure some have got rid of bitches that have gone of the boil thinking they have jacked when they were just coming in season

[steve t 929]

my terriers similar to dd.s very hormonal, can stop working about a fortnight before coming in season, and the fellar whos line they are has had bitches not work for months after having pups, then start again hard as iron.

[onion jonny 526]

as most lads have said give her time and get her work fit, unlike dilly on here i found that my bitches and even my greyhound bitches were in top fettle leading up to their season wasnt unusual to improve a length or two before they were in season then after it they had to be given time to get back to something like normal.

[Cargol 302]

Iv heard some old boys say having a litter calms a bitch down. Never seen it though

[ziggy 619]

Ketchum remember that old bitch jess I had she was nice and steady all the time I had her untill I had some pups of her ... Like dilly said some bitches go suicidal..an that the way she worked for a few times out .but she soon steady back down an ticked away at em again ... Misses that little bitch..

[dillydog 8,462]

I haven't owned one that point blank refused to work again but the old boy I dig with had one. She was a Nuttall bitch, I can't remember her name, it might be Ness, I'll ask him later.