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Feb 17, 2024 18:05:53 GMT 10
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Post by Sean on Feb 17, 2024 18:05:53 GMT 10
Hi Tom
What’s your opinion on working a bitch through her season? What weeks to work them and to lay off work? Thanks
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Feb 18, 2024 4:30:14 GMT 10
Post by Tom Meulman on Feb 18, 2024 4:30:14 GMT 10
Hi Sean,
That can certainly be a bit of a dilemma, and there are two main aspects to this question.
one is the nuisance it could cause to other trainers and their dogs depending on where she’s taken for this exercise, and during what part of her season. In this regard, no I would not take a bitch off the property during the time that she was bleeding, or during the time that she could be mated, as there is little doubt that every male dog within a 100 metre radius would know that there was a bitch on season nearby.
However if you have the private facilities available for some easy free galloping there’s nothing wrong with doing so, but I would not run a bitch behind the lure during this time either.
Keeping in mind that this is when the ovaries are active and eggs pass down the fallopian tubes to the uterus, and if there is an undiagnosed infection in the uterus the hard pumping action of chasing the lure could create some long term problems in the ovaries.
When that stage of the season is completed I can see no problems with increasing the workload, until the mammary glands enlarge around the 45th day.
In fact solid work during this time generally reduces the amount of activity in the mammary glands, but once that happens it’s best to again reduce hard exercises to easy free galloping and reduce the chances of bruising to the glands, and even the remote chance of mastitis.
once that settles down it’s back to work as normal.
Cheers, Tom
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Feb 18, 2024 8:29:42 GMT 10
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Post by Sean on Feb 18, 2024 8:29:42 GMT 10
Thanks Tom
Some people have told me a season lasts 12 weeks and others have said 14/15 weeks. In your opinion how long does the typical season last from first sign of blood? Thanks
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Feb 18, 2024 12:45:09 GMT 10
Post by Tom Meulman on Feb 18, 2024 12:45:09 GMT 10
Thanks Tom Some people have told me a season lasts 12 weeks and others have said 14/15 weeks. In your opinion how long does the typical season last from first sign of blood? Thanks Hi Sean, While this depends on the bitch as a first season can often stretch out a couple of days longer, you can generally count on 21 days before that part of the season is finished and they have gone off again and are ready for some light work. Then what you are looking at is if the bitch was mated at say 10 to 14 days after coming on season she would be having pups at between 63 to 65 days later. This is the time you then need to ease off again to make sure she’s not coming into milk. So in a nutshell, you have three weeks from a bitch showing blood before working her again, including racing if so desired, for a further nine weeks before easing off again for a couple of weeks. So 12 weeks is a reasonable estimation in my experience. Cheers, Tom
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