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My dog is 2 years old and she has not came into heat. What should I do?

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    I personally have no problems with this breed MIX that you have. All of the Pitbulls I've personally known have been very good dogs. A few were NOT stable around OTHER ANIMALS, because of their breeding, but they were solid, accountable and sweet with humans. A few WERE also ok with other animals, and several had totally bonded with cats in the family, ONE with a canary..So I have to say for every "bad story" about the breed, there appears to be a "good story" as well. HOWEVER...publicly...this is a breed (in your case a MIXED BREED NOT A PURE BRED) that IS coming under a lot of fire over the past several years. In many ways because of IRRESPONSIBLE BREEDING and a total lack of responsibility in training or deliberate training designed to promote the individual dogs in becoming UNSTABLE and aggressive. More and more places are OUTLAWING Pit Bulls and cross bred Pit breed types...more of these lovely dogs WILL BE put to death as time goes on. The breed is not yet in danger of dieing out, there are plenty of them out there still. I would really urge you NOT to breed. Get her spayed which will cut way back on her ever getting breast cancer and will remove the change of her getting cancer of the uterus. NOT breeding will not disappoint her at all, she doesn't care. It WILL help her to have a longer and healthier life. While some Giant Breeds can have delayed cycles, this is considered a medium to large breed and her lack of normal cycle is just ONE MORE reason NOT to breed her. She should have had a cycle by now. Have you been showing this bitch? Has she earned her points and titles to prove that she is one that SHOULD be considered for breeding? If you are not bothering to show her, DO NOT BREED HER. Responsible breeders SHOW their dogs to earn their titles and prove that their dog or bitch is going to IMPROVE the breed, not just create MORE PUPPIES that add to the problem of the hundreds of assorted PUREBRED and MUTT pups that are killed EVERY NIGHT across the USA because of there being too many that do not get HOMES! Responsible breeders ALSO do vast amounts of research on their blood lines. Both the Bitch and the potential Dog they want to breed with. They look for ways to overcome any slight deviations or weaknesses in the puppies to come to, again, improve the breed! Just because you own a purebred bitch does not mean she should procreate, even if her parents were successful champions, doesn't mean SHE IS. Please think long and hard about this before you breed.

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She may have had a silent heat or two. We kept waiting for our Newfoundland to come in heat for the first time, too. The breeder called us and said she should be in heat now, because the mother was, too. We waited, we checked. Nothing. But then a year later we noticed that she would start to bark a lot and then she did it again, about 6 months later, howling and whining. Most of the male dogs in the area didn't even know. It was only after awhile we wondered, could it be so? She had so far never come into heat that we could really tell. We had her checked and yes, the vet said silent, invisible heats are possible,especially in young dogs or very old dogs.

Galeanda

What do you ppl mean with fixed??? As if an intact animal is broken.

Wendigo

I have an 8 year old Aussie that did not come into heat until she was three years old. Next problem was the breeding, that didn't take until she was six. She only comes into heat once a year too. She is now pregnant with her second litter, due June 1st, so don't give up on your girl. I took mine to the vet several times during this ordeal, and there was no medical reason found as to why she wasn't coming into heat. I am now going through this with my Japanese Chin, she's 8 months old and no sign of heat?!!!!!!!!

aussielovr

are you sure she has not been fixed. and sometimes thay come in and you dont know it i have apeke that dont bleed but she swells up down there she has had puppys and still dont bleed when she comes in heat.

Anonymous

my dog is 4.5 months old...and he's already HeatinG Up ;)

Sahil

No she is not fixed...she is American Bulldog/American Red-Nose Pit Bull

Anonymous

Ok... so can we breed her even with a silent heat?

Anonymous

Be happy!

TheMan---

I would say get her fixed. She should have come into heat by now. You should probably have a vet check her out, also. Why do you want to breed her? Is she a hunting dog, or good at agility, tracking, etc? What I mean is, is there a specific quality that you would like to see passed on in your breeding program? I don't believe that you have to breed purebred dogs to have a breeding program, but you should have to have a purpose with each breeding.

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