Hi,
i have a lab, and she's in her last week of her season and has become very anxious and restless, she won't settle and is just wandering around the house panting and making various wining grunts etc, i've taken her on extra long walks to wear her out but to no avail, this has been going on for about 3 days now, also i can't stroke her without her moving her tail and trying to 'present' herself, with her trying to back-up on to the furniture etc, she seems very highly sexed at the moment and it doesn't usually happen when she's in season (she is 4yrs old, about 6th or 7th season) i'm worried this could be the start of a phantom pregnancy, she isn't nesting or doing anything else strange, just the constant panting and pacing the house or do you think it'll just pass ?
should i just ride it out and wait or do you think i need to take her to the vets ?

thanks for your help.

If she seems well enough in herself what are you worrying about. You could take her temperature in case you are worried if it is normal then I would wait and see.
My girl has just had a phantom and it didnt show itself until 9 wks post season so I would think it a bit early if she is in season.
Do you have males or are there any in the vicinity she probably knows they are and it is making her restless.Also some bitches are 'ready' very late on in the season which maybe the reason for her anxiety.

I could touch the back of any of my girls season or not and they lift thier tails.

Roni

Hi,

Bless her she does sound in a bit of a pickle.  She won't be showing for phantom if she's still in season, it will be as a result of the season it self, that doesn't mean she won't follow with a phantom though, they can have had several seasons and never had an obvious one and then have one that is much more pronounced.  The average time for phantoms to happen is between six and nine weeks post season but sometimes they can just go pretty straight into them following a season, varies from bitch to bitch.  If she's never been like this before in season then I can understand why you are worried, I would give the vet a call to put your mind at rest and they can advise you as to whether they think you should pop her in or not :-)

She is just fully mature and keen to be mated, it is nature, bit like the canine version of the ole 'biological clock ticking' LOL :)

my yorkiepoo dog ( been done) satisfies my bitch well only on of them, my kooikerhondje gets like how you are discribing and this is only her second.

> my yorkiepoo dog ( been done) satisfies my bitch well only on of them, my kooikerhondje gets like how you are discribing and this is only her second.

Do you mean that you allow your neutered dog full access to your in season bitch?  Is that advisable?

my step dad is a vet. we know what we are doing.

Hm This must be a wind up, why on earth would you allow a castrated dog to mate an entire bitch & say he"satisfies" her. This is a very strange set up. A vet who doesn't know how long seasons last in a bitch nor the form that seasons take.

i dont allow it!!!! but simetime we cant be suppevising them all the time and im not going to lock them up. so if he gets her. he gets her. they dont tie!!!
just dont worry any more. im not stupid this is just coming around completely wrong. it is not as it seems.
i dont put them together!!!

Why can you not separate them if you cannot supervise them, regardless of whether they tie(& how do you know if you are not there ?)there are still dangers to both the dog & the bitch

I had a bitch that got so fustrated she humped the drain pipe outside the house, not only when she was in season, but when everyone else was too!  I wouldn't be overly concerned, especially if there is no unusual smell/discharge, but if it does continue give your vet a call for their opinion.

>but simetime we cant be suppevising them all the time

Why not?

my step dad is a vet. we know what we are doing.

If that is you and your Step Dads view as acceptable I would question your Step Dads ethics, understanding about the welfare of dogs and how he is mentoring you to be honest.