
Me too. Note, bitches will continue to be 'in season' for the usual length of time - so take care of her or she could be mated by another dog!! Most of mine seemed to 'come out' of season pretty soon, early, after being mated but I had one who went into a more blood-coloured discharge through the third week. I was worried although in herself she seemed fine and it stopped by around day 21. She had an uneventful pregnancy and 9 super puppies so good that we kept 3 who came back to the UK with us, one taking a UK title, and her sister her perm.Crufts qual. Their brother is back of a number of lines in the UK, from the two only matings outside our kennel I allowed. I also tend to see the vulva staying more pronounced but again it really is a question of wait and see, and plan for a litter.
Some bitches will be quieter, more careful from the start, others will be hooligans up to the time their girth means they can belt around. By 5 weeks you will probably see a thickening of the flanks and by 7 weeks usually, you'll see te puppies moving around.