The 7 month WFT has now been in season (her first) for 12 days and she has NOT covered herself in glory. Not only is she humping everything in sight but is hurling herself at the other three dogs (normally couch potatoes) driving them nuts too.  But worse is that she is  dribbling bits of wee everywhere so I am having to keep her in the kitchen but of course she nips in the door while I am not looking and wees on the carpet.  She was it is true a difficult dog to housetrain but I thought I had nailed it.  Do you think she will go back to normal when this season  is over?  I certainly hope so.  Also she is really quite smelly (and I don't do smelly dogs).  I only bathed her last week but she is quite smelly again - probably because at the moment she constantly has her nose in her privates.  My ladylike sheltie never behaved with such abandon when she had seasons (now spayed), never smelled amd never made a mess LOL.

Well I was told by people (and read) that the WFT is not a dog for the faint hearted - and how right they were!!!

LOL I have two bitches in season at the moment and this morning I spotted one of them cock her leg and pee ON her spayed daughter, indoors!! So yes they most certainly often DO start to mark indoors when in season, it isn't uncommon at all -and it will get better when she's finished.

Peeing accidents and marking/advertising are quite common when in season, and she should go back to normal after.

Being more fragrant is of course also part of the deal, al the more appealing and advertising her condition to would be suitors, again temporary..

Sorry,  but this is so funny!

She is behaving just like any exhuberant WFT bless her :-D

She sounds lovely :-D

She can't help marking or weeing,  that's hormones for you.    And the 'playing trains' is normal too.   Even my neutered girls join in.   I've always thought it was 'practise'  and how they teach the younger bitches what goes on ;-)

She will be back to her usual self after her season -  honest :-)

Bit late for this season,  but I've always found Johnstons Bitch tablets excellent for lessening the 'scent'    (or pong)   of an in season bitch.  

Hope this helps

Haha she sounds like a real terrorist! And she looks so well behaved and perky when I see her at class too. :-p I think I'll stick with my spaniels.....

Ah terriers, who'd have 'em!

Well, you have my sympathy! My bitch is quite capable of peeing indoors unless she is let out on the hour, drives the boys crazy with those 'splashy' wees that they insist on tasting if at all possible, and that metallic smell she gives off in season coming into and during her season is unpleasant, true.

Weirdly, now that she is in whelp, I have found by accident that she has appears to have clicker trained herself to wee immediately when I snap my fingers, so we have no more indoor accidents. I just hope the ivy survives the drenching!

> My bitch is quite capable of peeing indoors unless she is let out on the hour, drives the boys crazy with those 'splashy' wees that they >insist on tasting if at all possible

I knew that there must be some advantage to having a speyed bitch :) Not one wee indoors in the last 12 years (after puppy training) :) Or is this more common because she lives with entire males ??

A lot to think about before getting our next dog - male or female - neutered or unneutered ???? :) :) :)

LOL Daisy--all of the above is dealt with very easily by making sure they all get out on time. The boys obligingly pee on command when outdoors (very useful at shows), and the lady of the house (!) now squats instantly when snap my fingers, so I can't argue with any of that.

You are lucky with your spayed bitch--plenty of spayed bitches suffer from bladder incontinence :-(

Thank you all for your amusing comments!! At least I know that I am not alone with the peeing/ smelliness LOL.  However Sophie is lovely (good job!!) affectionate and definitely a character.  Mind you,  because of the season we have had to miss the class obedience assessment (and she was surprisingly quite good LOL) and tomorrow's show!  Still plenty of time as she is only a babe bless her.

Re spaying - I may want to breed her so not sure yet.

I'd not consider spaying her, the seasons do settle and it's only twice a year after all.

You may well find a big coat change if you spay her too....

I sympathise although with my bitches, when in season I had them COMPLETELY separated from the rest of the pack for the entire time they were in.   And yes, I could smell them and yes again, given the chance, they'd spread it around!!!   Just to warn you to stop all this humping (separate her) because eventually your other dogs will get sick of her, and you could have a big fight on your hands.   If they are all bitches (presumably!!), this is the last thing you want because once bitches fight, there is often no way back.

Hopefully once she's a bit older, she'll settle down when in season too.

Thanks for the advice. I am separating them, particularly my Greek rescue girl wjo is generally so laid back she in horizontal but who has become extremely amorous and has been constantly trying to hump the puppy (she was spayed years ago.... LOL).  Just one more week of this and hopefully all will return to normal!

> Just one more week of this and hopefully all will return to normal!

Just to say that she may well be more than 3 weeks in season. 3 weeks is just a guideline :) I had a bitch fairly recently be in for 5 weeks!!!