ive never really been in this particular forum much as i know nothing about breeding, but i just wondered what exactly it means when the dogs 'tie' during mating ?
thanks for your impending enlightenment !

sarah
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Hi Sarah!
When dogs mate, it starts with the dog mounting and penetrating the bitch as you'd expect. The dog has a 'bulb' in his penis which expands with excitement, and when he's in the bitch this swell, and her muscles tighten on it, and they are physically locked together. It is impossible to separate them at this stage without seriously injuring one or both of them. This is when the dog usually 'turns'. He moves one of his front legs over the bitch's back, so that both front feet are on the same side of her, and on the ground. Occasionally he'll stay like this, but more often he will then lift a hind leg over her back as well so that they are standing facing away from each other, still 'tied'. This lasts anything from a couple of minutes to over an hour, and is when both animals should be controlled so that they don't hurt each other.

The 'tie' ends naturally when the bitch's muscles relax and release the dog, who needs to be checked to make sure his penis has shrunk back to naormal and retacted within its sheath.

Hope that explains it.
:)

Being as genteel as I can, there is a lump which forms on the dog's equipment when mating a bitch. If the dog is in the right position it stops the dog slipping out of the bitch. A tie has been achieved! If the dog is not far enough in then the lump is outside the bitch and they have failed to tie. A tie is not necessary for a mating to be successful although the mating is more likely to be successful if a tie has been achieved.

Regards, John

edited to say, I should have left this one alone Jan, you have done it better than me! :)

good god ! im glad humans don't have this ! would never have sex again... :D
sarah

Or you'd have to make sure you had a good book handy ... ;)
:D

Oh yes, whats the book you often recommend J/G?? :D :D

Christine, Spain.