I have a Newfie who is 22 mths old,two in May and she should have been her 3rd season late Feb - early March.Well she hasn't and no sign of it as yet.She hasn't had a silent season as she normally sulks and follows me around like an attatchment when she is in season.She also gets the runs and occasionally vomits too.She is in great health and form too.The first two seasons came like clockwork,bang on time.

In very early January I fostered 5 3 wk old Border Collie pups and hand reared them.I still have two - one male I'm keeping and one girl who I can't seem to re home.This was my Newfies first experience of pups (obviously as she is too young to have had any herself) and she took to them like a duck to water.
What I'm wondering is this - is it possible for the pups to have fooled her body into thinking she has had pups and therefore her seasons have been put off?If so when should I expect her to have a season?How long after pups does a bitch take to have another season?The pups are now 16 wks old.

There is no way I have missed her season and no way she could be pg as she is a hse dog and where she goes I go,if you get my meaning.And we have been aware that she is due her season and so have been watching her very carefully.

All comments appreciated

Many Thanx
Brenda
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hi Brenda, im having exactly the same trouble with my yellow lab,Shes regular as clock work every 6 mnths but blow me im already for her this time, tests done,affix applied for, nice male waiting for her,accepted by a good puppy food company as a soon to be breeder as soon as she comes in, wot a laugh its as if they know, but people say she will when shes ready, getting back too your newfie has she always been 6 monthly? has she been in good health? No foul smelly discharge?Julia

I have 3 newfoundlands, Megan had 2 seasons bang on times but then she came in season after 4 months at the same time as one of the Tibetan Mastiff's but it only lasted a week we had to wait about 8 months before she came into season again I do not think it is a newfie thing but it is just individual females

Hi and thanx for answering,yes she came in like clockwork the last twice ,no she doesn't have discharge of any sort.Think the damn dog is laughing at me lol.

Thanks anyway
Brenda