My sisters girl storm has started her first season, my sister has 2 other dogs a bitch boots (spayed) and a male foster (castrated) foster is going absolutly crazy, he has totally destroyed 2 crates, he literally ripped the bars off and has almost broke through a door so we have brought storm to my house and cleaned my sisters house top to bottom but foster is still going nuts, he keeps trying to hump boots so we have seperated them two but he is just going mad, its so sad to watch but nothing we do will calm him down. What can we do? we are worried hes going to hurt himself if he carries on like this. Any advise would be great.

Let him get on with it.  The stains'll wash out...

:)

So i just have to let him get on with ripping his teeth out and smashing through doors? I would rather not let him injure himself thanks....

No, let him get on with humping boots.  Get it out of his system :)

Is it possible that someone can take the bitch somewhere for a few days? Does she snap when he gets too near to her? They soon learn when a bith isn't interested when she tells them off. It can be a nightmare and I do sympathise with you.

Oh right sorry!! Shes not over impressed with it anymore as hes been doing it for days now and i can see a fight breaking out which i dont want to happen, he just will not stop and hes getting in such a state its horrible to watch.

We put boots in a different room but thats when he tried breaking the door down, i could have her here but i have my own 4 and storm, the problem is he hates being seperated from her and he gets in such a state, we put him in a crate thinking he might settle and he ripped it apart, hes howling the house down constantly as well.

Could your sister put him in kennels for a few days, just until she has gone past that middle week when she will be at her worst.

Take the boy out for a lovely walk in this adorable sunny day,

:) I would def arrange for the boy to maybe go to someone elses house for a few weeks until her season is over, its not fair on him to be so frustrated not being able to do what nature intended! :) And the scent of the season bitch will linger through the house no matter where you put her, and he will get more and more frustrated.

I would say let the boy try his luck with her, but if she is not willing to stand for him then he will find this frustrating too, and keep trying until he gets what he wants!  Has he only recently been castrated?  I know male dogs still do get the erge even after castration, but just wondered how long ago it was.

He was castrated about 6 months ago, the in season girl isnt in the house any more she is at my house the only girl in the house is the spayed girl. the reason we took her away is because i already have a male here so couldnt bring another male to my house.

If you can't put  him into kennels then I would have a quiet word with the vet and see if he would advise a tranquiliser for a few days until he is feeling a bit better ;-) If he is goin gto be like this every time then I would serioulsssly think about getting him used to going into kennels for the duration, even though he is neutered. It might be the best for him.

I have an entire male in the house and he only makes a nuisance of himself for the few days the bitches are at the height of their seasons :-) so I wonder if this is more like separation anxiety than wanting to get to the bitch. :-)

Yes, Henry is awful for the third week of Ellie's season, he goes to my husband's office for the day so he can sleep and eat there, as at home he throws up his dinner or won't eat it at all, and whines and howls even when put in the conservatory with 3 doors between him and her. It's not separation anxiety in his case as I have tried sitting in there with them for hours and he is inconsolable!! As he's a foster he might not do well in kennels, but if you have any handy friends he could go to for a week or two that might be worth trying?

I do emphasise with you,we have 2 boys and 2 girls,both in season at the same time-its myias first and kiras third.Yes it is a nightmare.We have 4 double kennels but to leave all 4 separated at night would have people in our nearest village 1/2 a mile away running for cover.As they are Malamutes they would spend all night howling like wolves.We only dared trying it for 1 night and consequently got no sleep and the older lad was totally frustrated and snappy.We now have had the two girls sharing 2 double kennels together.Getting on great.The 2 lads are in the house,one spends the night at the foot of the stairs and bottom hallway whilst the other spends all night at the top of the stairs and landing.They sorted out the hieracy themselves.The older lad will give a warning growl if the younger one interfers.My O.H did get up at 5am to stop them howling and generally distract them-thank goodness for sky,and I did get up and walk them at 4am on 2 occasions.the only thing I can suggest is distraction eg being in the same room and keeping them calm by verbal reassurance and plenty of frequent walks.Best of luck I will be glad to get my life back.Hopefully soon as we are into week 3.

I agree with lindylou, tranqulisers from the vets may be a way forward.  My mum used them last time the girls were in season on one of the boys and it made such a differance, he was calm, quite, didn't pick on the other male (infact loved him to bits!) and generally seemed a little OD'd on them as he didn't quite need as much as recommended!

castrated about 6 months ago

There were posts on here last year about dogs still being fertile for a period of time after castration but I can't find them now and I can't  remember how long it was. Anyone know, because i know in humans it can take a while to work (vasectomy not castration :-D) ;-) so allowing them to mate might not be a good idea ;-)

As far as i know 2 months is the maximum amount of time he could be fertile for. allowing him to try & mate the speyed bitch could cause her severe injuries., and him if she is not overly impressed & lets him know in no uncertain terms.

There is no set time that a castrated dog becomes infertile in. No vet will tell you a time either. There are cases(proven by DNA)in which a dog castrated more than 2 months previous to the probably mating date has sired a litter.

Thanks for all the great advice, my sister has scrubbed the whole house again, bathed boots and foster and took them for a extra long walk, foster seems a lot calmer this morning he slept all night as well, he was probly exhausted, so storm will continue to stay with me until her season is well and truely over.