hi i have a friend who has a mini poodle hope im allowed to put that in, she will be 2 in jan and still havent had a season yet ive spoken to the vet and he said if she is fine in herself then no need to worry ive never known this as my girl comes in seson every 8 months has anyone else had any probs like this before, hes hoping to have just one litter from her aswell so he can keep a puppy any advice would be great thamks

one of mine didn't have her first until 18months.  I wouldn't worry about it.

Has your friend had her since a puppy?  Mini poodles normally come into season between 6 and 9 months.

hi i bred her so he has had her since she was 9 weeks old shes fine in herself really healthy ive phoned my vets and they have said dont worry her mum comes in season like i said every 8 months but her mum comes in season every 6 months, her sister out of same litter has had a season so dont know why she hasnt.

Could she have had a silent heat that was missed by the owner?

im not sure about that is there any way of knowing

I wouldn't worry, unless there is anything obvious wrong with her, one of my girls was just 2 years old before her first season, then 12 months later had her second, she was mated on this season and gave birth to 9 very healthy pups, all survived.

We had the full blood works done at the vet, all came back clear, he said there were further tests we could have done, but suggested leaving it until she was around 4 years old if nothing had happened, the tests were expensive and he didn't think she would need them done,  typically 2 weeks after having the blood tests done her first season arrived.

One of my siblings that I kept is just having her first season at 15 months old.
Her sibling here had her first season at 8 months old and all the other litter sisters
had their's between 8-10 months old.

Does the bitch live with other bitches? As sometimes if there is a very dominant 'alpha'
bitch they can cause the lower ranking pack members to suppress seasons.
Which is what I think happened with my two litter siblings as the one that seasoned first
is the more dominant of the pair at home. Although they seem to be more even now hence why
I think the other one has come into season.

I've had bitches that have come into season once a year or ones that have come in every 6-9 months.
It varies and each bitch is an individual so they can and often will come into season in their own good time.

both of our boxer bitches were 18 months old before they had their first seasons but our Boston Terrier was just under 6 months which i found more of a shock because in my eyes she was still a puppy and very immature, but the Boxer girls were almost grown up (If you can have a grown up Boxer). The main thing is that the Poodle is healthy

My youngster (home bred) is just over 17 months, still no sign of a season. Not panicking yet.

Diane

thanks for all your replys the bitch lives on her own he only has 1 cat yes she is very healthy he adores hers, thanks again donna