During the three weeks that a bitch is usually 'in season', can she be taken for a walk at any time during those three weeks? Or is she restricted indoors throughout?

Thanks in advance,
Linda.

My procedure when I have a bitch in season is to put her in the car, take her down the road a little way then take her out and walk her on the lead from there. When finished it's back in the car for the short drive home. The important thing is to break the scent trail to your house then you wont get "Callers" knocking on your door! I always walk on the lead at that time because some bitches who are normally very well behaved can be deaf to all commands at that time! Use reasonable care and you should have no problems.

Regards, John

I don't drive, but because the dog warden in my area has made latchkey dogs almost a thing of the past, I don't have problems just walking them on the lead. You of course have to avoid any really doggy areas like the park, but I do take mine on some of the recreation grounds on a flexi if there are no other dogs around. I also have found sherleys Deoderant Tablets quite good at masking the bitches scent, these contain chlorophyl. I was once told that Camphor oil, and oil of cloves applied to the bitches hindquarters also masked the smell. There are sprays available also, but none of these will fool any dog for long, but will help if a dog haqppens to walk by across the road with its owner!

Bac to Nature do a Bitch spray which is really good and might also help

Hi Linda .
I've had bitches for a few years now and have always used a trick from my grandfather which is to spray a wee bit liquid paraffin on the appropriate area before leaving the house for a walk . It works a treat and is very cheap .

How does that work, as the liquid parafin I have in medicine cabinet has no smell. You don't mean smelly flamable parafin do you, the sort used in the old Parafin heaters do you?

I would certainly hope not because paraffin is one of the worst substances out for dermatitis. It used to be used a lot in engineering to aid the cutting of cast iron until the Health and Safety Executive stepped in.

John

But how do we know that our four legged friends can't smell it?

It will be a product called Liquid Parrafin that yu can buy from chemists. It is certainly not the fuel parrafin. My vet used it, and advises it's use, (liquid parrafin that is), for cleaning your dogs ears. It dissolves excess wax while being very gentle on the skin. A large number of human cosmetic products contain it.

Perhaps it works on an in season bitch, because it forms a barrier that prevents scent from passing through.

Sorry Floyd, that really made me laugh :-) Liquid Parafin B.P is infact a lubricant, and I had this vision of all these randy male dogs gaining easy access !! lol.
Anyway, LP.B.P does have the faintest of smells to my nose so I am sure that to a dog it may smell totally different.I would also agree that it works as a barrier to the smell. My vet recommend it for the use that Pammy mentioned and I also had to use it on my stud dog, after a bitch broke a tie. It is used as a laxative and intestinal lubricant for people.

Leigh

No need foir KY jelly, now lets keep it clean. I have always used it as a moisturiser or for Constipation. My kids get a bit of excema, and I add it to the bath water sometimes, as it is like a liquid form of Vaseline. as you say it makes a gentle cleanser too.

Gee whizz ...that sparked off a few replys'. My grandfather used it on his working collies and it was good old Esso blue .Although I myself use normal pink paraffin .It doesn't take a great deal even just a wee dab on the coat around the infected area does the trick . Haven't heard of this causing dermetitis but obviously with anything on a sensitive area just ca canny .