Can I just ask how many of you kennel your bitch during her season ( if you have entire male dogs)-
If not, what provisions do you make for this ? I know some of you send your bitch to stay with friends/breeder etc but for those that cant do this how do you cope???

Hi Lel

I cope by being very careful about keeping at least two closed doors between the dog and bitch between the height of their seasons.  I exercise him first and try to use an area where I don't take the bitches so he does not spend all his time licking at their wee and making his jaws/head go up and down and drooling.

I keep him as occupied as possible and as he is ball mad this is useful as I can keep throwing it till he is tired or until I am.

Some people find it easier to kennel the male, but it depends on how many of each sex you have.

i try to keep the dog as tired as i can by going on longer walks, ball playing more and things like that so he is tired more and out of the house more. i am lucky as i have a basement so when my bitch comes in to season he has run of the basement and the garden and will not come in to the house until the end of the season (i have a side gate to take him out for a walk) i still spend time with him but not in the house.  when my bitch need to go out in the garden he is locked in the basement (it only has a door to the garden) and she is walk on her own late at night.

if i had to kennel 1 i would kennel him as i have 2 bitches and they come in to season within a few weeks of each other

It isn't an option to put my dog into kennels when my bitch is in season - I haven't had him vaccinated this time - he is 6 - so don't have a certificate.

I have a large kennel and run in the garden and a house that is built in 'layers', three separated sections of garden, a conservatory, then kitchen, then dining room, etc.  It's hard to explain but the distance between my front door and back gate is about 200 metres.  I am able to keep them together but supervised all the time for the first few days and then from day 10 onwards it is hell.  He cries all the time and just paces backwards and forwards.  He is happy to sleep indoors with us, while she gets territorial over her kennel and will kill him if he goes anywhere near.  He would happily mount her through the bars of the kennel and she would let him too.

For about 10 days he comes to work with me, either in my office or in the car (dog box, tailgate up) and he visits friends regularly.  My neighbour takes him out with hers and he gets an extra walk in the evening too.  It is a very stressful time and nobody can take into account the fact that not only is he eager to get to her, but she is begging him to get to her and is eager to get to him.

I walk my bitch before 6am and after 10pm when there is nobody about.

I don't put my dogs into kennels. Chance goes to stay with his sister (she's been spayed) for 3 weeks until mum Chloe comes out of season. I had an accidental mother/son litter due to my ex-hubby not keeping the son away from his mother and won't make the same mistake ever again :D

Seriously, by not having Male dogs on the premises:D

Can I respectfully ask those who have problems with bitches in season if they don't intend to breed from them why not just have them spayed?????
Bazza

Putting your bitch that is in season in kennels may be an easier option for the owner but have you thought how much extra work it causes the kennel staff? You may just have to deal with one excited male - they probably have to deal with twelve plus - please , if the option is there kennel the boy , not the girl!!!!

I would never let my bitch in season go into kennels...I would be way too worried about an accidental mating. ( this happened to the bitch of a friend of mine, the kennel staff did not confess, and by the time they realised she was in whelp it was too late )  other people wont necessarily be as careful with your bitch as you.
On the other side of the coin I would be pretty racked off if I had paid a fortune in kennel fees to find my male dog had spent a week been getting really stressed out having been kennelled near a bitch in season.
If kennelling with friends / breeder is not an option, you could consider tardak injection for your dog, or suppress the bitches season. You could discuss with your vet wether this would be appropriate to your circumstances.
Cathy, Delilah and Zorro

I can see exactly where youre both coming from here (common sense really ) - do you have both bitches and males and if so what provisions do you make for them during seasons or are they spayed/neutered?

We have never had a problem kenneling in season bitches, thats in the last 12yrs.  Might of just been lucky.

Pinklillies.
I assume the kennel responsible for the accidental mating were sued?
Dawn.

Im afraid you assume wrong Dawn. You dont dash into suing people unless you think you can win ......court costs are far too expensive. The kennels denied the mating was on their premises, yet my friend knew it wasnt on hers, so it must have been the kennels. the kennels argued that the bitch could have been mated on the way to the kennels or the day before...and how can you prove otherwise? you cant realistically DNA test all the dogs present, like in a rape case or something! And even if you could prove it, I bet the court would award measly compensation...probably wouldnt get costs either. :(