I have three dogs, a bitch and two dogs. I purchased the bitch 1 month ago. I need to get on top of her heat situation or i could have some unexpected puppies.

She has a seaon every 5 months according to the owner, she had puppies in June. So when would you count the 5 months from.

They are Staffordshire Bull Terriers if that helps.

Thank you for any responses

You count from the last season, so if she went only five months usually I would expect ehr to come into season any time now.

Thank you Brainless.

That really helped. I think i'll make her live with my mate for a few weeks.

In your previous post you said that your bitch was 18 months old when you got her (august) but it seems that you forgot to mention that she had already had a litter. If she had a litter back in june, then that made her only 16 months old when she had her first litter. In your initial post, you were asking about breeding her and claimed that you had been looking for a stud for her for the previous 6 months. Now my maths may not be brilliant but that means you were looking for a stud dog before you even got her?

How curious, Admin.

I knew i was getting the dog about one year ago, the owner only told me she bred her already. I was looking for a suitable stud, i certainly don't want her to breed with any of mine, so i class those as expecting puppies. The litter wouldn't improve the breed.

Regards

My girls go exactly 6 months and their 6 months starts from when the puppies are born.  Perhaps you would be best to contact the previous owner.

That means they actually go 8 1/2 months TTS. 

I also notice tha my bitches delay their next season after a litter by 4 to 6 weeks, so in fact come in when pups are around 5 months. 

It is usual to count seasons from the first day of 1 t6o the first day of the next, like we do in human cycles.

Mine used to stick to the same timing (8½ months) whether or not they'd had a litter. If the bitch had her puppies in June, she'd have been in season in April, and it's now 5 months from then - I'd be expecting her season at any time.

Whatever you do if she has had a litter in June leave it at least a year before thinking of mating her again. She is still very young.

of course, i will not breed her now.

Hi, I have been a member of the forum for about 3 months and have never posted before(I haven't needed to as the search has answered any questions I've had,) anyway I was wondering if you could answer this for me.When I purchased my staffordshire bull terrier bitch 2 years ago the breeder I purchased her from told me that sbt's should not have more than 3 litters as they are prone to having subsequent litters with cleft pallate's.I do not know how true this is but would appreciate it if anyone could let me know.The thing is someone I know who also has a sbt had a litter of 6 from their bitch last year,4 of which died as a result of cleft pallates. The person has now just told me that they think that their bitch is pregnant again.I asked if it was an accident but no it wasn't,it was planned.I could not believe it as she has already had 3 litters whilst they have owned her and they aquired her as a young adult and do not know if she has had previous litters before.I personally would not breed my bitch more than twice and am planning to do so next year(I am saving up now and researching everything as well as poss,which is how I found champdogs) and I definately would not breed her again if she produced puppies with cleft pallates,but this is just me personally.What do you think?

May somebody inform me what cleft pallates is?
It sounds really bad.

Regards

Cleft palate.

Thank you,

that is terrible

It seems to be more to diet or trauma than anything else, though the fact that some breeds are more prone to it than others suggests that there's an hereditary element at work. I certainly wouldn't breed again from a bitch whose last litter contained 66% cleft palates. :(