What Is The Best Fertility Time For Your Dog?

If you have a beautiful dog that you would like to have puppies of, it is likely that you are wondering and looking for a thousand information about what time is the most fertile for your “little daughter”. Well, today we are going to talk to you about it.

Although we all know that heat is the time when the dog must ride the bitch, not all jealousy is equally fertile at all times. So let’s see how to determine the precise time of highest fertility.

How to detect the best time of fertility

The first thing to know is that you cannot mate two dogs until at least both have reached 18 months. In the case of the female, the second heat could be feasible, but it is recommended to wait for the third. It is at this age the most fertile time of both.

However, the bitch may not be ridden, something that happens very commonly, so finding the optimal time of fertility is essential to carry out a successful mating.

This moment will happen when the dog has already been bleeding for at least two days, as it will be the occasion when she ovulates and when her body will be more willing to receive “guests”. This process may last a week, so waiting a few days, when the bleeding is less, will make the animal more receptive.

If you do not control your dog’s jealousy much, you can also go to the vet for a cytology that will reveal the progesterone levels, and therefore the exact date on which she will ovulate. Thus, you will be able to know the best moment of fertility of your dog.

Now, if you already know when your dog is most fertile and you want to mate her, this is a more complicated process than it seems. Would you like some tips?

How to mate two dogs

Wanting to have puppies is a very commendable wish, but the truth is that crossing two dogs is not always easy, especially if the animals do not know each other. Therefore, let’s see what guidelines to follow so that everything goes smoothly.

• Choose a good partner for your dog. It is best if the dog is the same breed and the same size as the female. This is not only thinking about the beauty of the puppies, which also, but it will be favorable for the bitch and much easier for both, because they will recognize each other from the same breed and there will be a rapprochement.
• You will have to wait. Don’t expect the first time they meet to mate, they will need a first contact. This is preferable if it happens a week after the dog has had her period, because although it will not be her moment of greatest fertility, her hormones will still be revolutionized and knowing the father of her children at that time will make her more ready for when they return. Let’s see.

• Take her where the dog. It is preferable to take the bitch to where the male is. A female may feel threatened in her territory, but as soon as a dog smells her pheromones it will pass.
• Find a quiet environment. Agree with the dog’s owners to set up a quiet room without too much light and no noise so that both animals can be relaxed and allow nature to do its work.
• Let it be natural. Do not try to force it or get involved, this is an instinctive act and will happen with or without you. When they start, leave them alone so they feel comfortable.
• Let it last as long as it needs to last. Even if you think that enough is enough or even if you think that your dog is suffering, do not stop the mount. Normally this will last about 20 minutes, so be patient, you will be a grandfather soon!

If you want to know how to act when your dog is pregnant or when she has already been a mother, in our magazine you can find several articles about it.