They can. The larger the dog, the more discharge. You can buy pads for them to wear. Check your local pet store.
No, it is not. But your young female may.
Wait at least two weeks after the discharge stops. The heat period lasts approximately three weeks, but she'll only have a discharge during the first week. For safety sake, it is best to wait three weeks after the discharge stops just to be sure.
During oestrus (which lasts for 4-8 days) when the discharge stops and ovulation begins.
Yes. All female mammals have periods.
The first thing to do when your dog is on her period is to make sure that you wipe her down so she will be clean alittle and make sure that she has doggie pads.
It can be normal for dog to have some discharge intermittently several weeks after delivery. This discharge can appear bloody but is mostly body fluids not actual blood. If at any time the discharge becomes very heavy or has a foul odor seek medical attention from your vet.
A female will only mate during a specific time of her cycle after the mating ritual has been completed the female will finish out the rest of her heat cycle.
If it is a female it might be having its period.
Yes; get such a dog to a vet ASAP.
Considering a period consists mostly of blood, the answer is obviously red.
Yes with larger dogs there can be a smell.
Virtually all breeds have two oestrus cycles each year. Initially, the vulva swells and within a day there is a clear discharge, which becomes tinged with blood the next day. This discharge increases in intensity and then slowly diminishes, ending after about ten days. During this time the female becomes more alert and urinates frequently, leaving signals of her impending willingness to mate. Ovulation takes place soon after the discharge has stopped. Only now will the female accept mating. Hormonal changes occur regardless of whether a female is pregnant, which is why there is no simple blood or urine tests to confirm impending motherhood.