What is the end of a dogs bleeding season like?

Answer 1

A female bitch's "season" lasts approx. 3 weeks. She may or maynot start to show signs by secreting blood, but her attitude may change. My females become aggressive, some more than others. They also begin to mount everyone, male or female, prior to their "bleeding". This is the norm for my Chihuahuas. I have 6 females and they all do the same thing. My female Poodle and Dachshund do it as well to some degree. Your dog has a two day window, generally sometime during the second week of heat, to become pregnant. She may want to mate prior to this, and maybe up to a couple of weeks after. This is normal. I watch my female closely and start counting her gestation from the time I observe her first mating. The gestation is 9 weeks. Now I know her due date on my calendar is earlier than her ultimate birth date, but it gives me a "Start to keep an eye on her" date. A female may only actively bleed so as you might notice, for about one week during her heat.