Proestrus is the start of the heat period when your dog’s body is preparing to mate. Signs include a swollen vulva, blood-tinged discharge, excessive licking of the genital area, clingy behavior ...

Heat is the stage of this process when your dog ovulates. Male dogs can only impregnate female dogs who are in heat, says Dr. Megan McCarthy, a staff veterinarian at Best Friends Animal Society.

It’s February, your intact female dog is likely in heat Lucy Richardson Created: Feb 09, 2023 08:00 AM Male dogs can pick up on the scent of the female heat cycle from a great distance, ...

Dear Joan: I’m writing to ask for advice about a new female dog, not officially ours until this Sunday. She is 8 months old, in good health and according to our vet, in her first heat.