During anestrus, the dog's endometrium is repairing itself, either from the pregnancy or the build - up to an unrealized pregnancy.
Not exact matches
If no pregnancy results from a breeding
during the heat cycle, the bitch goes back into
anestrus.
Screening is initiated, therefore, once healthy dogs and bitches have reached sexual maturity (between 10 - 14 months in males and
during the first
anestrus period for females following their maiden heat).