Not exact matches
The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals notes that vets can spay female puppies at 2 months of age, which means you can
typically prevent your puppy's first encounter with
estrus altogether.
This process is called
estrus, or heat, and
typically begins around six months of age.
The heat
typically continues for two to three weeks (9 days of proestrus, and 9 days of
estrus).
Ovariohysterectomy is recommended at the first signs of emerging diabetes in these dogs as the diabetes mellitus
typically becomes a permanent condition by the second
estrus cycle.
Queens
typically need to mate about four to six times during
estrus to become pregnant.