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Female Dog Heat Cycle. How long are dogs in heat. It is important to understand this before continuing. Diestrus is about two months long. Most dogs have two estrous cycles per year.
You may notice that your dog will tuck her tail often protecting herself. This is normal behavior and will very soon pass. Estrus equals about nine days as well. For more information see the detailed explanation above. Female dogs cycle into heat on average every six months. It can be shorter or longer and.
Dogs will typically have two heats per year but each dog differs in length of heat discharge amount and hormonal changes.
From then on a healthy bitch will come into season every six months on average some breeds can come into season only once a year or quarterly. During this initial heat cycle phase female dogs typically become very clingy with their owners and snippy with other dogs. The canine estrus cycle commonly referred to as the dog heat cycle occurs every 6 to 12 months. The first stage is called proestrus. The cycle lasts an average of 12 to 21 days but can be as short as a few days or last as long as four weeks. Each female dog will have two heat cycles a year every six months.