I have three dogs - Georgie, 3.5 y/o, full-blooded female black Labrador; Beef, 13 months, son of Georgie; Grace, also 13 months, daughter of Georgie.
Georgie has been fixed - the pups have not.
Grace has come into heat this week. I do understand the whole process, and plan to have her fixed once this heat cycle is complete (and please, no comments about my decision to wait until she has gone through the one cycle). However, Grace and Beef have been a bit "wild" for another in the last couple days. I have them crated individually in different parts of the house, and they do not go outside together now.
However, there is definitely the vocal frustration from them on occasion. They are not used to being crated in the evenings (they play in the house, and sleep at the foot of my bed), so it is different for them for sure.
Any tips on helping keep this overall challenge "low-key" for the next few weeks? I will be taking Grace to be spayed before the end of the year, but obviously I cannot do that right now. I would like to keep Beef unaltered, but I may need to change that at some point.
Thanks for any suggestions!
Jim
Georgie has been fixed - the pups have not.
Grace has come into heat this week. I do understand the whole process, and plan to have her fixed once this heat cycle is complete (and please, no comments about my decision to wait until she has gone through the one cycle). However, Grace and Beef have been a bit "wild" for another in the last couple days. I have them crated individually in different parts of the house, and they do not go outside together now.
However, there is definitely the vocal frustration from them on occasion. They are not used to being crated in the evenings (they play in the house, and sleep at the foot of my bed), so it is different for them for sure.
Any tips on helping keep this overall challenge "low-key" for the next few weeks? I will be taking Grace to be spayed before the end of the year, but obviously I cannot do that right now. I would like to keep Beef unaltered, but I may need to change that at some point.
Thanks for any suggestions!
Jim