About Cindi Bass Expertise I can answer health, nutrition, excercise, breeding,behavior,color, temperament, obedience training and conformation.
Experience I've owned Great Danes since 1975 ,taught obedience, protection classes, shown Great Danes in conformation and obedience and am in the process of getting back into showing after a long absence.
Organizations allexperts.com expert in dogs, nutrition,breeding and whelping and German Shepherds
Education/Credentials Vet tech for many years, learned training techniques from a superb instructor and have kept abreast of the changes in both the Great Dane world and in the dog world in general.
Past/Present Clients references available privately upon request
Expert: Cindi Bass Date: 3/21/2008 Subject: My dog is in heat for the 2nd time
Question Our great dane went in heat for the first time in January. She is exactly one years old now, and she is going into heat for the second time. This will be twice in a two month period, how many times do they go into heat in a year? Is this normal?
Answer It's very normal. It's called a split heat. It happens very often in a first heat. Your dog should be back to normal by her second heat cycle, or at the most her third. It just takes awhile sometimes for those hormones to balance correctly in a young dog., much the same as in a young woman. A split heat in the first cycle usually occurs about six weeks after the first 'heat'. It shouldn't affect her fertility and is nothing to worry about. She'll settle into a routine soon enough :). Every six months is average, but varies from dog to dog sometimes.
Cindi
