It's a matter of marking your file for each girl, as Kim says. I have a 2yo who I noticed after heat cycle #1, was HORRIBLE in obed ~5 wks post ovulation (~7 wks after day 1 of bleeding). Same thing this last time... Another friend w/ a herding breed said her girl was awful last weekend in the obed ring too, and at the same point post ovulation. Most of mine wait until they are ~9 wks post ovulation when the "phantom babies" would be arriving (associated w/ a big progesterone drop).
This is when it's nice to have a bitch that only cycles once every 9 mos or more....
This is when it's nice to have a bitch that only cycles once every 9 mos or more....
