I know this probably is a DUMB question. I know that male dogs don't go into "heat" in the sense that a female dog does. BUT, do male dogs go through stages where they try to mate more than others?
2007-02-25 11:27:57 · 8 answers · asked by Trouble's Mama 5 in Pets ➔ Dogs
Thanks! I wanted to add- will a fixed male still go nuts over female dogs in heat?
2007-02-25 11:34:13 · update #1
No, they will only try to mate when the female is in heat. Sometimes they will act more "frisky" when there are lots of females coming into heat in the area. Males can smell a female in heat from miles away.
Usually a neutered male will ignore a female that is in heat, but it kind of depends on when the male was neutered. If a male has been bred before, they still may have urges even after they have been neutered.
2007-02-25 11:32:23 · answer #1 · answered by iluvmyfrenchbulldogs 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Males can catch the fermion's the females give off when they are in heat for quite a distance. In the wild when females were in heat they would mark territory's to bring the males to her. Now days that doesn't happen with domesticated dogs. Unaltered males will try to get to a females in heat that's for sure. It is instinct not a "heat" for the males.
Nutered dogs do not get frisky when a female is in heat only non nutered males do.
2007-02-25 11:40:56 · answer #2 · answered by ♥Golden gal♥ 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Males don't get n heat. Female dogz get n heat. When a dog iz around a female n heat he will try to mate with her. its no such thing as a male gettin into heat.A male gets attracted 2 a female and want 2 mate with her. I believe that if its a group of females then that male will try to mate wit all the females.It takes a female dog at leats 3 months to get pregnant and then later they will have puppies its usually a group of 4 - about 10 or maybe more.
2007-02-25 11:42:13 · answer #3 · answered by ♥rose♥ 2 · 0⤊ 2⤋
No, they do not. When they sense a female is in heat, they will try to go after her more but they don't go through cycles like the females do. It's just like in humans.
And the second question: I'm not entirely sure. My best guess is no. My dog is fixed and I've never seen him go after a female dog in heat. I could quite possibly be wrong on that though.
2007-02-25 11:32:30 · answer #4 · answered by Jello 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
If the male dog has been neutered he has no hormones or feelings toward a female. It doesn't matter if the female is in heat or not, the male doesn't care.
A neutered male will still attempt "humping" another dog, this is a sign of aggression and trying to show who is the boss. "Humping" doesn't always mean sex to a dog. They will hump other dogs, toys, people, etc. If they are neutered and do this you can just tell them "NO" firmly and they will stop doing it.
2007-02-25 12:30:56 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
If a female dog in the area is in heat, they will try to mate more.
2007-02-25 11:30:50 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
A neutered dog will not go nuts around a female in heat, like an intact male will. But he can react to some extent. I had a tiny papillon-mix in heat once, and she was so seductive in her behavior that she actually persuaded my neutered greyhound to try,,,,
2007-02-25 11:39:45 · answer #7 · answered by The First Dragon 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Female dogs in heat are like human female having her period.
I think when male dogs are at a certain age, then they want to reproduce more, not sure though.
2007-02-25 11:46:55 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋