German Shepherd Dog Forums - View Single Post - Male reaction to female heat... is this normal?

Shaolin · 03-03-2013, 08:43 AM

Yes. This is normal. My intact male turns into an idiot when the neighbors' dog is in heat. I don't know if there's a point where you should worry about him mentally, but he will do whatever to get after her, so a ripped up kennel and an injured dog is a possibility. As for eating, I "spice up" his normal food with some gravy, raw meat, or wet food and he'll eat a bit more.

I applaud you for being responsible and keeping them apart. Are you planning on breeding them or are you doing a late spay/neuter? Not judging, just curious.

03-03-2013, 08:43 AM	#2 (permalink)
Shaolin Master Member Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: Great Mills, MD Posts: 986	Yes. This is normal. My intact male turns into an idiot when the neighbors' dog is in heat. I don't know if there's a point where you should worry about him mentally, but he will do whatever to get after her, so a ripped up kennel and an injured dog is a possibility. As for eating, I "spice up" his normal food with some gravy, raw meat, or wet food and he'll eat a bit more. I applaud you for being responsible and keeping them apart. Are you planning on breeding them or are you doing a late spay/neuter? Not judging, just curious. __________________ RIP Sebastian GSD/Rott 5/12/2002 RIP Cheyenne The Western Lady Collie 9/6/2012 Finnian The Irish Lad WGSD: SAR Abeni the Little Warrior: Pomeranian rescue. "Res nos operor ut alius algo" "Go mairidís beo"