rubiton Posted August 28, 2011 Share Posted August 28, 2011 Just wondering - and it may seem a basic question but Im not around many entire female dogs - is it only the only that are used for breeding that are likely to have pronounced teats hanging underneath them or is that just what happens when female that are undesexed get older? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tdierikx Posted August 28, 2011 Share Posted August 28, 2011 Interesting question... The ones I've noticed that have been bred will have larger and maybe unevenly shaped nipples - and the ones that have never had a litter will have smaller and more even nipples. Dogs carrying a bit of extra weight can have the appearance of having had an udder, but it may just be looser (or fattier) skin on their underbelly making it look that way. T. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alyosha Posted August 28, 2011 Share Posted August 28, 2011 They can also get pronounced mammary development (including milk production) during a pseudo or false pregnancy. Due to the reproductive system in dogs this is very common. Some bitches get it all the time - even if they've never been bred. Bitches may also come into milk if another bitch in the household whelps. In a dog pack other bitches will feed the pups of the alpha female. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rubiton Posted August 28, 2011 Author Share Posted August 28, 2011 OK so its likely the one I saw which wasnt overweight had probably been used for breeding Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alyosha Posted August 28, 2011 Share Posted August 28, 2011 It's one of several posibilities. Do you know if she's had a pseudo? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sandgrubber Posted August 28, 2011 Share Posted August 28, 2011 Enlarged nipples, possible without whelping. Saggy bags, in my experience, only develop through nursing. They may require a large litter and heavy milk production. Not sure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kirislin Posted August 28, 2011 Share Posted August 28, 2011 I have a whippet here with large teats (nipples) and she had them even as a puppy! She's been neutered now but they're the same, they're not saggy baggys though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alyosha Posted August 29, 2011 Share Posted August 29, 2011 I had saggies on my one year old Borzoi after her first season. Was embarrassing!! I was worried people would think she had been bred and she was still a puppy! False pregnancy, she had milk for nearly two months... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pie Posted August 29, 2011 Share Posted August 29, 2011 My Manchester had milk after both of her seasons, and saggy boobs, luckily it all shrank back into place Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pebbles Posted August 29, 2011 Share Posted August 29, 2011 Douse those saggy boobies that can go with a falsie with brown vinegar a couple of times a day and that should shrink 'em. I was told this by a breeder many years ago, used it on my Min Pin who would insist on a falsie nearly every time and it worked. First season I didn't know this trick and her boobs were enormous. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RottnBullies Posted August 29, 2011 Share Posted August 29, 2011 I had saggies on my one year old Borzoi after her first season. Was embarrassing!! I was worried people would think she had been bred and she was still a puppy! False pregnancy, she had milk for nearly two months... Same thing happened with my Rotti girl, no milk though that I noticed, and people kept asking If she'd had a litter, I felt horrible as she was just a pup as well Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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