The American Beagler Forum

My little female is coming into season. She has been running pretty good. I took her this weekend & she just wont hunt. Is this a normal thing, she will start a bunny & then not follow the line & comes back to me? Any opinions. Mike

All of mine hunt just fine when they are in heat, but some females are funny when they come in season. I have heard of one or two that wouldn't hunt when in heat, but have never witnessed it. I have 4 that come in every year when I go to Iowa so I always have to run a female pack and I run the female pack only on private land. They don't miss a beat when they are in heat so I would say it is an individual dog thing.

I had a friend whose female wouldn't leave his feet when she was coming in or in season. She wanted no part of anything. Big-time PMSer, lol. Some females are affected for a few weeks after the heat, too. I couldn't tell you about mine because we were always primarily a male kennel, and when the females came into season, they didn't get out of their kennels. I'd have to let them down in the yard in 2 shifts - one gender at a time. Pain in the fat one that was...

Bev, same thing, she wont leave my side in the woods. A few days ago she pounded the bunnies. Oh well she will have to stay home for a while. Thanx, Mike

Christmas Eve day I tried to run a all female pack because my Gyspy bitch came in heat, I put a 8 yo bitch in the box, a 4 yo bitch in,then her,she attacked the old bitch then the young bitch,I grabbed her by the tail pulled her out and she bit me,lucky I had on GOOD leather gloves,I`ve never had a bitch fight like that before or bit me,guess it was the heat thing !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Hormones !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! had them do things never done before.

bunnie harvester wrote:Christmas Eve day I tried to run a all female pack because my Gyspy bitch came in heat, I put a 8 yo bitch in the box, a 4 yo bitch in,then her,she attacked the old bitch then the young bitch,I grabbed her by the tail pulled her out and she bit me,lucky I had on GOOD leather gloves,I`ve never had a bitch fight like that before or bit me,guess it was the heat thing !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

one of mine wont pull that, be the last time they ever would have a chance.