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or i am just crazy! i have been very upset about peyton becoming a "woman". and she is too. all she does is whine and cry. we keep her in the kitchen with a little fence/gate and so she can still play and if she makes a mess (which she does) we can just mop it up. but she sometimes just lays down and puts her huge head down and just cries. so could it be, that she has cramps? do dogs get them? is there anything us humans can give them? do they make a doggie midol? is midol safe for dogs? i know that when i am "in heat"  i don't feel good and i cry too! am i am way emotional about this? or is she really in pain?

well, peyton is now a lady and not just a puppy. she had her first spot today. we do want to get her fixed. but how long does her heat last. all the things i have read all say 4-27 days. pretty vague. she is 75 lbs. her first heat, good shape and only a year old. one week maybe? other owners have said since it's her first, it will be shorter.

well, let's get graffic as possible...yea h it does look a little bit swollen. but i don't know if that is just from maturing or if it's actually swollen. i am going by my experience in humans and yeah it does kinda look like it could be about her time. maybe that's why she is soo atached to her blankie. but, no blood. and i "heard" that big dogs bleed blg blood. but then i heard that it could just be a couple of droplets. i read about heat in books and online but they don't really go into MUCH detail. i don't care if she is "starting" or not, I just want to make sure she is okay. physically, mentally and emotionally. i know i get emotional as all heck, do dogs? can dogs get cramps? if what i go through happens to her, i don't want her to go through them at all. (we keep dragging our feet on making the appointment only because we are affraid to put her under, ya know?)

oh i love american bulldogs! and thank you thank you for suggesting OE bulldogs. I never really thought about that. i would LOVE to rescue them all, but again, darrin has the final vote. and i have already argued that purebread dogs can have just as many problems as rescued. but...he is "bull headed" about it. all i can do is do my part of the research. we keep looking at other dogs in pet stores and such but they are all "mutts" and he doesn't want to help the "not so professional" breeders who sell to pet stores out by spending $700 on a mutt! he used other words, i just made them a little more nicer!

anyway, again thanks for you help.

darrin really wants an english bulldog and i want to possibly surprise him with one for christmas. by then we will have a fence and he will be making more money!!! yey! (to pay for vets and all) and i want to search breeders but don't even know where to begin. lots of them seem to be scams online. help! thanks!

oh, and do you think they (bulldog and peyton) will be a good match from what you already know of peyton i mean.

What breed is she to be so small at 1? not a chihuahua??

i know right! supposedly she is rottie and french mastiff. but the more and more she grows up, i can see the rott, but she is looking more like she is part german shepard.  hehe. i have had questions (just recently) if she was part dane...and when i told them no...i was asked if she was part basset! haha! one extreme to the other i guess! hehe! way tall to way short! hahaha!

as for knowing what she truly is though, not sure. but...even though this is BPO...she does have way big paws! hahaha!

Happy Birthday Peyton and mama (belated, sorry!)!!!!!! We hope your B-Day month has been a relaxing, fun and warmer than mine! hahahaha!

AND yes more pics!

I think I actually messed up when I signed up on here, my birthday is actually in November. I put in Peyton's birthday! Hehe!

But, thank you for being so worried!!! There is more of Peyton's birthday under "Happy Birthday, Peytons Mama" which Lin started!

thank you. i think peyton enjoyed her day! she loves her new blankie! she pulled it out all the times she came out of her kennel today. hehe. she ran to her kennel when i told her "ni ni" time. it was sooo funny! i found this "old" pic of her and it made me sad. she is soo big now. we went to the vet on wednesday and had her weighed. she is 74.76 pounds now. YEY! she is a big girl. i think she might get a tad bit bigger, but not much. i think now she will start to fill out more. get more of a barrel chest. who knows. all i know is that she is healthy, and that's all i ask for!