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> Hi, I have a question for a friend who has a female peke who is three years old. She has been giving some serious thought to breeding her for two years, and she feels if she does not do it soon, her peke will be too old to breed. Personally I own a male and a female peke, one is pet quality and the other is show, but I had them both fixed, I felt there was too much risk involved.. My concern is that her female is having a difficult season this year, she yelps as if she is in pain, and does not seem to find any comfort. She is also bleeding much heavier. I suggested she discuss fixing her with her vet, and she is considering this option. My question is, is this common for season's to become more severe and uncomfortable, or could this mean trouble for the peke? She asked my advise, and I was at a lost for resources, never dealing with seasons with my female. > Also I was reading some of the older postings, and I was interested in one concerning dudley noses, I realize they used to be a disqualification, but now they are a severe fault. The dog can still show if he or she is above average with all the other points. We came across this with our male who is a beautiful peke, when his nose began to spot, I thought we would have to give up any ideas of showing him. As I researched more, and he grew to be an exceptional example of temperment and quality (minus the nose), I realized fault or no fault he would show. My daughter is currently working with him as a junior handler, and I feel this is a great first step for learning about competition. I agree dudley noses should not be bred, but I do not feel it should prevent them from showing! Both my peke's are cream colored with no mask or markings, I was told dudley noses are common with this coloring. Some pekes are just naturally adept to handle the limelight, I know my female peke would not tolerate all the training, and the fuss of competition, but our male almost thrives on it, it is just a shame dudley noses have such a bad rap. Suzanne

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