[nvnvgirl]

I may be going to see a female yorkie rescue in the next day or so and I've never had any dog other than my Max, who is a (neutered) male.

From what I've been told so far, this little girl is about 3 yrs old and has had at least 1 litter by C-section and is currently not spayed.

I'm embarrassed to say that I know nothing about female dogs and being in heat, so I'd like to know what to expect as far as that goes. I haven't spoken to the lady who has her about this yet so I don't know when she was last in heat (hopefully she will know).

I will be getting her spayed as soon as I can if she isn't spayed, so any advice regarding that would be welcome too. I think I feel ok about the aftercare, b/c I read the aftercare sheet, and I'm hoping it will be almost as uneventful as when Max was neutered (although I know it's more complicated for females and he was done when a puppy), so is there anything that might be more difficult b/c she's a little older?

I'm extremely nervous about this whole thing, and am not positive that I will get the dog, since she may have found a home for it in the last day or two, but the information will help me if I'm in the same situation again in the future. I appreciate anyone's comments!