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Originally Posted by wildcard

My dogs most certainly see each other other than when it is time to be bred. Bitches in season (and due to the dormitory effect most of my bitches come in within a few weeks of each other) are kept apart from intact males 100% of the time, whether I am around or not. When the bitches are not in season they are, when I am there to supervise, out and about along with everyone else, intact or not. I train my dogs for conformation, agility and obedience and whoever is in training comes out with me at the same time to practice, they travel together in a motorhome, and when I am not home they are crated in the same room together. I think you are making some assumptions about people who have experience breeding dogs that are not necessarily true and if you are implicating that for me breeding dogs is some kind of a business (I don't have 14 bitches that pop puppies out, I have 3 intact bitches of my own-- none of which has had a litter yet and one of which will never be bred--my litters have all been co-breedings with my mentor) you could not be more off base.
Regardless, you are right, what is done is done, and since you obviously do not want to spay your girl I hope that she and the puppies are healthy. It is highly likely that she is having a false heat anyway. If that is the case, I hope you are better able to keep the two dogs separate on future heat cycles if you leave them both intact. If you are not able to keep them separated during heat cycles she very well may end up pregnant on every cycle.

I think you have been very informative for anyone that may be in this same situation at another time or for the op the next time her bitch comes into season!...