[lisatodd]

i am finishing up w my male studding a female. she was flagging and putting her bum bum in his face. he would jump up then off and lick. i realized she wasn't ready yet, even though all the signs were there but she was still bleeding too much. i decided to keep her for the week. just like with the other 3 females, once the bleeding lets up and is a light color, then there is an odor, this is the time to mate. once this occured w my other three, there was a tie. kirby has now tied with her 4 times in 5 days. the ties last about 20 to 30 min and afterwards, there is leakage.
i am no expert but look at the bitch and if she is heavily bleeding, it is to early. also, if the female has not dropped her eggs, she will not clamp onto his penis which pushes the sperm to her uterus. i hope this helps. again, i am no expert....this will be my forth breeding with kirby and he has never failed me.