Is my bitch coming into season?

[Harri Green]

I'm wondering if my 9 month old collie x lab bitch is going to have her first season soon. Her nipples look enlarged, I've just noticed today. Is this an early sign? Im anticipating it sometime soon!

 

[Echo24]

Possibly! Main thing is to check her vulva and see if that is starting to swell up. Bitches can exhibit signs of a season up to six weeks beforehand! Watch out for any unusual behaviour for her which might mean she's hormonal. Is she normally an excitable, energetic dog and she's suddenly become lethargic? Or is she normally clean overnight and in the home and suddenly started messing? These could be signs so keep an eye out

 

[Harri Green]

Oh really , up to 6 weeks? Ah ok. Im panicking because I'm meant to be going away next week and my dog sitter has an entire dog so I don't know if she can go there :-/
But this us the only sign, ages norms apart from that so maybe I'm a way of it.