{"id":9264,"date":"2026-03-05T08:17:06","date_gmt":"2026-03-05T13:17:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thunderingpawsfarm.com\/?p=9264"},"modified":"2026-03-16T13:16:13","modified_gmt":"2026-03-16T17:16:13","slug":"the-urge-to-renew","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thunderingpawsfarm.com\/index.php\/2026\/03\/05\/the-urge-to-renew\/","title":{"rendered":"The Urge to Renew"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">About half the females here are in or approaching or exiting their estrus cycle &#8211;that is to say &#8216;in season&#8217;. Nature synchronizes the female&#8217;s reproduction cycles. 2026 is a no-breeding-year. And yet, we are already dealing with &#8216;accidents&#8217;, seen and presumed. The urge to renew in dogs is strong &#8211;much stronger than in humans.  Dogs will do just about anything to procreate.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">One young female did THIS while I was away doing errands. Happily, the males were locked up in steel crates. That is 5\/8 in plywood she tore and ate through!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/thunderingpawsfarm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/PXL_20260304_2336529732-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9265\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thunderingpawsfarm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/PXL_20260304_2336529732-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/thunderingpawsfarm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/PXL_20260304_2336529732-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/thunderingpawsfarm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/PXL_20260304_2336529732-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/thunderingpawsfarm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/PXL_20260304_2336529732-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/thunderingpawsfarm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/PXL_20260304_2336529732-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/thunderingpawsfarm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/PXL_20260304_2336529732-1568x1176.jpg 1568w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:15px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">When renewal is successful (and planned), it brings forth beauties like this&#8230;<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"573\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/thunderingpawsfarm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Nova-3-573x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9270\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thunderingpawsfarm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Nova-3-573x1024.jpg 573w, https:\/\/thunderingpawsfarm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Nova-3-168x300.jpg 168w, https:\/\/thunderingpawsfarm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Nova-3-768x1372.jpg 768w, https:\/\/thunderingpawsfarm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Nova-3-860x1536.jpg 860w, https:\/\/thunderingpawsfarm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Nova-3-1147x2048.jpg 1147w, https:\/\/thunderingpawsfarm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Nova-3-1568x2801.jpg 1568w, https:\/\/thunderingpawsfarm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Nova-3-scaled.jpg 1433w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 573px) 100vw, 573px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:10px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"932\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/thunderingpawsfarm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/PXL_20260316_140924499.PORTRAIT2-932x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9299\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thunderingpawsfarm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/PXL_20260316_140924499.PORTRAIT2-932x1024.jpg 932w, https:\/\/thunderingpawsfarm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/PXL_20260316_140924499.PORTRAIT2-273x300.jpg 273w, https:\/\/thunderingpawsfarm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/PXL_20260316_140924499.PORTRAIT2-768x843.jpg 768w, https:\/\/thunderingpawsfarm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/PXL_20260316_140924499.PORTRAIT2-1399x1536.jpg 1399w, https:\/\/thunderingpawsfarm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/PXL_20260316_140924499.PORTRAIT2-1865x2048.jpg 1865w, https:\/\/thunderingpawsfarm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/PXL_20260316_140924499.PORTRAIT2-1568x1722.jpg 1568w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 932px) 100vw, 932px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:15px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>About half the females here are in or approaching or exiting their estrus cycle &#8211;that is to say &#8216;in season&#8217;. 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