boxers season

Question
My boxer has just finished her first season....she is 10 months.
Her nipples have swelled/grown in size compared to what they were before her season. Is this normal....she has not been near any other dog.

Answer
Hi Steve,

Yes, this is normal.  All females go through the same hormonal changes with a season, whether they're bred or not, and many go through physiological changes as if they were pregnant.  Some go so far as to produce milk, in fact.  Her nipples may shrink in size in a few  months - after she would have weaned her puppies, had she had them - but they will probably always be larger than they were before her season.