age that poodles go into heat

Question
Molly is 8 months old and I'm feeling she might be going into heat. What age does this start and how many days does it last? Also, It seems like she never ask to go out to do her business. I'm the one that is trained. Some mornings Molly can be out for 1 hour before she goes to the bathroom.. I have had some accidents and now with it been summer Molly is outside while I work about 6 hours few days a week. Molly has protection from the weather and is in no harms way

Answer
The age varies.  Seldom before 7 months, but most often before a year, but after a year isn't too unusual. The second and third weeks are when the most risk of accidental breeding is. Don't take this lightly. She will do anything to get loose and get to a male. Once loose, an accidental breeding and an unwanted litter is far from the worst that can happen. Such breedings can also result in fatal infections. She can get killed when she dashes heedlessly across the road in front of a car. Other dogs or coyotes may kill her.

You can expect the same thing about every 6 months for the rest of her life if you don't go ahead and get her spayed. There is no other answer, and no good reason not to. Besides saving the hassles, it reduces the chances of cancer later in life. Please make life easier for yourself, her, and society in general by getting her spayed as soon as a vet will do it.

Exercise stimulates elimination.  Take it out on leash.  Walk around.  They can only walk and hold it so long.  When it finally has to go, lavish praise on it.