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breeding our chocolate labrador

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Question
We had our female together with a male choc lab from day 8 to day 14 of her cycle. They tied at least 3 times. She is still bleeding though, did we separate them too soon

Answer
Is she still standing or flagging? If she's not, then I'd say that you most likely got it right. A dog will still bleed, and finish her heat cycle, even if she was bred or became pregnant. A heat cycle lasts for 3 weeks. I'd say that she's fine, and just doing what a dog normally does. If she's still bleeding past 3 weeks, I'd take her in for a check up. Good luck!