Do female dogs go through menopause?

Unlike humans, dogs do not experience a menopause. A female dog’s fertility will decrease with age, even sharply once she grows senior, but pregnancy is still a possibility even if it carries more risks. In humans, the woman entering menopause will never be able to go through pregnancy again. read more

Older, intact female dogs -- those who haven't been spayed -- don't experience menopause in the way aging women do, but their fertility decreases as they age. Although dogs do bleed during part of their heat cycle, they don't experience periods every month as women do. The only true sign of "menopause" in a female dog is less frequent estrus cycles. read more