[targonrotts]

this is my rule...and what has been fine with my fellow competitors....
if she has stopped having discharge-100%, not flagging, i have been by a few dogs in class with no distraction and gave her a heck of a bath-yes, i compete.
every heat is different, every bitch is different. i have had bitches with a short 21 day from start to compete as well as 30-32 days before i can go in the ring again.
i don't go exactly by reduced swelling since after some heats, my females stay a bit big back there for up to 2 months after the heat.