Posted by blades on March 12, 2003 at 12:38:17:
In Reply to: Re: Male Sterility posted by alicat613 on March 11, 2003 at 21:36:01:
:why are you breeding with a person who doesn't even know the timing of the heat cycle?
As anyone knows who is experienced in breeding dogs, its not always an exact science when bitches come into heat. And some bitches come to the stud dog earlier than they have to so they get use to the surroundings before a breeding. I usually have bitches here from 4-7 days. This bitch came into heat a month earlier that usual so the owner wasn't checking the dog (and she has been in breeding for yrs-as well as I). So she wasn't sure of the exact day the first week started but knew the bitch had to be around 8 days. I just had a bitch on her third heat, go through an abnormal cycle for her. It started out as a reg. heat cycle, had the Bruc. test done, took her to the stud on the 8th day (just in case she was an "early" bitch) had connection, no ties, left her with the stud dog owner (this person has been breeding for about 28 yrs), next morning she called and asked what day I thought the bitch was in because the stud and the bitch ran around together for a few mins then went to sleep..her other studs were not interested in her either. No puppies. This time diligent checking around the time of heat, Bruc test, another stud, and 3 ties, palpating this week. So its not always easy to get that exact day in the cycle.
:why are you having the dogs do repeated ties? I have found through yrs of breeding that repeated ties either consecutive or skipping a day between works better and has less missed conception. I know sperm can last for many hours, but a more natural breeding (for me) seems to work and conceive better. It seems to "condition" the uterus.
Wouldn't AI have been much safer and less stressful if these were valuable breeding stock? Again I believe natural is better and I don't see that AI is any safer (more bacteria and such can be picked up transfering). A supervised breeding is very safe and all dogs should be tested for Brucellosis before breeding (also all stock has to be up to date on shots, OFA, CERF etc) I have also helped with AIs and the dogs are stressed even more-collection and then the transfer seemed to agitate both dogs than if they would have performed naturally. The stud was new and shorter, he was too excited. The AIs didn't work. Again this was done by an experienced breeder. Also had this happen with a horse...bred numerous times AI no luck-one cover by the stallion and she took.
