Puppy due date calculator4/6/2023 ![]() ![]() I do prefer the simpler ways but I understand why horses and other large animals are artificially inseminated. There are some things that are much better now with modern science - the vaccine available for CHV, the studies to aid pups with fading puppy syndrome, scanning etc but I do think vets seem to think you MUST do testing, MUST have the bitch scanned with them and you MUST use all modern practices available. I only scan because I do not want to start upping food etc and would prefer to go back to my normal routine sooner rather than later. But the chap was very off hand and made me feel like I was a BYB simply because I prefer to do things the old fashioned way. The response I got was - 'why didn't you blood test? How can you be sure of the dates at all if you don't know whether she ovulated before or after mating?' I did say that I happen to own a seasoned stud dog who indicated the correct mating times before I took my girl to the stud and that she had had 3 matings - 1 slip and 2 ties. I have found in my very limited experience that vets (even those that are pro breeding) get very shirty with you when you give them an approximate due date. And then, after around 12 minutes, that was it! Over and done with, very practical, especially if it is raining, or if, as a year ago in February, there is a stiff wind out of the north and temperatures well below freezing. He just tries a bit every now and then to see if he can now depart. ![]() So I explain this, and he accepts his tethered status with fortitude. He says to me, "Mama, I think this has been long enough, so I guess I'll be off now and go relax." Except he can't. OK, so Robin is then really happy, and then he quickly gets bored. I'm standing there (usually watching through the window, while they do their flirting thing in the garden), and the minute they tie, I very cooly and nonchalantly RUSH out there to just calm them and be sure that the female remains quiet and doesn't try to pull away. My male (Robin) has terrific aim, and when he decides that he is DEFINITELY GOING TO GO FOR IT, he manages every time. And if so, no WONDER you were nervous! And if so, this will be your very first birth? Or am I wrong, and you are an experienced breeder? The length of the tie doesn't seem to have much significance. Was this then the very first time you ever bred a female? If so, I had not realised that.
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