FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS ABOUT STUD SERVICE

ABOUT HARLEY (RETIRED)

Height: 38cm

Weight: 9kg

Breed:  F1 Cavoodle/ Registered Theodore (Father Red Toy Poodle, Mother Cavalier King Charles Spaniel)

Vet checked to ensure optimum health and DNA tested for hereditary diseases with Orivet and Embark

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ABOUT HAN SOLO

Height: 33cm

Weight: 5.5kg

Breed: F2 Blenheim Cavoodle/ Registered Theodore (Father Red and white Cavoodle, Mother Red and White Cavoodle

Vet checked to ensure optimum health and DNA tested and clear for all hereditary diseases with Orivet.

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ABOUT JIMI HENDRIX
Height: 30cm

Weight: 3.9kg

Breed: F2 Cavoodle/ Registered Theodore

Vet checked, good bite, good heart, DNA clear of all hereditary diseases with Orivet

MMVD clear with Dog Breeder Science

Son of Han Solo, Grandson of Harley Davidson

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SERVICE COST

Upfront payment of $1000* for up two visits. The fee is payable when first insemination happens. 

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DNA REPORTS

A copy of the stud's DNA report is available on request. We ask that the DNA report is not to be given to any other persons (even to puppy buyers). The DNA report may be sighted by the buyer when they come to visit your puppies as proof of sire. This is to avoid the misuse of our DNA report.

   

RISKS

Please talk to your vet about risks involved with breeding and hereditary conditions. There are many risks involved in breeding your girl. Risks include emergency c-section, milk fever (Eclampsia), Pyometra and mastitis.  Puppies may not all survive due to various reasons, these are risks you need to be prepared for. Google is a great source for all of these conditions.  

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PROGESTERONE TEST

A progesterone test at Day 5 after bleeding starts is also an ideal method to find out your girl’s optimum days of falling pregnant. You may need to then have one or two more tests until the vet sees a spike.  This is usually done by the vet for a cost of $65-$85 with same day results.  Avoid vets that do not give a same day result as you can miss her most fertile days while waiting for the results. The vet will advise you of the days to mate her. There are two scales that vets may use:

Ante ch - IDEXX

0 – level is not ready

8 – 11 – ovulation – optimum time to mate within 48 hours of ovulation

50 – or around 50 – cervix closes but a tie may still occur.

mimiVIDAS

0 – level is not ready

15 – 20.5 – ovulation – optimum time to mate within 48 hours of ovulation

40 – 60 – cervix closes but a tie may still occur.

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AFTER OVULATION

After ovulation, the eggs are viable for around 5 days. Sperm can live around 5-6 days in the female.  One tie or slip mating is enough for a pregnancy.  A second tie the day after or third day after ovulation is still within the fertile period.

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WHAT IS ARTIFICIAL INSEMINATION?

Put simply, canine artificial insemination is the process by which sperm is collected manually from a stud dog and deposited in the female for fertilisation without the need for natural mating. There are countless reasons why artificial insemination might be suggested by us. Perhaps the female may display behavior or aggression problems , may be of a different size to the male, or have medical issues that make natural mating problematic. 

We highly recommend Qld Veterinary Specialists at Stafford, and in particular

Dr Phillip Thomas and Dr Xavier Schneider who have been spearheading the study of CAI in Australia. Dr Thomas alone has performed several-thousand artificial inseminations over the last 20 years and is considered to be one of Australia’s leading canine reproductive experts. 

In Australia, three methods of insemination are commonly used: vaginal, endoscope-assisted trans-cervical (TCI) and surgical. Each has their advantages. 

 

Benefits

• Decreased stress levels for both animals as there is no need to travel or experience trauma attributed to mating.

   

• Breeders can use CAI to enhance the genetics of the kennel.

   

• Allows for semen to be evaluated for fertility and possible abnormalities.

   

• Prevents sexually transmitted diseases.

   

• Frozen semen can be stored for long periods and remain viable

   

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ARTIFICIAL INSEMINATION WILL BE AN ADDITIONAL COST TO THE STUD FEE - PLEASE CONTACT QVS FOR AN APPROXIMATE QUOTE 07 3359 0777 

 

TIMING IS EVERYTHING

The key to a successful pregnancy by any method of insemination relies upon timing. By determining progesterone levels, mating or artificial insemination can be advised closer to the true ovulation period. This is absolutely essential for chilled and frozen inseminations.

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NEXT STEPS

Contact us (Craig) on 0438498835 on Day 1 of your girl’s first day of bleed. We will work out the best day for her to be mated. Know the signs of ‘flagging’ and take your girl for a progesterone test to an experienced reproductive vet to see which are her most optimum days for mating. 

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VET CHECK FOR YOUR GIRL

Please have your girl vet checked to ensure your girl is fit for breeding and has a good temperament. Have her checked for luxating patellas as this is a genetic condition that can be passed onto the pups, her heart, hips and eyes should also be checked. You may also wish to have DNA tested through Orivet for FULL BREED PROFILE.  Approx cost is $200. This is worth the expense and gives you and your puppy families peace of mind that they are getting a healthy puppy. She must be up to date with her vaccination and worming before visiting.

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For more information you can call Craig 0438 498 835

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