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Bringing your bitch to stud

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The very first step before even considering going to stud is to ensure your bitch is a healthy good natured vizsla she must not have previously had an autoimmune disorder or seizure and must be in good health on the day of mating.

Good body condition is essential. She must not be fat or thin..

You are recommended to have a basic health check at your vets for your peace of mind. 
 

You need to check if your bitch carries breeding restrictions on her pedigree you can find these on your UK kennel club document.

If under the section headed endorsements it says R- Progeny not for registration then your dog carries a breeding restriction on her pedigree and you will require your dogs breeder to remove it.

Once you have there approval to breed you need to start thinking of health testing.

your bitch should be hip and elbow scored as a minimum this is done under a GA or sedation by a vet or specailised clinic you are advised to find a vet experienced in scoring as the quality of the x-rays taken can impact your dogs score.

Once the x-rays are taken they are sent to the BVA for official scoring this can take up to  6 weeks so do allow plenty of time.

Your bitch will require her eyes testing for Glaucoma the test is called gonioscopy and is performed by a specialist BVA panelist this entails a small lens being placed in the eye and the eye specialist will visually check the eyes drainage for signs of disease , the eye will then be graded 0-3 the grade is based on the score of the worst eye dog with grades 0-2 are breedable.

you can find your local eye specialist here https://www.bva.co.uk/canine-health-schemes/eye-scheme/find-an-eye-panellist/

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Once all the health testing is out of the way and your bitch is booked in with one of our Stud dogs it becomes a waiting game for her to come into season begins you should count day one from the first day that you see bleeding do be vigilant sometimes bleeding is not that obvious in the first day or two.
8 to 10 days from the first bleeding you should take your bitch for an ovulation test this is a progesterone test we recommend only using the test that give you a reading in Nmol or Ng rather than the tests that give you a colour indication.
The result of the test will tell us when your bitch is likely to be mated or if a second or third test is required bitches  if you ask for the tester for the results and you’re unsure we should be able to advise you on this.
Once you are the green Light to proceed we will arrange an appointment to come to our house in Sutton Bonington for a mating  with the chosen stud dog, generally this should be a non-stressful time.

very occasionally bitches can be a little nervous and take a while to settle but we will be there to help and advise you.

Andrew generally does most of the stud handling but our dogs are all natural mating dogs they do not any outside intervention.  
We do ask you not to bring children with you it is not an appropriate environment for children.
You can choose to either mate your bitch on one occasion or to repeat the mating again 48 hours we can advise you which days are best to come based on your ovulation test reading.
The Stud fee is payable at the first mating and it includes up to 2 mating's 48 hours apart.
Should a pregnancy fail to result from these meetings you will be offered the same service in return next time the bitch comes in season.
Pregnancy can be detected 30 days from your last mating
You are relatively local to us you are welcome to bring your bitch to Katy for a free ultrasound scan to confirm pregnancy.
Both Andrew & Katy will be on hand to give you advice throughout the pregnancy however we do ask you to book calls in and not to call us out of working hours 9am - 5 pm if your call is regarding an urgent health concern you should call your vet without delay, we are not vets and will not issue veterinary advice.
As part of the service we provide you will have the opportunity to print things such as sales contracts and Puppy care booklets directly from our  website .

We recommend buying Kay whites book of the bitch  or  similar https://www.amazon.co.uk/Book-Bitch-J-M-Evans/dp/1860540236

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