2021
October 27, 2021
Topics included:
- 00:05 Announcements
- 06:25 Spotting and P4 <0.2, cytology showing no change
- 14:26 Flea and tick prevention for pregnancy/lactation
- 17:21 Determining whelping window
- 20:11 Progesterone testing
- 27:02 Pros and cons of ultrasound to verify pregnancy
- 35:00 Whelping Rules
- 36:48 Determining when to return to normal activity after spay
- 41:12 Alleviating stress during transportation
- 46:05 Managing milk schedules for maximum production
- 52:09 Stress/nervous barking
- 54:35 Essential oil diffusers can be dangerous to dogs
- 56:35 Adaptil collars
- 57:00 Emergency Preparedness
- 01:04:05 Info on Tube Feeding
- 01:04:24 Amount of food to feed 4-5 lb pups when weaning
- 01:06:21 AI and TCI
- 01:12:41 Avoiding overfeeding pups when supplementing
- 01:13:32 Feeding raw kibble
- 01:17:06 Whelping assistants
October 13, 2021
Topics included:
- 01:16 DPCA National recap and attending nationals
- 05:08 7.5 year old bitch was spayed, suggestions on successful recovery
– Calming chews
– Adaptil collar
– Calming Care probiotics - 11:19 Risks of a planned c-section
- 24:30 Unsure of due date for pups
– Ovulation date
– Ultrasound measured pups as larger than expected so moved due date - 36:00 Whelping in a RV
- 37:24 Bulk Supplements Calcium Citrate
– How much to give after each pup
– Elemental units - 40:36 Umbilical cord care – chlorhexidine vs iodine
- 44:00 Accurate whelping window
- 51:20 State of vet care today may limit options
- 53:14 Maiden 6 year old bitch being bred
- 1:06:17 Fresh semen and timing breeding
– LH Peak
– Ovulation - 1:15:16 Importance of fitness and whelping
- 1:19:27 Nomographs
– titer level is a characteristic of the dog - 1:34:28 Runt of the litter to be mothered by another bitch in home
- 1:38:08 Whelping RV tour
September 22, 2021
Topics included:
- 00:05 10.5 week old litter of pups have itchy skin
- 06:39 Dr Roys Calcium dosing for bitch that is digging, running and panting
- 13:35 Preparing for storms – items to have when power is out or need to evacuate
- 15:15 Calcium Citrate dosage for 30# Wheaten
- 26:05 Taking a dog out of your breeding program
- 29:00 9 week old pups with loose stool
- 35:57 Fortiflora and slippery elm for stomach issues
- 38:52 Tube feeding placement
- 45:22 Follow up from last call on bitch that didn’t eat last 2 weeks of pregnancy
- 51:04 Amount of lemon or apple cider vinegar to add to water for travel
September 15, 2021
Topics included:
- 01:06 How to get a dog to stand square for judging
- 03:42 Deciding between 2 stud dogs
- 11:32 Bitch not eating last 2 weeks of pregnancy
- 25:30 Ideal flooring in puppy playpen
- 28:05 CEH bitch
- 35:30 Bitch with 2 retained placentas
- 37:42 Mucometra
- 39:57 Big puppies and a smaller pup that seems overwhelmed
- 47:54 10 week old pup possible resource guarding
- 1:02:05 7.5 year old bitch will be spayed – GP or repro vet
- 1:07:06 Bitch tucks tail during natural breedings
- 1:16:50 Stud contract requiring set amount to sell pups
- 1:21:50 Differences between Avidog and Puppy Culture
- 1:30:00 Discharge on day 58, breasts very engorged
- 1:35:50 Bitch moving pups out of whelping box
August 25, 2021
Topics included:
- 00:30 Determining the whelping window: LH surge, ovulation, diestrus
- 09:23 Embark, accuracy of weight prediction
- 20:20 Feeding raw, adding carbohydrates
- 26:50 Mastitis prevention for future litters
- 39:35 Breeding again after recovering from losing puppies
- 54:37 Discharge from eyes at 6 weeks old
- 59:36 Adventure walk with pups, surgical suit for bitch
- 1:03:43 Swimmer puppies
- 1:09:37 Getting bitch to come in season
- 1:14:37 Stillbirth puppies
- 1:21:09 Adult females aggressive to one adult male
- 1:34:16 Unilateral cryptorchidism research
August 10, 2021
Topics included:
- 00:10 Flying after vaccinations
- 03:33 Sending puppies home without vaccines, based on nomograph
- 05:16 Weaning pups to raw, fast weight gain
- 09:55 Breeder College after 12/31?
- 14:50 Puppy College vouchers/coupons
- 18:15 18 days to fo on prior pyometra bitch
- 21:13 e.Coli overgrowth, used Animal Biome testing
- 25:15 TCI, issue getting past cervix
- 27:45 Feeding pups raw 5x/day
- 29:18 Best age to avoid pyometra risk
- 40:34 Thickened uterus, CEH
- 41:53 Risk for pyometra based on age
- 45:35 Possible split heat
- 49:18 What age should we stop breeding?
- 50:59 Pyometra by breed/age data and research
July 28, 2021
Topics included:
- 00:40 Announcements
- 01:26 Amniotic fluid collection during c-section research paper
- 11:43 Three week old pups, one increasing only 1% and won’t take bottle
– SNS – supplemental nursing system
– NUK nipples - 19:47 Using progesterone to time breedings to avoid early breedings
- 26:00 Puppies and outdoor safety/temperature safety
– Following
– Adventure walks - 34:16 Nosework and pregnancy
- 40:50 New mom stressed
– Decrease temperature inside
– Calcium
– Protection instinct
– Increase noise - 48:20 Two missed breedings
– Check progesterone
– Check uterine lining - 01:05:00 Failed TCI twice, switch to live breeding
- 01:21:42 Male/female compatibility in K9 Data
– Hips/elbows/longevity
– Talk to other breeders - 01:24:55 Keeping pups to 12 weeks of age and a few until 6 mos old
– Individual training & outings - 01:33:06 Solid food for pups, number of times per day
- 01:39:07 Pumpkin in diet for weight loss
July 14, 2021
Topics included:
- 00:50 Oral Calcium and whelping
- 09:01 Waiting to start supplementing with formula
- 18:57 Coral Calcium supplement
- 21:30 2 bitches (mom & daughter); cleft palates and genetics
- 33:30 Lost 9 of 12 puppies to canine herpes virus; testing possibilities
- 48:50 Cycle changes with bitch age
- 52:06 Vaginal strictures
- 57:42 Fresh chilled semen breeding for TCI
- 1:03:45 Whelping triggers – drive, woods maneuver, walk, Calcium
- 1:10:30 Breeding 3 yo bitch via TCI, possible issues with cervix – Focus on fitness; Check environment
- 1:28:33 6 missed breedings – check and/or change: water, food, lawn chemicals, flea/tick meds, do a culture
- 1:42:30 Flea/tick treatments and use before breeding
June 23, 2021
Topics included:
- 00:00:53 Announcements
- 00:02:29 Bitch is protective of puppies with other dogs in the house
- 00:13:40 Normal presentations of puppies during whelping
- 00:39:51 Woods maneuver, video demo
- 00:42:54 Calcium Citrate question
- 00:52:54 Phytoestrogens/question about uterine cysts
- 00:59:57 Age & heritability in regard to uterine cysts
- 01:02:17 Taurine supplements
- 01:03:57 Finding an ER Vet
- 01:07:54 How long supplement with Calcium/Lactation demand
- 01:09:23 Treatments for seizures/types of seizures
- 01:26:57 Flax oil
- 01:27:53 Behavioral changes with early ovarian cysts
- 01:29:30 Direct owners to their breeder for questions/concerns
- 01:31:58 Vets refusing care for breeders who won’t spay after c-section
- 01:39:09 Reversing rabies Vaccinosis
- 01:37:21 Issues with vets and titers
June 8, 2021
Topics included:
- 00:50 Announcements
- 04:36 Puppy eye exams
- 08:55 Successful breeding, ultrasound timing and progesterone testing
- 21:00 Nomograph – titer and protection level
- 37:27 Genetic non-responder to vaccines
- 39:53 Adding water for pups/weaning
- 43:00 In season annually and bitches cycling together
- 46:07 Cabergoline option to bring into season
- 50:26 Heat & humidity with our pups
- 58: 15 Heat transfer with wetness/water, be sure water is cool/cold
- 01:01:35 Safe to swim after TCI, pool is best
- 01:03:46 2 litters 20 days apart
- 01:07:23 Nomograph draw during pregnancy
- 01:11:24 Post whelping titers
- 01:16:07 Feeding when in season vs not in season
- 01:17:50 Due date and LH testing
- 01:23:59 Food analysis lab, AAFCO list
- 01:31:03 Reminders
May 11, 2021
Topics included:
- 00:50 Announcements
- 09:31 Cooked vs raw food
- 14:00 Elective c-section, risks & being close to emergency care
- 20:35 Canadian Good Dog Breeders
- 21:22 Weight gain after spay, pumpkin added to food
- 25:45 Possible puppy pyoderma
- 34:16 TCI, noticed gray spots on cervix
- 37:00 Accessing Dr. Wakshlag webinar
- 37:28 Silent heat
- 42:00 Third trimester and decreased appetite
- 45:50 Estrus and inappetence/fluctuations in appetite
- 47:30 Logistics of changing plans from live to AI
- 53:26 APET trait question
- 1:03:09 Vaginitis
- 1:07:44 Bitch looks big, carrying low
- 1:08:30 Dystocia
- 1:15:50 P4 is a progesterone lab test
- 1:16:45 Overweight bitch
- 1:24:15 Repeat silent heats
- 1:30:30 Dissolvable sutures after c-section
- 1:37:30 Review announcements
April 28, 2021
Topics included:
- 0:00 Welcome
- 1:05 Crisper machine & epigenetics
- 2:48 Trouble with an older bitch and a missed breeding. Now it is a surgical…discussed CEH. Cysts.
- 18:15 Incontinence in pregnancy.
- 19:07 Long time between cycles, what is a long time?
- 23:20 Missed with a frozen. Timing mapped out laid out in # of days.
- 30:03 Short cycling. 4.5 months or less, onset to onset of season. Back to Back breeding. 2 litters.
- 41:16 Can you breed after a “false” pregnancy.
- 46:25 Marking male dog. Belly Bands.
- 53:45 Best day to ultrasound
- 54:20 Ivermectin/Ivermec for heartworm prevention.
- 57:24 Puppy out for a walk
- 58:30 Notices
April 13, 2021
Topics included:
- 0:00 Welcome. Partnering with Good Dog. Gayle Watkins now Head of Education with Good Dog.
- 2:03 Cat Matloub of Good Dog
- 3:50 Two Platinum calls at the end of April.
- 5:20 Platinum Journey group continues as is. Improvements will be made with the website.
- 8:40 Coat color and temperament . Malcolm Gladwell-10,000 hours to be an expert = 14 litters
- 25:00 Evaluating a litter. Pat Hastings-The Puppy Puzzle.. Show prospects.
- 32:50 Tina Rhoden update-good news!
- 36:10 Ultrasounds
- 44:00 Buyer asked for a show prospect.
- 45:49 Choosing semen (frozen)
- 51:05 Does sire litter size affect litter size of breeding.
- 52:45 Puppy Strangles
- 53:48 Lost a litter-no labor signs
- 55:19 DNA sire detecting & limitations
- 55:40 Calendar for whelping window-downloaded diary
- 57:10 Travel & biosecurity
- 1:03:46 Kennel cough during pregnancy
- 1:06:00 Semen vs timing
- 1:07:10 COVID-19 & dogs
- 1:10:05 Which thyroid test is best? Dentition in pups. DNA panel.
- 1:14:10 Biosecurity
- 1:15:20 Poop webinar saved a human life!
- 1:23:00 UK & Brazil Variants of COVID-19
- 1:23:51 Timing for surgical AI
- 1:30:08 Question about ENS. Discussed super dog program. ESI
- 1:39:31 Webinar April 22nd APET traits
March 24, 2021
Topics included:
- 0:00 Welcome & Introduction
- 1:55 Progesterone testing & maiden bitches
- 10:40 Epigenetics of confidence or lack of confidence in the bitch
- 17:00 Antibiotics & pain meds in a bitch coming into heat early. Probiotics. Exercise for a sedentary bitch. Folic acid dose.
- 27:40 Risk of disease after bitch has been bred or with puppies.
- 34:20 Tips for long distance trip to stud dog. Timing.
- 40:40 Qualitative progesterone test
- 42:35 Folic acid dose
- 43:05 Days between heat cycles, fertility, short cycling at <160 days
- 52:23 Worming for giardia
- 1:02:00 Trading stud dogs. What kind of contract?
- 1:11:00 Getting people into puppy college after 3/31/21
- 1:12:12 Planned c-section & a singleton
- 1:22:30 Increase sperm count-Glycoflex, let male sniff bitches urine and then wait for several hours, good diet
- 1:24:00 Prove parentage with DNA or video tape the tie.
- 1:13:32 Metronidazole. Do not use casually. NEVER use fenbendizole at the same time as metronidazole.
- 1:31:58 Have a negative brucellosis and fecal before breeding, or bringing a dog onto your property.
- 1:35:20 Announcements
March 9, 2021
Topics included:
- 0:00 Intro
- 0:26 Treatment for Pyometra in a pregnant bitch.
- 20:27 Breeding ages and telomeres.
- 32:50 Hereditary question and Pyometra
- 38:11 How is Pyometra triggered.
- 39:23 When do you see a Pyometra, timeline?
- 40:29 When should you spay?
- 44:40 Older sires.
- 46:54 Bach-to-back breeding.
- 54:00 Fish oil option, Nordic Naturals
- 55:11 Vaccines & breeding.
- 1:06:50 Nomograph-CAVIDS
- 1:08:55 Kelp product
- 1:10:24 Ivomec & Ivermectin. Dosing.
- 1:11:40 Gestation supplement & cleft palates.
- 1:13:28 Tick treatment.
- 1:14:37 MDR1-Ivermectin.
- 1:15:00 Ivermectin
- 1:19:35 Whelpwise discussed.
- 1:29:00 Announcements
February 24, 2021
Topics included:
- 0:00 Welcome
- 1:30 Managing a puppy surrender. Discussed compensation.
- 17:08 Scheduled C-sections
- 29:30 Puppy-go-home bags
- 40:35 Potty box success
- 45:25 Target weight gain at 2 weeks. 5-8% per day.
- 47:00 Website & Good Dog Breeder program
- 49:00 Therio suggestion. Bruce W. Christianson, DVM, webinars.
- 52:25 Post ultrasound question. Resorption sites?
- 55:20 Puppy owners scared of their vets. Discussed Vet planted fear.
- 1:04:31 Bitch is standing to feed puppies at day 22. She seems anxious.
- 1:12:00 Puppy update-terrified puppy with vet and people.
- 1:27:30 Base-narrow dentitions.
January 27, 2021
Topics included:
- 0:00 Introduction
- 1:50 Too much milk and too little milk with two bitches. Dried Sage to dry up the milk.
- 9:38 Thyroid levels and breeding
- 16:35 Seeking a female Toller puppy. What priorities for genetics & breeding (IVDD & shoulders).
- 39:00 Timing for an A. I. When to leave for the E.R. with whelping.
- 52:00 Deworming A2Z, 5 protocols.
- 52:38 APET for herding dogs.
- 55:20 Guardianships & Co-Ownerships
- 1:10:10 Raising for Longevity in a large breed.
- 1:15:20 Underweight & breeding. Took back a guardianship bitch.
- 1:19:10 Supplements. What to use, what not to use.
- 1:32:25 Announcements for next month
January 12, 2021
Topics included:
- 0:00 Introduction
- 0:31 Change of formula for Breeders’ Edge Calcium
- 2:20 Deworming treatment
- 16:25 Coccidia, Meds to treat
- 24:35 Taking pups to vet in COVID
undefined - 27:35 Temperament & breeding
- 39:00 Marketing question
- 41:40 Freeze ahead
- 43:00 Bitch lethargic
undefined - 48:00 Vaginal stricture
undefined - 1:04:00 Potty boxes, puppy go boxes, plans in A 2 Z
- 1:05:00 Temperament question
- 1:06:00 Timing of shipped semen
- 1:12:00 Vomiting before breeding
- 1:19:00 Are clinics doing A.Is?
- 1:20:00 LH kits
- 1:21:00 Picking a stud dog
2020
December 23, 2020
Topics included:
0:00 Introduction and announcements
2:23 Doxapram : Sublingual vs umbilical vein dosing
7:02 Panacur granulas vs liquid Safeguard for Goats
7:52 Coccidia, giardia and Toltrazuril.
24:30 Puppies @ 6 weeks. Food calculator and feeding puppies. Continued nursing.
Getting “outdoors” in the winter with the litter.
30:30 AKC 2020 Breeder of the Year for Obedience Congratulations Gayle and Gaylon Goldens!
38:00 Puppy College supply list
38:31 How to help owners get titles for Breeder Hall of Fame points.
40:00 “Parks” is on day 16. Nearing implantation and Gayle is changing her food.
42:00 Addisons disease and breeding programs. Better Bred discussed.
How to talk to your puppy buyers when illness needs to be disclosed.
52:20 550 yard marking dog
52:48 Is delaying heat cycle possible. Bitch went into heat 2 months early.
Semen has shipped.
58:30 Addisons disease revisited- re:breeding program
1:00:35 C-section of very large puppies.Dam nutrition discussed.
1:06:45 Glycoflex and male sperm count
1:07:36 Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!
Lactation webinar in January 2021.
December 8, 2020
Topics included:
- 00:24 Missed breedings; Singletons and their effect on whelping
- 11:30 Oldest that a bitch can get pregnant
- 14:37 Multiple litters at one time
- 20:00 Case study: Swab broken inside bitch when attempting to create cytology slide
- 24:55 Hiring Help with litters especially if you are working, homeschooling, have multiple litters.
- 27:50 Case Study: Sheltie bitch 2 pup litter. C-Section due to contractions not producing pup but losing amniotic fluid
- 31:20 Feeding picky bitches especially in the 3rd trimester.
- 44:15 How many times can you breed a bitch?
- 47:06 Getting more females in a litter
- 51:20 Request for confirmation of Repro Vet’s recommendations for a 1st time breeder.
- 56:45 Does a lot of conformation showing cause a bitch to have small litter size
- 59:30 Improving sperm quality in 18 month old male.
- 1:07:50 Two 14 month old bitch puppies coming into season for the first time.
- 1:11:40 PG600. Who has used it? Successful?
- 1:15:19 Puppy Raising
- 1:16:38 17 day old Havana Silk puppies.
- 1:20:58 How fine tune nutrition when taking a break from breeding but want to breed later.
- 1:23:40 Bitch typically goes back to maintenance diet after pups go home but bitch is ravenous this time…stealing others food.
November 24, 2020
Topics included:
- 0:00 Intro and Procedures
- 0:45 Teal Erickson’s case study
- 14:53 Intro letters to potential buyers
- 28:40 When/How to recommend puppy owners work with and/or change vets
- 34:00 Puppy College form to send with dog into Vet office during COVID with instructions
- 35:53 UC Davis approved laboratory for OFA
- 39:27 Question regarding young bitch: off food, runny nose (clear), cold, no fever, wants to be off by herself
- 42:30 Breeding recommendation requested for young bitch with average PennHip scores for Breed (NSDTR)
- 47:32 Comparing PennHip to OFA; evaluating discrepancies between results from each test
- 53:26 Case Study request for timing confirmation of breeding
- 59:00 Dogue De Bordeaux assisted whelping case study
- 1:01:30 Stillborn Report in Labor And Whelping Module
- 1:07:43 PennHips at 12 months?
- 1:08:19 Giving Tuesday AKC Canine Health Foundation
- 1:10:51 Better Bred does only Breed Genetic Diversity testing but can add on VGL testing
November 10, 2020
Topics included:
- 0:00 – intro
- 0:00:24 – Questions re: recently whelped litter. Sudden weakness and death of small but originally vigorous puppy; mouth would not open to nurse or be checked.
- 0:07:03 – Normal progression of recovery from a c-section; issues to look out for
- 0:17:00 – Juggling impending breeding of two dogs and whelping support on another litter of 15; questions on timing and planning; cytology, progesterone, ferning; advice on whelping a litter of 15 Dogue de Bordeaux
undefined - 0:29:59 – Reproductive calendar, counting days to whelping window; how to doppler
- 0:37:03 – Follow ups on pain / c-section, whelping of 15 pups, and doppler technique
- 0:40:42 – Getting semen from Canada; fedex issues generally
- 0:45:10 – Calcium supplementation: give when bitch does not have symptoms?
- 0:46:26 – 4-week-old puppies, how to start on raw? How many times per day to feed solid food?
- 0:51:03 – What to do with the bored puppy who demands to be let out of the pen? Guidance on having a sleeping pen and a larger day pen?
- 0:55:19 – Discussion of pending litter, currently on day 61
- 0:56:20 – Follow up re Glycoflex; will post writeup on FB group
- 0:57:08 – Discussion re timing of surgical AI; post-AI cytology showing parabasals / nutrifils; negotiations with vet
- 1:00:12 – Effect of human hormone replacement therapy on dogs
- 1:04:47 – Announcements
October 28, 2020
Topics included:
- 0:00 – intro
- 0:00:38 – Lecithin throughout lactation, and post-whelping calcium supplementation
- 0:05:25 – Cryptorchidism
- 0:25:06 – How long semen is viable in the bitch during a natural breeding / how long it can fertilize an egg
- 0:29:09 – How many times and how often should male and female tie during natural breeding period?
- 0:31:10 – Case study of natural breeding and AI: techniques and troubleshooting
- 0:42:16 – Puppy pricing
- 0:55:15 – What constitutes “overuse of a stud dog”?
- 0:56:33 – How to manage stud dogs who are much heavier than the bitch?
- 0:58:12 – Bitch who recently whelped with firm breast that doesn’t seem to be mastitis
- 1:04:11 – Deposits far in advance of litter due dates; ethics issues with prioritizing show and field homes over pet homes
- 1:09 – Announcements, upcoming webinars: singletons, weight loss
October 13, 2020
Topics included:
- 0:00 – intro
- 0:00:45 – Supplies shortages and concerns
- 0:25:00 – When to get x-rays of bitch post-heat? Penn Hip vs OFA x-rays?
- 0:30:45 – Necropsy results on a bitch (Bailey)
- 0:37:50 – Syringe gauges to get: 20s, 22s, 23s, 25s
- 0:38:35 – Don’t get a parvo booster for bitch about to be bred
- 0:41:45 – Sizes and growth rates of small neonate puppies
- 0:48:30 – Usefulness of PennHip in smaller breeds with less data?
- 0:51:40 – Reminder to get a nomograph on bitch mentioned above (parvo titer)
- 0:52:30 – How to use your cellphone as a microscope, using a laser pointer lens
- 0:55:35 – C-section on a bitch who has previously had one; Semen analysis questions
- 1:01:45 – Hydrosalpinx: fluid blocking the oviducts
- 1:11:10 – How to help a bitch (breeding didn’t take) through a pseudopregnancy?
- 1:19:45 – Dealing with a growly puppy (Golden Retriever)
- 1:30:00 – Update on a successful breeding
- 1:36:44 – Glycoflex a supplement to rebuild semen in stud dogs (green label)
September 23, 2020
Topics included:
- 0:00:55 – New mother milk and colostrum coming in post C-section; when to supplement pups; when and how to stimulate milk production in bitch
- 0:08:56 – What people pay to virtual assistants who handle puppy inquiries / other admin
- 0:15:00 – Puppy strangles
- 0:27:16 – Semen evaluation, medications and supplements to improve semen quality
- 0:36:35 – Whether lack of interest of in-house male indicates poor cycle in female
- 0:43:53 – 3 week old puppies, mom is trying to leave quickly after feeding
- 0:45:36 – Puppy with kink in tail
- 0:48:58 – Stud with trouble “finding the spot” with a taller bitch
- 0:54:16 – Malformed forelimbs in puppies
- 0:56:29 – Use of stud dog who had had prostatitis
- 0:58:03 – Embark panel ALT genetic test result in Golden Retriever, UC Davis VetGen
- 1:03:11 – Tail kinks probably genetic in Entlebuchers, not same gene as in other breeds
- 1:04:15 – Core fitness in breeding bitches to carry higher; helps prevent “puppy pile” deformities in utero
- 1:05:21 – Reminders re: upcoming webinars
- 1:06:08 – Limb deformity, genetic mutations
- 1:07:15 – Use of frozen semen from Golden Retriever who died of lymphoma; cancer in Goldens; dangers of line breeding
- 1:25:57 – Breed clubs tracking and issuing longevity certificates
- 1:26:48 – Genetic diversity, UC Davis, Better Bred; importance of intentionally maintaining genetic / pedigree diversity in rare breeds
- 1:29:10 – Why breeders of champion dogs hide some genetic issues / Importance of ITDB (Intro to Transformational Dog Breeding); longevity and transparency
- 1:33:20 – Issues for new breeder trying to access desired studs in cliquish breed
September 8, 2020
Topics included:
- 0:01:03 – Green discharge
- 0:04:28 – DeLee Catheters and Dopplers
- 0:19:28 – Worming puppies
- 0:21:27 – Soft stools and puppy weights
- 0:29:10 – 31 day old puppies, still seeing blood from mom
- 0:35:15 – Keep puppies from sleeping in the potty box and puppy pen flooring
- 0:43:55 – Bitch is regurgitating for 10 week old pups
- 0:46:20 – Lump on pregnant bitch near a mammary gland
- 0:52:00 – Bitch not pregnant despite timing
- 1:02:11 – Extra nipples on a bitch
- 1:02:33 – Puppy walks/exercise
- 1:08:47 – Taking deposits and raising prices
- 1:21:36 – Base narrow canines and warrantees
- 1:31:04 – Pricing discussion
August 26, 2020
Topics included:
- 0:00:54 – Bitch refusing calcium supplements
- 0:08:22 – 18 puppies!!!
- 0:12:27 – convincing puppy owners and vets to follow nomographs
- 0:21:59 – Progesterone testing a bitch that is nervous at the vet
- 0:27:50 – More nomograph discussion
- 0:32:32 – Luteal insufficiency
- 0:44:19 – Laurie’s nomograph/therio talk
- 0:46:22 – Thinks to think of for a natural breeding in a 5yo bitch
- 0:50:05 – Pt 1 – Live video of TCI
- 0:50:51 – Warrantee for puppies on old frozen semen
- 0:56:58 – Pt2 – Live video of TCI
- 1:05:13 – Discussion on older bitch’s litters
- 1:05:31 – Frozen semen straws for genetic testing?
- 1:06:42 – What do you do after TCI?
- 1:08:11 – Socializing 10.5 month old puppies on the confo table
- 1:24:40 – More Warrantee discussion
- 1:26:39 – Good Dog fitness seminar
- 1:27:02 – More socializing discussion
August 11, 2020
Topics included:
- 0:00:30 – Puppy vocalization – Potential problem?
- 0:09:52 – Mom keeps balling up sterilon fleece/puppies won’t stay on fleece
- 0:14:40 – Taglines for collars without D rings
- 0:16:01 – Whelping Rules for large litters
- 0:21:44 – When to bring a co-owned bitch to the whelping home
- 0:26:03 – Testing LH from serum and progesterone
- 0:35:10 – Follow up for large litters
- 0:35:42 – Oldest age you’ve bred a bitch
- 0:39:21 – Cytology important for timing
- 0:39:35 – Increase the number of eggs a bitch releases
- 0:43:45 – Boost progesterone?
- 0:45:29 – 6 year old bitches
- 0:47:00 – Pandemic puppy requests
- 0:47:26 – Day for baseline progesterone testing?
- 0:54:12 –Leasing vs guardian homes
- 0:57:39 – Breeding older bitches and max #s of litters
- 0:58:39 – looking at a uterus during sections
- 0:59:20 – Litter with an 11 year old bitch
- 1:00:43 – Progesterone testing – vet or in home?
- 1:01:08 – How long after progesterone jump do you progesterone test to confirm ovulation and maintain pregnancy
- 1:02:38 – Clingy bitches when pregnant
- 1:03:03 – Fixative for cytology in Canada
- 1:03:35 – Timing for progesterone during pregnancy
- 1:04:12 – thickening/waviness on placenta
- 1:14:42 – 3 week old litter – decline in mothering
- 1:23:11 – Stud fee puppies
July 22, 2020
Topics included:
- 0:00:25 – naturally bred bitch bred 10 days ago now humping other dogs
- 0:03:06 – 17 puppies on ultrasound
- 0:04:09 – cabergoline to cycle a bitch and when to stop
- 0:13:55 – what is cabergoline and PG600
- 0:20:33 – Ultrasound machines for home use?
- 0:28:00 – PennHip vs OFA research and general hip discussion
- 0:39:59 – Laxity scores and timing with heat cycles
- 0:44:30 – Elbow testing
- 0:47:22 – More PennHipp/OFA discussion
- 0:57:10 – Sylvia’s Litter update
July 14, 2020
Topics included:
- 0:00:54 – Differences in development among 6 week puppies
- 0:08:31 – Assistants to vet buyers?
- 0:19:24 – Vaccine timing on a bitch coming into season
- 0:21:46 – Don’t give up on the runts
- 0:26:12 – Entertaining large breed 7.5 week old puppies
- 0:38:15 – Earliest you can do a relaxin test/follow up on emergency C section
- 0:40:16 – What is a relaxin test
- 0:41:30 – Dealing with tons of inquiries for few puppies
- 0:48:15 – Scatter food in bottle pits to entertain puppies
- 0:48:33 – dealing with stud dogs and quarantine
- 0:51:24 – Changes to hips during heat cycles and when to do PennHip
- 0:56:30 – Dealing with a vet regarding fetal xrays
- 1:06:53 – Love rugs
- 1:08:00 – Collecting as a 1 person job, viewing semen, and AI tubes
- 1:13:19 – Ultrasounds for counting puppies
June 24, 2020
Topics included:
- 0:00:56 – Heartworm medicine for pregnant bitches
- 0:05:33 – Thank you for the calcium help and when to wean off calcium
- 0:14:23 – Successful breeding story and culture results
- 0:19:38 – Does the number of puppies trigger whelping time?
- 0:21:44 – putting weight on standard poodle
- 0:27:07 – Cold feet on breedings due to COVID
- 0:34:38 – Keeping weight on young males
- 0:37:10 – CTs for Elbows
- 0:41:39 – Primary dystocia
- 0:54:02 – OFA/Penn Hips
- 0:59:48 – Genetic testing companies
- 1:02:15 – Frozen semen deterioration
June 10, 2020
Topics included:
- 0:01:51 – Hutch/GoodDog talk recap
- 0:04:50 – Carprofen after surgical and around surgical
- 0:06:12 – Singleton – timing and numbers
- 0:14:05 – Stressed bitch with 2.5 wk puppies
- 0:25:35 – Accordion method video and positive pressure oxygen
- 0:43:28 – Prevent bitches from nicking cords too close
- 0:49:22 – Abx during pregnancy for an otherwise healthy bitch
- 1:00:32 – thyroid levels
- 1:02:45 – Where to find Cytology seminar
- 1:04:16 – Anti-inflammatory options
- 1:04:42 – When is it OK to use pumpkin?
- 1:07:45 – Link to article about vitamin/mineral levels when feeding less than recommended on the bag
- 1:08:31 – Marrow bones and tooth damage
- 1:13:28 – Vaginal Cytology Course link and where to buy ProBalance
May 27, 2020
Topics included:
- 0:03:22 – changing prices after buyers have committed and pricing a litter
- 0:17:45 –Subinvolution of the placental site (SIPS) and bitches with long periods of discharge
- 0:28:43 – Discussing calcium supplementation with your vet and dealing with an anxious mom
- 0:48:49 – Laura’s bitch came in season (borrowed a bitch in season to bring her girl in)
- 0:49:21 – Bitch flagging even if progesterone is low
- 0:54:37 – Vet told puppy buyer not to believe social media/titer testing
- 1:02:25 – Puppy with barrier frustration at 4 weeks
- 1:09:23 – Prostatitis
- 1:17:10 – Vaccination for Osteo
May 12, 2020
Topics included:
- 0:04:07 – Temperament evals as part of GoodDog and transporting puppies during COVID
- 0:07:14 – Steroids for puppy lung function before planned C-sections
- 0:12:06 – Skipped a breeding in March – how long are pre-breeding supplements good for?
- 0:14:32 – Transporting/flying puppies in COVID (Flight Aware)
- 0:17:37 – Vet pushing to do another breeding a day later with fresh chilled
- 0:21:10 – Vaccination timing prior to coming into season
- 0:25:90 – Heartworm and tick prevention in your area
- 0:27:10 – Follow up on steroid injections prior to section
- 0:28:02 – Dealing with split collections as a stud dog
- 0:38:17 – Osetoscarcoma vaccine update and do you update pet homes?
- 0:46:53 – Follow up with split collection discussion
- 0:48:11 – breeding dogs with retinal folds
APRIL 29, 2020
Topics included:
- 0:03:56 – Pennhip vs OFA
- 0:09:44 – What Pennhip scores to use in breeding guides?
- 0:11:31 – Osteoscarcoma in a 3 year old
- 0:26:32 – Bitch is very hungry at 37 days post ovulation
- 0:31:53 – Vetvine webinar – advanced in cancer immunotherapy
- 0:32:34 – 2nd round of mastitis
- 0:37:50 – When/how to encourage a bitch to come into season?
- 0:53:56 – What makes bitches dig before whelping/encouraging whelping
- 1:01:56 – good cameras for puppy cams
APRIL 14, 2020
Topics included:
- 0:03:57 – Cytology – bitch still showing estrus, but male lost interest
- 0:09:08 – breeding on LH+6 and LH+7 and drops in semen count from older reports
- 0:11:00 – Changes to semen after freezing
- 0:18:23 – AVIDOG HATS!!
- 0:19:16 – When to count diestrus on cytology and when diestrus day 1 starts
- 0:23:26 – Puppy will pee and poo in its kennel and puppies from the sire also have this behavior
- 0:25:50 – Retired breeder bitch is now having seizures, her daughter is still in the breeding program
- 0:48:27 – Vaginitis and UTIs
- 0:56:16 – 7yo bitch used to cycle every 8 months, started cycling every time another intact bitch comes into season
- 1:00:51 – Feeding puppies and preventing resource guarding
- 1:10:40 – Reproduction vets being open?
- 1:11:50 – Puppy updates – potentially dairy allergy to goats milk?
MARCH 25, 2020
Topics included:
- 0:05:05 – Puppies with seizures (euthanized)
- 0:15:57 – Parentage testing with faster TAT than AKC
- 0:20:06 – Microchip brands
- 0:20:45 –dual sired breedings
- 0:22:35 – DDC parentage testing
- 0:23:40 – Oops litter
- 0:29:40 – Dual sired results
- 0:31:01 – Discussions about COVID affecting breeding plans
- 0:48:24 – Checked thyroid status on erratic cycling bitch?
- 0:49:13 – How long to keep checking progesterone in a season?
- 0:51:46 – Supplements to bring on ovulation
- 0:55:48 – How many breedings do you have with 1 bitch?
- 0:59:11 – Is breeding a bitch good for her longevity and discussions on breeding choices
MARCH 10, 2020
Topics included:
- 0:02:07 – Bitch coming into season naturally and breeding plans
- 0:08:11 – Breeding Strategies – breeding to one sire
- 0:09:36 – Limit on bitch’s litters in her life?
- 0:16:55 – Better Bred
- 0:20:20 – Identifying “producer” dogs and selecting high level working dogs
- 0:32:37 – breeding a bitch on this cycle – 7mo after previous cycle
- 0:38:19 – difference in puppies due to mothering
- 0:39:09 – APET testing, breed specificity, and future plans for puppies
- 0:58:33 – Multiple litters w multiple mothers, a few puppy gets sick at 5-6 weeks
FEBRUARY 26, 2020
Topics included:
- 0:06:15 – nomographs and vets and requirements for sale
- 0:13:02 – Efficacy of titers
- 0:26:40 – Puppies delivered after really long pauses between whelping
- 0:30:30 – Pregnant bitch not eating
- 0:44:39 – Brown discharge 6 weeks post whelp
- 0:46:42 – Sunflower lecithin
- 0:49:10 – benefits of waiting to spay/neuter
- 0:58:40 – vasectomies and OSS vs traditional spay/neuter
FEBRUARY 12, 2020
Topics included:
- 0:04:45 – Gayle and Chris won an award for best video!!
- 0:07:32 – Westminster BIS Judging Comments
- 0:10:38 – Semen distance in natural vs vaginal Ais
- 0:13:40 – Timing on vaginal Ais
- 0:18:04 – Sperm traveling without the contractions of a natural breeding
- 0:20:46 – Post AI behaviors for bitches
- 0:24:08 – Maturation of sperm prior to fertilizing an egg
- 0:26:48 – No testing frozen semen after thawing and collecting for freezing
- 0:40:11 – Motility and morphology after freezing
- 0:41:58 – Feathering
- 0:44:10 – Breeding/collecting dogs timings and with people
- 0:47:10 – Breeding a novice boy to virgin females
- 1:00:01 – Increasing small litters and misses
JANUARY 22, 2020
Topics included:
- 0:03:10 – TCIs vs surgicals for frozen semen
- 0:12:45 – Paying for frozen semen that is low quality?
- 0:16:15 -starting the search for frozen semen
- 0:19:29 – Frozen quality in stud dog contracts, TCI vs Surgical for Frozen, and frozen timing
- 0:25:22 – Freezing centers in Europe
- 0:26:05 – Frozen storage in places without storage
- 0:27:53 – Is there a reason to find older frozen?
- 0:30:04 – progesterone not rising
- 0:35:19 – Frozen semen on maiden bitches
- 0:36:54 – missed breedings and small litters in multiple bitches
- 0:45:20 – puppy behaviors during APET testing
- 0:58:20 – put something underneath wonder fleece in whelping box
- 1:01:00 – x-raying before delivery
- 1:05:27 – safety of chlorophyll tablets
- 1:07:59 – Owning puppies on breeding co-ownerships
- 1:09:02 – Oxy clean out shots
- 1:13:10 – Co-ownerships insights
JANUARY 14, 2020
Topics included:
- 0:01:32 –fresh fish for pregnant bitches
- 0:08:32 – Encouraging a bitch to come into season
- 0:15:07 – intact male still interested in bitch coming out of season
- 0:19:54 –Brucellosis testing
- 0:28:51 – Ovuplant
- 0:32:07 – Brucellosis testing with TCI
- 0:33:40 – Diestrus on day 6
- 0:38:46 – Upper limit on calcium and food intake upper limit
- 0:51:13 – Administering calcium between puppies during whelping
- 0:55:42 – Cytology stains in Canada?
- 0:59:45 – Vaccinating before whelping
- 1:02:25 – Alcohol as a fixative
- 1:02:50 – bitches whelping at a kennel the bitch hasn’t been to
- 1:07:28 – heart and eye evaluations for puppies
2019
DECEMBER 10, 2019
Topics included:
- 4:55 – Good Dog Call feedback
- 12:00 – Calculating due dates and when to section
- 27:10 – 9.5 week old puppy with bowed front legs
- 40:30 – puppy colic
- 42:46 – 15 puppies!!
- 44:00 – What age to collect stud dogs the first time
- 46:30 – Cardiac and eyes puppy screening ages
- 50:50 – 9 month old Golden boy with a turned out front leg
- 56:22 – Cute puppy on screen!
NOVEMBER 26, 2019
Topics included:
- 00:16 – Announcements
- 2:22 – Kolsch puppy update
- 3:58 – False pregnancies and physical reactions
- 11:22 – Thermal imaging
- 13:20 – Mastitis with false pregnancies
- 17:25 – Kolsch asking for Calcium
- 23:34 – Puppies and introducing toys
- 31:33 – Importance of A to Z checklists
- 35:34 – Teaching puppies difference between their toys and kid toys
- 37:20 – Fit To Be Tied call about making time for fitness
- 44:47 – Call ended unexpectedly and couldn’t be continued
NOVEMBER 12, 2019
Topics included:
- 3:12 – Breeding after a false pregnancy
- 10:53 – Puppy imprinting and training
- 22:09 – Calcium before whelping
- 27:00 – Green during whelping
- 32:40 – What can we do to increase litter size?
- 40:46 – Small puppies in group settings
- 42:26 – Considering genetic diversity in litter sizes
- 43:45 – Porter update (sterile male)
- 50:10 – Cheque Drops
- 51:25 – Activity shutting down labor
- 54:02 – Nomographs and titers
- 1:03:00 – Nature’s Pharmacy Colostrum
OCTOBER 23, 2019
Topics included:
- 2:50 – doppler skills update
- 6:30 – non-vet based progesterone testing options
- 11:50 – progesterone testing on the road
- 18:41 – picking stud dogs – dealing with carrier status
- 22:55 – using taglines for biting puppies
- 32:32 – dual sired breedings
- 28:36 – diet, allergy, and raw foods
- 43:06 – excessive itching and swimmers itch
- 50:03 – sunflower lecithin timing
- 51:04 – Tracy update (16 puppies! dealing with multiple bitches with pups)
- 55:16 – age to start salmon oil
- 57:06 – dealing with umbilical cords
- 1:00:50 – surviving puppy sepsis
OCTOBER 8, 2019
Topics included:
- Kolsh Updates (2:18)
- Chews for puppies (4:08)
- Bird testing puppies (5:04)
- Gestational age ultrasounds (9:25)
- Using Dopplers (10:07)
- Picking breeding dates (17:18)
- 3.5yo bitch who is depressed w/normal workup (21:53)
- Returned neglected adolescent puppy (32:27)
- Update on sterlie male (47:33)
- Toller puppy updates and cryptorchid boys (55:46)
- APET thanks (1:03:50)
- Upcoming seminars and webinars (non-Avidog) (1:05:18)
SEPTEMBER 10, 2019
Topics included:
- 3:50 – Updates on Kolsh
- 5:35 – vomiting during estrus
- 8:00 – Panacur Equine dosing
- 11:00 – Moving puppies to a pen – Mom and puppies struggling
- 17:35 – brown mucus in urine 15 days post breeding
- 19:50 – puppy crate training
- 21:55 – Breeding progress updates from Tracy
- 27:04 – Puppy placements
- 32:15 – Revolution during pregnancy
- 32:37 – late heat cycles after whelping
- 33:16 – Breeding updates from natural breeding
- 35:40 – Practicing collections
- 39:10 – Females selectiveness towards stud dogs
- 46:45 – puppies outside in summer temps
- 47:48 – semen collection tips
- 55:40 – bitches picking bitches over boys
AUGUST 28, 2019
Topics included:
- Breeding timing and semen evaluation (2:50)
- Asking a vet to perform a progesterone test after the jump (7:04)
- Return to discussion of breeding timing and evaluations (8:15)
- Taking temperatures (27:20)
- PennHip in puppies (30:49)
- Which vet to use for PennHip? (37:30)
- Puppy books – hard or electronic or both? (41:20)
- Nomograph results and vaccination plans (47:36)
- Blood draw at US for nomograph (48:57)
- Supplement changes as weight changes (52:28)
- Lack of appetite on day 21 (52:40)
- Puppy exercise book updates(53:24)
- More nomograph timing and prepayment (54:12)
- Pyo and pregnancy at day 21 (56:39)
- Buying your own vaccines and working with your vet (59:42)
- Rabies certs (1:07:55)
- Vaccines given by the breeder for new puppy owner’s vet (1:09:00)
- Woods walks (1:09:35)
AUGUST 13, 2019
Topics included:
- Announcements
- Temperature Drop
- Late Pups/day 65
- Weaning and surgical suits
- Chilled semen and/or extender reactions
- Importance of semen evaluations and reports
- Teaser bitches available at repro vets
- Fenbendazole research
- Uterine inertia – primary & secondary
- X-Raying neonatal puppies
- Natural birth after c-section
- Calcium post whelping
- Heart disease and nutrition issue, webinar by Linda Case
JULY 31, 2019
Topics included:
- Announcements
- Ovary Sparing Spay (OSS)
- Timing Cytology to determine diestrus
- In home progesterone testing
- Food increase for pregnancy
- Small litters (1-2 pups) and whelping window
- Frozen plasma for fading pups
- X-Rays and dopplers
- Smallest pups in litters
- APET – types of pet homes
- Glaucoma and hereditary concerns
JULY 9, 2019
Topics included:
- Announcements
- Future webinar ideas
- Puppy nomographs/titers
- Maternal Hydrops
- Monovalent vaccines
- Coccidia Treatment
- Establishing good relationship between vet & breeder
- Vet Letters
- Large puppies
- Day 6 post LH
- Sperm motility vs speed
JUNE 26, 2019
Topics included:
- Announcements
- Changes in potty training in different environments
- Pros/Cons of laparoscopic spay
- Mammary chain aesthetic surgery
- Bloat
- Testing for why having small litters
- Draminski usage
- Coccidia – before 14 days; transmission & med storage
- Spaying as prevention of pyometra and cancer
- Supplementing folic acid in older dogs
MAY 29, 2019
Topics included:
- Announcements
- RC weaning diarrhea
- Eye exams before pups go home
- Titers & Nomographs Research/Science
- Activated Hydrogen Peroxide for disinfecting
- PG 600, bringing into season
- Value of OFA hip testing
- Vet letters
- How to know your pups do not have Parvo before leaving
- Nomograph and when pups should go home
- Maternal care and affect on puppy temperament
MAY 14, 2019
Topics included:
- Announcements (Date change for next call. Moved from May 22 to May 29)
- Risks of fostering a bitch with your own
- PG 600 & Cabergoline for bringing a bitch into season
- Mycoplasma and fertility
- Pups born outside of amniotic sac
- C-section decisions
- Maiden bitch c-sections
- Rejection of puppies
- Calcium Supplementing
- Burping during pregnancy
- Swimming during pregnancy
- Puppy feeding
- Dopplers – sound first, then readout
APRIL 24, 2019
Topics included:
- Announcements
- Breeder Partner New Puppy Owner Bundle
- Rabies Vaccines
- Enlarged Vulvas
- Puppy Rabies Vaccines & Rabies Laws
- Coprophagia – genetics/learned behavior
- Taglines usage for buyers
- Emergency vet interviewing
- Blood donation – affects Nomograph
- Giving own vaccines to puppies
- Referral Program revamped
APRIL 9, 2019
Topics included:
- Calcium post whelping
- Reducing the bitch’s food as you start weaning
- Diarrhea in neonatal puppies
- Differences between progesterone machines/methods and effect on breeding
- Shipping semen by air: known traveler status and other options
- Traveling to stud dogs: how to manage progesterone testing
- Avoiding hemolysis in your serum when you draw blood
- Natural breedings
- Breeding older bitches…risky?
- Getting puppies back from dogs/bitches you sell
- Guardian/co-ownerships
MARCH 27, 2019
- checking neonatal puppies regularly
- new home progesterone devices
- when you learn to draw your own blood, leave a leg for your vet for emergencies
- pups that with longterm hookworm infections despite multiple worming protocols
- difference between ELISA and fecal flotation testing for parasites
- slow progression during heat cycle. Normal or abnormal?
- What food to feed a bitch that will be bred in the next few months?
- What food to recommend to puppy owners of 5-month old large-breed puppies?
- Review of Gayle’s whelping
- microdosing of oxytocin
- Length of whelpings
MARCH 12, 2019
- How to tell if bitch is in season using vaginal cytology
- Does stain for vaginal cytology expire?
- Dog food list in ABCM Facebook page
- Issues with puppies losing weight and not gaining
- Dry diet vs. raw diet – rotating foods
- Ca:Ph ratio/range for puppies
- Muscle loss during lactation
- Reproductive diet
- Keeping your bitch comfortable
- Carbs – puppies and bitches
- Breeding based on Progesterone level
- Vaginal cytology to narrow whelping window
- Kefir
FEBRUARY 27, 2019
- Cabergoline fail for Mary L.
- APET traits to look for in therapy dogs
- APET traits to look for in PTSD/autism dogs
- pyoderma in pups
- bloody discharge after whelping
- resource to find quality obedience trainers for puppy buyers
- starting pups on raw, especially temperature
- early 3rd trimester bitch doesn’t want to stay in whelping box
- How to get ProBalance to Canada?
- Avidog Beach Conference!
FEBRUARY 12, 2019
- treating for coccidia
- treating for giardia
- aprons for deworming
- Cabergoline progress update from Mary Livingston
- New disease in golden retrievers – NCL
- Breeding dogs that carry disease genes
- Embark Vet vs other genetic testing services
- Treating dogs for toxoplasmosis
- Nomograph says to vaccinate at 9 weeks but pups go home at 8
- Pawprint Genetics vs Embark
- Consider putting your dog’s DNA in OFA CHIC DNA repository https://www.ofa.org/about/dna-repository
- Cheek swabs vs blood for DNA testing
- Breeding dogs affected with disease genes
- Spaying older bitches
- Benefits to leaving young bitches intact
- Update on Lili caring for her newborn singleton
- Road trips with pups under 3 weeks…good or bad?
- Using noisy toys with 3-week old pups
- Using 5 Fr feeding tubes for toy pups
JANUARY 23, 2019
- Announcements
- Infertile stud with hypothyroidism
- Cryptic introductions from prospective puppy buyers
- Using LH & progesterone to time breedings (before the Mar 2019 webinar)
- Cornell Univ may not be doing surgical inseminations (Call ahead!)
- Breeding males every 24 hours ?
- 5-week old pups beating up on each other…badly
- “Hand of God” corrections
- How far down does the temp drop before Stage 1?
- More on pups beating each other up
- Maternal hydrops discussion
- Even more on pups beating each other up
- Puppy positioning and affect on bitch…vomiting
- Regumate causing nausea?
- More on maternal hydrops
- Timing whelping
- And even more on maternal hydrops
- New neurological disease in goldens NCL
- Positive power of social media for dog breeders and owners today
- What does it look like when a puppy is blocking the birth canal?
- Possible connection between Ovuplant and luteal failure or insufficiency
- Cabergoline may cause nausea
- Using Zofran (Ondansetron) for nausea during late pregnancy
JANUARY 8, 2019
- Managing large litters
- Deworming pregnant bitches
- Treating umbilical cords…or not
- Controlling other household dogs during whelping and the early weeks
- More on deworming bitches and pups
- Cabergoline pricing and sourcing
- Minitube purchased MOFA
- Oral calcium supplementation in a nursing bitch
2018
DECEMBER 27, 2018
- Announcements
- Calcium supplementation for bitches
- Improving mothering
- Poor appetite during pregnancy
- SIPS–subinvolution of the placental sites
- Resorption
- Supplementing progesterone during pregnancy
- Semen counts
- Traveling to stud
- Frozen semen
DECEMBER 11, 2018
- Announcements
- Calcium amounts after whelping
- Using cabergoline
- When to do clean-out collections for stud dogs
- What does a good semen evaluation consist of
- Using teaser bitches and swabs for collections
- Cuing breeding behaviors in males
- Update on Marilyn’s breeding
- Should be pay for teaser bitches?
- More on puppy applications
- Why do pre-whelping temperature drops happening?
- What to do next after a missed breeding
- Rapid progression of a bitch’s cycle
- Having a back-up stud dog
NOVEMBER 28, 2018
- Nutritionally-related dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM)
- Why aren’t waiting for peer-reviewed journal articles in this case?
- Feeding recommendations for breeders and owners
- Symptoms of DCM
- How to test for low taurine
- Genetic causes of DCM
- Sources of info on taurine-related DCM
- How to get good quality food to all my dog
- Should I make my own dog food?
- Become a distributor
- Join or create a co-op
- Using LH testing to time a surgical insemination
- When is my puppies’ At-Risk period based on the CAVIDS nomograph results?
- When should we test young puppies’ blood for distemper or parvo titers, in addition to the dam?
- Confusion with Texas A&M puppy titer results
- How to check out an ER vet for whelping assistance?
- Translating nomograph guidance that recommends a 17-week DP vaccine
- Why not to boost our dams’ immunity with vaccines just before breeding.
NOVEMBER 13, 2018
- canine herpes virus (CHV)
- maternal hydrops
- CHV vaccine
- necropsies on puppies
- Cheque Drops
- phytoestrogens
- catching issues with bitches and puppies early
- checking for pups on a wiggly bitch
- which health tests before breeding
OCTOBER 24, 2018
- announcements
- treated prolonged false pregnancies
- stud dog supplements, including Glycoflex
- when to move in frozen semen for a breeding
- how many good sperm in a frozen breeding
- how to make frozen semen breedings more successful
- breeding to old frozen semen or a 12-month old male? Dual sire breedings?
- timing c-sections
- breeding older bitches
- how to decide on sires with unexpected health issues
- bitches who get aggressive during season and diestrus
- Adaptil collars when you send puppies home, especially flying
- improving mothering post c-section
OCTOBER 9, 2018
- Welcome: 0-5:29
- Fit For Life/Fit to Be Tied webinar with new Puppy Exercise Guidelines: 5:30-7:45
- Announcements: 7:45-8:15
- Breeding early in a bitch’s season 13:05-17:30
- Fetal xrays 17:40-22:45
- Mom not spending much time with 17-day old pups 23:00-24:45
- Questions to ask an ER before a whelping 26:00-42:30
- Bitch positions during nursing…lie, sit, stand 42:40-45:30
- Pups teething 47:05-48:25
- Premature newborns 48:25-53:45
- Bad places to implant in the uterus 53:45-58:00
- Plug for Myra’s formula 58:25-59:30
- More about location of implantation 59:30-1:02:20
- More about preemies 1:02:20-1:03:06
- Puppy Potty Training Solution is on sale! 1:03:07-1:04
SEPTEMBER 26, 2018
- Announcements
- Steps to take after puppies go home
- How to handle the emotional aspect of sending pups home
- How to safely socialize puppies when may be away from home (at friend’s house, in RV, etc)
- Consistency of potty training in very young puppies (2-3 wks old and taking potty box in/out)
- Vaginal discharge at 7 weeks post whelping
- Bitch with diarrhea 28 days post breeding
- What to do when buyers pressure you for selection when puppies are young
- What to do with owners who choose puppies too early
- Maiden bitch with inverted vulva
SEPTEMBER 11, 2018
- Announcements (upcoming mini courses–stud dog management and puppy application processes, and new blog about biofilm and pyometra)
- Feeding foods that don’t have adequate analyses
- Options regarding foods to send pups home
- Temperature drops before whelping
- Getting pregnant bitches in and out of a car/truck/van
- Pregnant bitch (and geriatric dog) with kennel cough
- Soft stools in bitches post whelping
- How to introduce pellets/potty area to pups (when and what)
- Deworming, when and with what
- Weaning not going well…pups won’t eat, what do you do
AUGUST 29, 2018
- Puppy housebreaking
- Puppy demand barking
- Singleton that’s not weaned by 8 wks
- Singleton that’s not eating
- Finding vets to assist with breedings when away from home and recommendations
- When to breed based on LH peak/positive LH test
- What is weak semen
- Breeding analysis – when to do a breeding
AUGUST 14, 2018
- Ovarian cysts
- Calcium after whelping and how determine dosing
- Vaginal cytology examples
- Bitch missed last season when timing looked good
- Bitch with rapid progression in her heat
- How determine when to do back to back breedings
- When to retire a bitch
- PG 600 and Cavergoline
JULY 25, 2018
- same nomograph titers, different vaccination schedules…fine-tuning nomographs
- convincing vets to support nomograph results
- list of vets who use nomograph results
- “danger” or “at-risk” period in puppies
- shortened rabies schedule: 1-year at 3-4 months, 3-year shot 3-4 weeks later
- raising singletons
- 3-week old puppy not using hind legs well
- improving compliance by buyers for health clearances
JULY 10, 2018
- Benefits of doing vaginal cytology
- Balancing getting your bitch to lose weight and breeding
- Blowing coat after a litter
- Puppy flooring
- Introducing kibble to pups weaned on raw
- Raising a young stud dog
- Singleton info
JUNE 12, 2018
- What’s in Your Freezer? What items should breeders have in their freezers
- An early formula meal will reduce maternal antibody uptake in newborn puppies
- If you cross-foster newborns, do your nomograph on the foster dam
- Does acidophilus probiotic help avoid mastitis
- More stuff in freezers
- Belly bands can help hold cabbage leaves and ice packs on bitches for mastitis
- Gel packs for ENS
- Calming bitches that lose newborn pups
- Necropsy details
- Diarrhea in dams
- Reducing calcium in bitches
- Expected weight gains in puppies
- Raising singletons
- Introduce your adults to puppies
- Adventure Walks with adults and pups
- Biosecurity with in-home training dogs
- Thanks from Celeste
- Timing ovulation
- Memberships
MAY 23, 2018
- flea and tick prevention for bitches due in season
- coconut oil for pregnant bitches
- nervous about pending whelping
- bitch not eating late in pregnancy
- taking your bitch’s temperature
- checking in on Mary’s litter with hydrops/sepsis
- morning sickness or pyometra?
- benefits of pregnancy ultrasounds
- review of Whelpwise
- pregnant bitch with dropping progesterone
MAY 8, 2018
- Structure evaluation resources
- Puppy potty Training Solution
- Resorption of puppies
- Pregnancy ultrasounds
- Seasoned bitches carrying litters differently
- Canine herpes virus
- Puppy necropsies
- Pseudopregnancies or false pregnancies
- Back-to-back breedings
- Pregnancy nutrition
