An increasingly popular method of breeding, particularly with the evermore-restrictive shipping policies by airline, is fresh-chilled semen. It allows a stud dog owner to travel to our office one or two times, have the dog collected, and we take it from there. We package the semen for shipping, and arrange for it to travel overnight to its destination. The advantage for the stud dog owner is significantly less time and energy because you avoid travelling to the airport to pick up arriving and outgoing bitches and you are not responsible for their care, ovulation timing and appropriate breeding during their stay with you. It is also much safer and more relaxing for the bitches to be able to stay in their home area, avoiding shipping and a strange environment.
Prior to offering this service, we strongly recommend that stud dog owners have their dog's semen checked for its ability to withstand the chilling process. Every dog (and their semen) is an individual and deals with the process differently. In addition, as dogs age, their semen may become less able to be chilled effectively. The chill check is a simple process - we collect the dog in our office and then put the semen through the chilling process, evaluating its quality every 12 hours for 48 hours. This allows us to determine if chilling is appropriate for your dog and/or if he needs special treatment.
We also recommend that bitches be carefully ovulation timed for the peak fertility. Call us if you would like to take advantage of this new method of breeding management.