Time seems to go so slow once you've mated your female until the point pregnancy is confirmed (or not!). This video talks through pros and cons of the following pregnancy detection methods:

• Gum colour change
• Draminski pregnancy detector
• Human pregnancy test
• X Ray
• Ultrasound

During the video two ultrasounds are conducted on two separate dogs, whilst I talk through how a correctly, skilled technician should conduct the scans.

To me ultrasound scanning when operated by a trained and experienced individual is by far the best method of detecting pregnancy and giving an idea of litter size. To find out why check out my video!

When you own more than two breeding bitches it can be difficult to detect when they came into season and who came in first, or in what order and ultimately when to mate!

My current situation of owning 7 dogs - 2 breeding retired, left me with 5. 1 of which was a male, so I was left with  4 bitches in season all mixed (housed) together. Did I have a clue who was in first, just about? Did I know who was second? Nope, plus I was hoping to breed 2 of them!

Check out my video below walking through the cycle of a season, the benefits of progesterone testing, the process, what the results mean and actions I took and why.

I will continue to blog the progress of these two females so you can follow the journey I'm on. Don't forget to down a copy of the '8 Vital considerations when your dog is expecting puppies' it answers the most frequent questions I'm ask when confirmation pregnancy via ultrasound.
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New to breeding? or need a refresh?

Then check out my 30 minute Facebook Live video walking you through the options available to you, when it comes to ovulation testing.

Every breeder should be ovulating testing.   WHY?

• Increase litter size due to identifying and mating within the optimal window
• Reduce time and cost travelling to multiple matings
• Less time spent on unproductive matings
• Less stressful matings
• More information to determine due dates

If that doesn't convince you I'll give up  now!

Option covered include:

• Progesterone Blood Testing
• Cytology Swab (demo)
• Draminski
• Ovulation pads
• Saliva microscope

Along with my recommendations of what works best! Want to know more after checking out the video then visit the 'more services' page.