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by birdwing on 13 January 2009 - 20:01
Ask the people if they have any connections to other, comparable or better stud dogs. A lot of breeders have friends that they partner/trade/wheel-deal....whatever you want to call it.... with and most would give a breeding out to help their friend and work something between themselves later.
Just a suggestion.
My opinion is that if the stud dog was producing litters at the time the AI didn't take, then it was probably timing on the vet doing the AI's fault that the bitch didn't take, not the stud dog. The stud service was provided, and that's what was paid for. It was only out of courtesy that a repeat is offered, not a hard and fast requirement. Stud service doesn't guarantee a litter, only the actual breeding, atleast that is how I interpret it. The next go round, the stud wasn't able to be bred and now that he's not available, it is kind of a 'too bad' situation. Most contracts I have read say that a repeat breeding will be given if the stud dog is available, if not, nothing is given back. If the stud dog had the bad prostate at the time, the semen would have been poor quality and probably full of blood, so the vet would have seen it that did the AI...so chances are he wasn't sick at the time of the first breeding and couldn't/shouldn't be blamed for the litter not taking.
It is always a gamble when one deals with living things, as you never know when they'll die.
Susan Griffin
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