Where is Yasko? - Page 3

FIRST10 you quoted "Under a worst case scenerio, he's laying on a sofa right now, yawning, and smiling at all of us, with a bone, pillow, and volley ball by his side." I hope to god that is where he is and not inside some kennel being milked to death. It Wouldn't surprise me one bit to hear that he has low sperm count. you really can't blame Yasko for dead semen after it was frozen. It may as well been the vets fault for not thawing it properly.

Dogs only have so much sperm in them. Once it is gone...it is gone. A dog that is bred as much as Yasko likley is close to sterile. This is not uncommon. Many dogs that have been bought from Germany after serviceing many females have had sperm problems. I know somoeone who also bred to Yasko and had no pups. Sperm was really bad when they bred. They took a chance. I personally don't see this as 'big' news or a big deal. Yasko was used significantly and is done. Has nothing to do with genetics/bad sperm etc etc.

male dogs don't have a finite number of sperm in them, stored somewhere in a safe place and used until it is all gone. The continuously produce sperm, form it from cells and replenish sperm as they are used. As the dog gets older, less and less "viable" sperm might be produced, and more and more "non-viable" sperm might be produced as well. eventually dogs will be less "fertile" due to low sperm count, high "non viable" count, or sterility - due to age, prostate infection(s) - but not from "overuse" - however older dogs do take longer to produce new sperm, so a daily breeding of an older male might not work for the females after the first one. Young healthy males should be able to replenish new sperm in 24 hours or less, whereas older males or males with prostate issues may take much longer to replenish sperm, even up to 3 weeks, or never if the prostate is infected.

Those of you who want to really know are Welcome to email Mr. Gardner Larned , BlkCow@aol.com he is a good man , honest, and will inform you of whats up. He will answer you when he has time,so be patient.

Dittos eichenluft! Males continue to produce sperm as it is needed. However in the later years this production drops off and the mobility can be effected, especially if the dog is not being utilized as stud or if the dog has health issues in that department. Stephen