Help with Virgin Stud - Page 2

He might be smarter than those other males and wants to keep from getting bit.

Relax and let them show you how it is done.  If you are worried then just put them together when you can be present to see what is going on then you do not have to wonder later.

Her actions by what you say, she is not ready just checking to see if he is worth it.

When they have been together this evening, she is definitely trying to get him to make a move. He just doesn't seem interested beyond the licking and sniffing... I'm going to keep them separated tonight and for a few hours in the morning and see what happens tomorrow.

Relax just because she is flirting with him and saying hey big boy look at me she is NOT saying let's do it right now.  She wants her time to be just right lol

Well, I have kept them totally separated today except for a few 15-20 minute sessions. Her flagging and flirting has deminished throughout the day, and this evening they pretty much ignored each other. I even brought them to a friends place this evening with an enclosed yard and let them interact on neutral ground. I am totally stumped on what to do to at this point.

I attempted to get a progesterone apt today, but the one vet in town who does it had no openings today, the earliest would be tomorrow afternoon which would get me a result Thursday sometime after they sent the blood test in. I just can't figure out what the males issue is.

This OP is truly a laugh .. every noobie thinks that their male dog is a stud dog. Nothing could be further from the truth. Titles and other bs has nothing to do with what makes a stud dog. A stud dog has patience and personality to interact with females, he has the endurance and physical ability to breed several females per month, and most importantly he passes on his good traits to his offspring. There are no virgin stud dogs ... just dogs and stud dogs. Many dogs that are winners of plastic trophies and titles can't breed a female or worse yet produce offspring with no or few worthwhile traits.  Should the dogs mating be successful the OP will know if the dog is a worthwhile stud dog in about 2-3 years.

Dogs are much smarter then a lot of people give them credit for...

Don't STRESS out...RELAX...Let Mother's Nature take care of things that you don't have any control over anyways...

~Bob~

Thanks for all the words of encouragement. I was able to get a progesterone test done on Wednesday, still at a 3.8. I've experienced the "Trust your dog" revelation almost every track when training for SAR, so it seems fitting this old adage is applicable to all aspects of dogs! Unfortunately, the owner of the bitch was scheduled to head south for the winter and had to retrieve her dog before we had any ties. A bummer as I was hoping for POL from this, but there is always next time.

bubbabooboo, I apologize for using incorrect terminology in my posting title. I guess I should have simply titled it"Help with virgin male". I do understand that a successful stud will be able to pass on desirable traits. This is pretty hard to determine if you never actually attempt to produce offspring. My dog has achieved no plastic trophies, doesn't even have any titles or other BS, but, he has shown proven working ability as an operational SAR dog, is a pleasant and tolerable animal to live with in my home, gets along great with other dogs and has a great temperament overall. I never plan to use him to breed to several females a month, but I will attempt again in the future, with a desirable pairing, to breed him and retain a POL that has traits desirable for use I have in mind.

Thanks again for all the encouraging and helpful responses!

Here's a fun video of a trait i'm hoping he will be able to pass on! :)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FvLCZxVvV6M