Male breeding problems - Page 2

Thank you for the info! If you have any other advice please let me know. Merry Christmas to all!

Assuming you imported him to use for breeding, did you not have sperm count and motility tests done prior to purchase?
Issues with erections(assuming females were ready to be bred) would point to a hormonal imbalance. I would have a panel ran to see.

Sadly, this male was probably exported due to this problem... Just a thought. I've seen stuff before. I hope for your sake this is not the case.

Did you google the studs name? Sometimes breeding records will come up where there were no pups, etc... I did this with a female I imported that was said to never had been bred or had a litter. I found out googling the female that she was covered she just never conceived.... I asked the seller again and they said no no no, then I sent them the SV PDF showing the mating! They apologized a million times after that!

I refer you to South Park Episode 5 season 1 which references difficult matings and genetic engineering.

An Elephant Makes Love to a Pig (10 Sep. 1997)

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0705894/

 

Mr. Garrison: Genetic engineering is a way to fix God's horrible mistakes, like German people.

Just reread your OP, didn't have a tie with one bitch and didn't get pups, are you surprised??
Also, why only one tie? Everyone I know, including myself, does 3.

Taking him to a specialist vet for canine reproduction and having his equipment examined is an option. List of possible issues on this popular site: http://www.gopetsamerica.com/dog-health/cpp_diseases.aspx

I honestly cannot understand ANYONE who would purchase a sexually mature male for the purpose of using him as a stud dog, yet doesn't INSIST on seeing the results of a recent semen evaluation prior to putting out penny one for the animal...let alone not having the dog checked out from nose to tail, including full bloodwork, by a repro specialist before the purchase is finalized. The vet should verify the dog is free of mechanical abnormalities such as a stricture in, or too small an opening of the prepuce, for example, as either defect will interfere with the dog's ability to achieve an erection and copulate with the bitch, let alone tie with the female.

I suggest you hie yourself and this dog to a good specialist before you waste away yet another estrus of the females you've been hoping to breed with him...it could be something that can be corrected, or at the very least you'd learn if you needed to seek out a new male for your bitches.

Throwing money at the possible problem will not make it better. Not sure there is a real problem. It may just be that you need to manage the mating schedule and operation better. Make sure the male has no underlying infection. Feed him great food and exercise him until he is thin and in great condition. As Joanro said mate him and the females three times over 6-7 days and the last mating may be the most productive .. not the first. Your male has produced puppies for you so you know he is not impotent. Don't let the male or the females wear themselves out on unproductive attempted mating activities. Manage the energy and stamina of the male and the females into productive mating attempts and then separate them and let them rest for a day or two.