I guess my only reservation is that I will likely not run these guys w/ sleds anytime soon being in AZ. I just want to work with them to be good house and...
Come is usually the first command all dogs learn, in my kennel "down" is their second. Incorporating the down with the come is a great way to go, so when they...
Hi Luis so we are talking about two dogs? quite possibly were dumped, did the vet say how old they are? The collins twins have an excellent book on sledding ...
Has any one here done any of the A.I. in dogs for breeding? ( Artificial Isemenation ) Have you noticed any differances in behavior or physical differences...
Sarah, this is an area where you will find relatively little experience among Seppala folk, I suspect. Especially where long-distance shipments of frozen semen...
I am not really looking at using AI myself, (dont have the dogs for it and dont really think it is worth the cost) but I was talking with a freind about AI and...
Oh, I see now what you were asking. Sarah, I don't think you'll find enough Seppala-specific experience with AI to draw any conclusions, actually. I could be...
Hi Sarah the biggest problems with a.i. from my viewpoint is finding the right vet, thats a major question with any a.i. technician(done a LOT of it on cattle)...
Hi Sarah I think you can roundtrip a dog by air most anywhere in NA for US $500 or less. AI for dogs will be above that when all costs are factored in. Dogs...
Just the obvious fact that so many are willing to consider it so readily, virtually at the drop of a hat, shows me that there's good reason to consider AI a...
... Jeffrey, I am in the process of building a free run area of maybe two acres for about 14 dogs. It would be interesting to continue the experiment of mating...
Boy, two acres! That's gonna be quite an exercise yard. Ours is only about 200 feet on a side, but adequate for small groups. I don't like to ride herd over...
Having done similar with populations of fish I will throw this in, while the selection process may be close to natural, the population isnt, the reality of a...
Excellently well argued, Jaacov!!! Hurray for you. I wish you'd bring your obviously good knowledge of population genetics into play here more often. It's...
That is so true Jeffrey, I guess the experiment would be to see how tuned in we are and to see if they would pair up as we also would choose for them. Funny...
... Rhonda, My entire Kennel exists of only 14 dogs right now, that would not be that huge a deal, sure, I think it is a good idea, though I may stop at chips....
... Sounds good, though within small populations there is big differance between rampant uncontrolled breedings and mate selection preferance, though they...
I of course can readilly admit the risk involved with AI, and fully agree that people play far too godly a role in the reprductive lives of our canine...
Hi Bob I suspect they see you as alpha, and prefer to 'give you space' and see the girls as pack 'equals' and are therefore more comfortable with them. just my...
Hi Bob in a wild pack the occurence of outside genetics usually follows a bell curve based on the active dominance life of the alpha male and female,while they...
Sarah, you sure started an interesting and popular thread here -- and you weren't sure if it was on-topic, LOL! Well, the notion of a free-living Seppala pack...
Hi Jake, I think you must be refering to Isle Royale, an island viewable from the arrowhead country of N. Mn though belonging to Mi, it is one of the few...
Hi Bob yup, thats the place, thought sure you would know of it, David Mech has done wolf studies there now for somewhere around 20 years, its probably the most...
The problem with DNA testing is that currently, all records are sealed. If you wish to obtain DNA results from a dog whose DNA is on file with the AKC, you...
I would appreciate any leads to contact Steve Rooke, formerly of Houston B.C. (Not the S.R. from England) thanks - RS ... This message powered by BMI WebMail....
