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This is the Day 19 pregnancy scan from the planned litter between my male working line GSD, Zak, and the lovely working line female, Fuga. It looks as though we will have puppies :D
So exciting.



Zak



Fuga

 
What a stunning dog! It's nice to hear that the litter has been so long in the planning & not rushed into .... the pups will no doubt be worth the wait!
 
How exciting! Beautiful dogs, i'm sure they'll have some wonderful pups :) :) Nice to hear it's all been planned out too. You must be so excited after two years!
 
I am totally ignorant about Gsds (bar my neighbour's long haired girl who sadly died last week :( ) Is the colour unusual on the sire? I've never seen colouring like that except on police dogs.
 
Thanks everyone. It is a nervewracking, but exciting time.

CT - As MM has rightly said sable is very common in working line GSDs (hence why you see so many police dogs this colour). They also come in all black, bicolour, melanistic black & tan, but rarely (if ever) the black and deep red colour of the West German show lines.

MM - the breeder has been planning and anticipating this litter for two years and so has scanned early simply because I don't think she could wait any longer! :D She is a vet herself so has access to the equipment required which is probably another reason (she had taken two scans even earlier than this but the results were inconclusive).
 
Well slightly disappointed to say that following further scans Fuga is pregnant with just two puppies. It is a mystery - and probably just one of those things - as to why there are not more. The sperm was top quality, time was optimal and there were at least seven eggs ready for ovulation. So we have no idea why only 3 were fertilized and only two have developed. The main reason for the disappointment is that there were eight homes waiting for pups.

I have decided to forego having a pup this time as there are two homes waiting whose need is greater than mine at this time, and I can wait. If the birth goes to plan and there are no problems then Fuga will be mated again on her next season and, if successful, I will have a pup from that litter. If not, then there is the possibility of a grandson at some stage, which is also okay with me.
 
That's disappointing, though there may still be more lurking. Most vets aren't the best at scanning in my experience, you get far better results from experienced scanners who are doing it every day.
Did she have pre mating blood tests? Since those have been introduced it is amazing how late some bitches are ready for mating
 
Yes she did have the pre-mating blood test MM. Be lovely to think there might be more lurking somewhere but the breeder is a vet and has done systematic scanning of many different bitches, so sadly I think the number will be as it is at the moment. (I live in hope though!).
 
An update I didn't think I would be making ...

Fuga (the Danish bitch) was AI'd again with semen from Zak (my dog) and the initial scan showed no pups again. Both the breeder and I were disappointed but not overly surprised given the lack of pups the first time.

Fast forward 5 weeks and I get a message from Fuga's owner to say that she had been a bit concerned about her bitch's behaviour and wondered whether she might be starting with a pyometra so scanned her again and ... guess what .... there is a live, healthy (so far) pup!

It is sad that there is only a single pup, but it has thrilled the breeder and she has said this pup will definitely not be going anywhere, so a shame for me but brilliant news for her. It will also be wonderful for me to follow progress of a Zak son (looks like a male on the scan).
 
Good news! Funny they make so few babies, does AI normally result in smaller litters?
Will she have another go?
 
Whoops - reading back, I see I didn't fully update the first time around. There were eventually three pups seen on the scan but we think they reabsorbed :( So no pups were born.

To answer your question Clodagh, yes AI does result in smaller litters and also the bitch is now six years so that will also play a part. This will be her last litter.
 
Good news :)

Have you checked out the requirements of the WUSV World Harmonisation Programme which will affect GSDs born after July 2018? Might be worth checking them out going forward as it will have an impact on anyone wanting to show or trial their GSD under the international system.
 
CorvusCorax said:
Good news :)

Have you checked out the requirements of the WUSV World Harmonisation Programme which will affect GSDs born after July 2018? Might be worth checking them out going forward as it will have an impact on anyone wanting to show or trial their GSD under the international system.
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Ooh I haven't. I will go and have a look now, thanks.
 
Definitely worth checking out, like I say, it will have a big impact on anyone wanting to do GSD breed shows, IPO or Körung under any SV judges (even the UK-based ones) from next year onwards.
One of the many knock on-effects of Crufts....
 
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