Icemist

Hi, I was wondering if anyone could recommend a dog transport company that can give advice about the what is needed to be done, and organize the transportation of a adult Samoyed male from Sydney to San Francisco, USA. Rob

They live in Belconnen, but I know they will travel to the Southside if needed.

Hi, A friend is having some health problems at the moment and is looking for a Professional Groomer that is able to groom and wash their Samoyed on a regular basis. The Groomer will need to be in the Canberra Region. If anyone knows of any, could you please let me know. Thanks

A friend of mine is looking to Hip Score their dog in the next month and is looking for a vet who is able to take the X-rays for the hip scores. Does anyone have any recommendations for vets in Canberra that can take these, preferably Woden area, but any area may do. Rob

I think issues with flood debris and the bogging potential will make it difficult to have the rings in any kind of fit state.. but await news from the Show Secretary. Yeah, its a bummer to lose entry money but I'd rather be out of pocket than see the Show's books in the red and potentially more dog sections cancelled. I spoke to the show secretary this morning. At this stage the show will be going ahead.

Hi Jonny T, I will be emailing you back tonight, I've just been extremely busy at the moment. There is currently a litter on the ground right now, but am unsure if she has any puppies available. I also know of 2 litters that are due this weekend. Both are from excellent, highly recommended, and long time breders of Samoyeds. There are also couple of others coming up that I could let you know about as well, depending on how quick you want a puppy. I will forward you the information tonight. Rob

Hi, What wattage of globe would you use?

Icemist Samoyeds - confirmed - due date 8 October. Sire: Sonata Arctica Yngvie Dexterson (Imp Poland). Dam: Aust Ch Icemist Star Attraction.

This same person contacted me via email, I asked for her phone number to give her a call about a puppy, I also asked who she was getting the bitch from, she refused to give me details of either! Very strange indeed. Why wouldn't she give me her phone number.....because I will not guarantee her a puppy! But lady I want to talk to you about a possible puppy. Guarantee me a puppy and we will talk! Bye Bye, try someone else lady!

No, I have been told by the organisers’ that it has been canned for 2011.

Icemist - litter due 30 August

I am currently thinking about a dual sired litter, I understand about getting pups from both sires to broaden my lines, and one dogs semen might be more fertile than the other, and of course the timing, but with a dual sired litter, do you generally get the same amount of pups as you would from a single sired litter, less pups, or more? When is it best to mate them, one dog one day, the second dog the next, or both on the same day? Can anyone share there experirnces with this?

Hi, Anything around 60% is excellent. You won't find many semen post thaw past a mobility of 60%. That's funny you would say that, as nothing I've EVER done has had a motility post thaw of less than 85%. To have 60% in my opinion and experience, isn't super great. I would strongly suggest that when you use this semen, you enquire about adding a booster (most frozen places will know what to use as often it varies depending on the method used to freeze) to go from a 90% motility to 60% is a huge drop and adding a bit of 'turbo' to the mix prior to insemination, could help kick start the sperm into a better 'mood'! When I spoke to Frozen Puppies, who froze the semen off of my dogs, once thawed anything over 60% mobility was good. They also informed me that many many dogs do surpass the 60%. Just what I was told from Frozen Puppies!

Hi, Anything around 60% is excellent. You won't find many semen post thaw past a mobility of 60%.

Hi, I have just gone through this procedure with Frozen Semen with one of my bitches. I nearly lost the complete litter, and would have lost the last remaining pup if I did not have done the prog tests. The prog level of a pregnant bitch should stay around the level of 60 until they are ready to give birth. If it drops by half to around 30, your puppies are in trouble and there will be a strong chance at the puppies being absorbed. My bitch dropped to 20 and the vets were suprised the puppy was still alive, but we managed to keep the last remaining puppy inside her going until birth. She had to be put on micronized progestrone tablets (Which cost a fortune as they have to be made up by a chemist), and prog tested every 3 days as the dose of micro-prog needed to change with the prog results. Very expensive time. I have spoken to others and this seems to happen regualary with Frozen Semen inplants. Why? I am unsure. My puppy is now 6 weeks old, and is an absolute blessing. Yes, This was a very stressful time, for me and the bitch. But after going through this, my recommendation is once you have confirmed the pregnancy, get the prog test done, get it done regulary if you have fears. As with me, It could be the difference between get something puppies or getting nothing.