STUD FEE AND BREEDING PROTOCOL

Stud Fee for APR Sir Major Bosko’s First SH – “Major”

$750 or $250/ puppy whichever is less. Natural breeding or frozen semen available. Prior to a chilled or frozen shipment, a nonrefundable deposit of $200 is due with the signed contract and is credited toward the stud fee (see Breeding Contract). Balance of the stud fee is due no later than 30 days following whelping. We reserve the right to select a puppy from the litter in lieu of the stud fee.

Prerequisites
ü A pedigree of your bitch
ü OFA certification of hips and preferably elbows as well
ü CERF certifications of eyes
ü A signed “Stud and Breeding Contract”
ü A non-refundable check for $200
ü An advance payment of travel costs to and from the airport
ü Natural breeding requires a current brucellosis test and word from your vet that your dog is free from vaginal infection, and other contagious diseases.

Breeding Procedures

Natural Breeding: Common practice calls for the bitch to be shipped eight or nine days into the heat cycle to allow for breeding during the ninth to fourteenth day. To greatly enhance the possibility of a successful breeding we recommend that your vet perform a quantitative progesterone test through a lab on day seven. Following scientific procedures in addition to traditional methods will provide specific dates of ovulation. A minimum of two successful breedings will be attempted. Our facilities include indoor/outdoor kennels, airing yard and ponds. Your dog will be exercised. After five days a boarding fee of $20 per day will be charged. A round trip pick-up and delivery fee for the Medford, Oregon airport is $150; the Redding, CA airport is $200; and the Sacramento, CA airport is $300.

Frozen Semen Breeding: (One frozen semen shipment per stud fee) A nonrefundable deposit of $200 (applied to stud fee) is required to be paid to Marble Mountains Kennels prior to a frozen semen shipment. All expenses associated with semen retrieval, tank rental, shipping of frozen semen and return of shipping container are the responsibility of the owner of the bitch being bred (approximately $280). These expenses are to be prepaid to the storage facility. It is the bitch owner’s responsibility to make shipping arrangements to their veterinarian from the storage facility. We will put you in contact with the semen storage facility which is located in Grass Valley, CA.

The Importance of Selecting Your Veterinarian
Although all vets receive training in the reproductive field, this is certainly the time to use an expert. Frozen semen breeding requires advance planning and great attention to detail. Many parties will be involved. Successful results depend upon coordination, correct information, communication and timing. All litters are an expensive undertaking in terms of money, commitment and emotion. We require that the vet you select for chilled or frozen semen be experienced in frozen semen AIs. Your chances for a healthy, happy and economically sound experience are vastly improved.