> > Outside stud work is a pain. You have to be responsible for someone else's > "in season" bitch. You have to make sure she gets bred at the right time to > the right stud. The only way to be confident of that is to crate her and > walk her on lead for exercise where none of your other dogs go. This does > not make her a "happy camper". Try to sleep with a lovesick dog crated in > the den; it isn't easy. It is very seldom that we agree to do a stud service > anymore. >
Yes, it takes a lot of patience. I wonder if the bitch owners realize the amount of work and aggravation involved. Sometimes I think they think we get our fee for nothing. But I still like owning stud dogs. I think I'd rather listen to a few nights of wooing and moaning (what's worse, the wooing and moaning of my sleep deprived husband) than go through those last few hours just before the bitch produces her first whelp. That makes my stomach burn. Hmmm... makes you wonder why we do this. lol Jean Kingston Waawaaskone Reg'd Cavaliers A Fancy for Glass http://www.cartogra.com/rs/67CF4CD0-65F5-11D6-B42B-0090277A760E ========================================================= "Magic Commands": to stop receiving mail for awhile, click here and send the email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?body=SET%20CKCS-L%20NOMAIL to start it up gain click here: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?body=SET%20CKCS-L%20MAIL E-mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] for assistance. Search the Archives... http://apple.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ckcs-l.html All e-mail sent through CKCS-L is Copyright 2002 by its original author.
