Before You Breed
Responsible breeding requires you to focus on your goals to improve your chosen dog breed in multiple areas including performance, health and longevity, temperament, and conformation.
Semen Collection & Freezing
For approximately 40 years, veterinarians have had the technology to freeze or chill semen for insemination at a remote time and/or distance.
Breeding / Whelping
At Highland Pet Hospital, we are experienced in all forms of artificial insemination. Various factors determine the best method for your pet, such as the location of the sire or dam, or physical and behavioral issues that prevent natural breeding.
Pregnancy
Ultrasound can be used as early as day 28 and confirms both presence and viability of fetuses. The number of pups can only be estimated with ultrasound. Puppy count x-rays can be taken from days 58 to 62 of pregnancy.
C-Sections
Undergoing a surgical procedure is one of the biggest decisions that you as a pet owner can make for your pet. It is essential that you choose the facility and procedure carefully so the outcome can be the best possible.
Neonatal & Puppy Care
Careful management of the pregnant bitch (prenatal period), birth of the pups (parturition) and the postpartum (neonatal) period is critical to assure the best possible outcome. In other words, YOU are in control of your puppies’ destiny.