After reading another post on here a few mins ago and having a good old chuckle at the comedy of errors which made up a mating
There were a few questions raised in the thread about stud dog owners having "facilities" available for the mating and the tie.
It just struck me as quite strange that in the thread I was giggling at, the stud dog was immediately brought out to the bitch (who was still in the car) and the mating & tie happened there on the front driveway. If I were paying for a stud service I'd kinda hope that there would be a little more forethought go into the practicalities...
My mum has been breeding for years and all matings & ties occurred in the carport - which, while not a completely enclosed garage or outhouse, at least had a roof on and a wall so the neighbours weren't watching the entire event, and it had protection from the elements while still allowing a cool breeze to come through for a long tie in the middle of summer (in Australia it's sun, not rain, you need to worry about).
It got me wondering what is "usual" for owners/handlers of stud dogs in the UK - where do your boys get down to business, and what is your usual practice?
It just struck me as quite strange that in the thread I was giggling at, the stud dog was immediately brought out to the bitch (who was still in the car) and the mating & tie happened there on the front driveway. If I were paying for a stud service I'd kinda hope that there would be a little more forethought go into the practicalities...
My mum has been breeding for years and all matings & ties occurred in the carport - which, while not a completely enclosed garage or outhouse, at least had a roof on and a wall so the neighbours weren't watching the entire event, and it had protection from the elements while still allowing a cool breeze to come through for a long tie in the middle of summer (in Australia it's sun, not rain, you need to worry about).
It got me wondering what is "usual" for owners/handlers of stud dogs in the UK - where do your boys get down to business, and what is your usual practice?