I have tried blowing lightly into their noses. Have also done rubbing with a towel for extended periods of time. Have also done (WHILE HOLDING BODY AND HEAD SECURELY with both hands ) "slinging the puppy (head pointing away from) downward as if to centrifuge any mucous out of the pup's air passage. Success rates have varied. I resuscitated a pup for almost 30 min and it has made it. I have heard you can take a Qtip dipped in coffee and place it at the back of their tongue. The caffeine is supposed to stimulate breathing. I have never tried this. hope this helps. good luck /steve d. -----Original Message----- From: Colleen Donnelly <gsdsforlife@xxxxxxxx> Sent: Nov 11, 2004 3:21 AM To: showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [Showgsd-l Freelists] CPR and Newborns I'm looking for some suggestions and your ideas about CPR for newborns that are not breathing and also for ones that are breathing but not strongly. What methods have worked for you, and which didn't. How long would you continue CPR on a newborn that was not breathing upon being born. And anything else you'd care to add! Thanks in advance. :-) Colleen Donnelly The only way to understand & estimate the nature of the dog is to study his whole development. Such a task requires a sympathetic, dog-loving observer, who tries as far as possible to enter into the innermost mind of the dog, and who will know how to short-circuit all his purely human points of view. --Max von Stephanitz --------------------------------- Post your free ad now! Yahoo! Canada Personals POST is Copyrighted 2004. All material remains the property of the Poster and of GSD Communication, Inc. NO REPRODUCTIONS or FORWARDS of any kind are permitted without prior permission of the original poster AND of the Showgsd-l Management. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. ALL PERSONS ARE ON NOTICE THAT THE FORWARDING, REPRODUCTION OR USE IN ANY MANNER OF ANY MATERIAL WHICH APPEARS ON SHOWGSD-L WITHOUT THE EXPRESS PERMISSION OF ALL PARTIES TO THE POST AND THE LIST MANAGEMENT IS EXPRESSLY FORBIDDEN, AND IS A VIOLATION OF LAW. VIOLATORS OF THIS PROHIBITION WILL BE PROSECUTED. For administrative problems, email problems and technical support, please contact the List Administrators at admin@xxxxxxxxxxx, in private. Please do not post individual problem issues on Showgsd-l VISIT OUR WEBSITE - http://www.showgsd.org POST is Copyrighted 2004. All material remains the property of the Poster and of GSD Communication, Inc. NO REPRODUCTIONS or FORWARDS of any kind are permitted without prior permission of the original poster AND of the Showgsd-l Management. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. ALL PERSONS ARE ON NOTICE THAT THE FORWARDING, REPRODUCTION OR USE IN ANY MANNER OF ANY MATERIAL WHICH APPEARS ON SHOWGSD-L WITHOUT THE EXPRESS PERMISSION OF ALL PARTIES TO THE POST AND THE LIST MANAGEMENT IS EXPRESSLY FORBIDDEN, AND IS A VIOLATION OF LAW. VIOLATORS OF THIS PROHIBITION WILL BE PROSECUTED. For administrative problems, email problems and technical support, please contact the List Administrators at admin@xxxxxxxxxxx, in private. Please do not post individual problem issues on Showgsd-l VISIT OUR WEBSITE - http://www.showgsd.org