I did vaginal cultures but never felt a did for progesterone . My males knew Sally > On Mar 12, 2014, at 6:41 AM, Pinehillgsds@xxxxxxx wrote: > > Wow do beg to differ on that. I ALWAYS do progesterone and I ALWAYS do > testing, no matter what way a gal is bred (natural, TCI, etc.) > > Now, when I say "progesterone" I mean an actual lab value, not a color > changing test. I won't use those. > > And I keep testing until one test comes back in the high teens/low twenty > something. > > The problem I see (frequently!!!) is people stop testing too soon and many > don't know what the #s mean and that includes vets. > > I don't miss the days when we didn't test and a bitch had a week to ten days > of possible "due dates". > > Kathy, member GSDCA, DVGSDC > Celebrating generations of Dual Titled TC'd Champions > visit http://www.pinehillgsds.com/ > > In a message dated 3/11/2014 10:51:04 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, > proudk9@xxxxxxxxx writes: > An anecdotal note on progesterone testing: DON'T BOTHER unless you have no > other choice! Both times I thought I'd rely on progesterone levels, my girls > completely missed- the only two times in my life where we came away empty > handed (or should that be bellied?!? ;). ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2014. All material remains the property of the original author and of GSD Communication, Inc. NO REPRODUCTIONS or FORWARDS of any kind are permitted without prior permission of the original author AND of the Showgsd-l Management. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. Each Author is responsible for the content of his/her post. This group and its administrators are not responsible for the comments or opinions expressed in any post. 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 assistance, please contact the List Management at admin@xxxxxxxxxxx VISIT OUR WEBSITE - http://showgsd.org SUBSCRIPTION: http://showgsd.org/mail.html NATIONAL BLOG - http://gsdnational.blogspot.com/ ============================================================================