The discussion on ultrasound reminded me of my friend's bitch Serena. Serena was a gorgeous girl with 14 points & both majors. her owners tried repeatedly to get her bred, on three separate occasions using live cover, and A.I. none of which were successful. As a last attempt they borrowed my Lothario grandson, Joey, and took him home with them for a week, and he achieved a short outside tie with Serena. At 25 days the owners did an ultrasound. there were three babies, At five weeks into the pregnancy, Serena torsioned. Surgery was performed, and her stomach was tacked. The vet did not hold out much hope for the babies. At 8 1/2 weeks a second ultrasound was performed. I was there for that one. There were her three live babies. You could see their little faces so clearly. It was so miraculous. One of Serena's sons became the support dog for the owner's handicapped wife. He makes it all worth it. His registered name: "Heaven Can Wait.' I think ultrasound is safe, and so cool. Marcia ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2011. 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/ ============================================================================