Nancy, This is so true. I know here in Arizona one has to be extremely careful with their males due to the excessive heat. I know of several people this has happened to and their sperm count did come back. Angie Martin Charan GSD's Home of 08 So. Pacific BIM Charan's Masquerade of Kimber, both majors -----Original Message----- From: Nancy Hubbell <kanstenk9s@xxxxxxxxxxx> To: ehomesg@xxxxxxx; Showgsd List <showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Sat, Jul 4, 2009 9:48 am Subject: [ SHOWGSD-L ] Re: sperm count I had this happen to Ducati. What we finally determined is that it was heat. e had a terribly hot summer and at one point or another he got hot! (Please no -mails about why did he get too hot, why wasn't he in air conditioning, etc. his dog was very well taken care of, had a good kennel with a roof, misters, tc. and I loved him dearly.) Anyway we didn't know for sure why he didn't have perm but thought the heat could be a possibility and waited for 90 days. It akes about 90 days for new sperm to appear and they did. He sired litters fter that and had a good sperm count. During that time I was devastated and it as very hard to wait, all the while checking. I was elated when I finally saw ven a few new sperm, they're so cute! Of course this is just one possible reason and there are others but this is my xperience. Nancy Hubbell Kansten German Shepherds http://kansten.tripod.com From: EH omesG@xxxxxxx Date: Sat, 4 Jul 2009 11:57:12 -0400 Subject: [ SHOWGSD-L ] sperm count To: showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx This is an Aussie question that I hope to help someone with. A friend has a 3 year old male that had a sperm count check at one year old and was fine. This dog is now 3 and there is no sperm in the semen even though there is plenty of semen. Does anyone know what could cause this or if there is any chance of reversal? Thanks, Angela **************A Good Credit Score is 700 or Above. See yours in just 2 easy steps! (http://pr.atwola.com/promoclk/100126575x1221323013x1201367230/aol?redir=http://www.freecreditreport.com/pm/default.aspx?scf8072&hmpgIDb&bcd> ulystepsfooterNO62) ===========================================================================> OST is Copyrighted 2008. All material remains the property of the original uthor and of GSD Communication, Inc. NO REPRODUCTIONS or FORWARDS of any kind re permitted without prior permission of the original author AND of the howgsd-l Management. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. ALL PERSONS ARE ON NOTICE THAT THE FORWARDING, REPRODUCTION OR USE IN ANY ANNER OF ANY MATERIAL WHICH APPEARS ON SHOWGSD-L WITHOUT THE EXPRESS PERMISSION F ALL PARTIES TO THE POST AND THE LIST MANAGEMENT IS EXPRESSLY FORBIDDEN, AND S A VIOLATION OF LAW. VIOLATORS OF THIS PROHIBITION WILL BE PROSECUTED. For ass istance, please contact the List Management at admin@xxxxxxxxxxxx VISIT OUR WEBSITE - http://showgsd.org NATIONAL BLOG - http://gsdnational.blogspot.com/ =========================================================================== ________________________________________________________________ indows Live�: Keep your life in sync. ttp://windowslive.com/explore?ocid=TXT_TAGLM_WL_BR_life_in_synch_062009 =========================================================================== OST is Copyrighted 2008. All material remains the property of the original uthor and of GSD Communication, Inc. NO REPRODUCTIONS or FORWARDS of any kind re permitted without prior permission of the original author AND of the howgsd-l Management. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. ALL PERSONS ARE ON NOTICE THAT THE FORWARDING, REPRODUCTION OR USE IN ANY MANNER F ANY MATERIAL WHICH APPEARS ON SHOWGSD-L WITHOUT THE EXPRESS PERMISSION OF ALL ARTIES TO THE POST AND THE LIST MANAGEMENT IS EXPRESSLY FORBIDDEN, AND IS A IOLATION OF LAW. VIOLATORS OF THIS PROHIBITION WILL BE PROSECUTED. For assistance, please contact the List Management at admin@xxxxxxxxxxxx VISIT OUR WEBSITE - http://showgsd.org ATIONAL BLOG - http://gsdnational.blogspot.com/ ========================================================================= ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2008. 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. 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@xxxxxxxxxxxx VISIT OUR WEBSITE - http://showgsd.org NATIONAL BLOG - http://gsdnational.blogspot.com/ ============================================================================