The Amethyst Siberian Husky Club hosted a Canine Reproduction Seminar & Wet Lab facilitated by Steven Nelson from Minneapolis on April 5 & 6, 2003.  We were overwhelmed with the response from the canine community to this seminar, ending up with 26 participants. 

Among other things the participants learned:

• why you should consider using chilled or frozen semen,
• how to protect your valuable stud dog & brood bitch by using artificial insemination,
• how to reduce the risk of STD's, contagious diseases and parasites spreading throughout your kennel,
• what to check for without & with a microscope, and
• what & where to look for equipment and how much to spend.

Attached is an up-to-date list, directly from the Canadian Kennel Club, of "Approved Facilities for Collecting Canine Semen in Canada"...

Some of the participants using the double view microscope                              Steve Nelson explaining what we may be seeing

                        Steve Nelson with the centrifuge                                                         Oh!!  Is that what they look like?

                                Looking for "swimmers"                                                                               This is a microscope!

Steven Nelson showing some participants how to start a collection