Veterinary Reproductive Services

07/31/2024

Better late than never with the official photo, a big thank you to Breeder Judge Cindy Price Weaver for recognizing Persey (Honeybee's Persephone JH,JHU, major ptd) and rewarding her with Best in Gun Dog Sweeps at the GRCA Eastern Regional! This is my favorite dog event because it rewards both the conformation the standard requires as a hunting dog, as well as proven ability in the field. Persey also won Best in Gun Dog Sweeps earlier this summer at a Garden State GRC Supported Entry in New Jersey under Breeder Judge Ree Smyth. Special shout out to Margie Sarkin for Eros' contribution!

06/25/2024

To finish our weekend in western PA for the GRCA Eastern Regional, on Sunday we went to the Greater Pittsburgh Labrador Retriever Club's Retriever Hunt Test where Topper (Honeybee's Turn The Team Around passed a nice challenging Junior test with flying colors to finish her JH just 2 weeks past her 1st birthday! Great grounds, good judges and it was nice seeing some old friends!

05/07/2024

Congratulations to Karin Bystol and Newfoundland “Essi” on this Miracle Litter sired by Andi Ottey’s “Jonah”! Karin came to us after working with a different reproduction practice and several unsuccessful tries both driving to a stud for fresh semen vaginal AI’s and doing TCI’s with a second stud’s chilled semen, treatment with antibiotics and a drug to increase blood flow to the uterus. When surgical insemination with chilled semen didn’t work she was more than ready to give up, but after careful consideration we decided to go ahead with one more try. Instead of more invasive techniques and nonspecific treatment, we kept it simple. Precise ovulation timing with identification of the LH surge and two vaginal AI’s using an older but normal male resulted in a successful ultrasound! Not all the gestational sacs looked healthy, so we instituted uterine monitoring with WhelpWise and treated uterine irritability successfully. Welcome to the Apple litter: Honey, Monte, Pippin and Tango! Dr. Goodman even got a visit during their first (and very successful) show weekend!

03/31/2024

Happy Easter from all of us at VRS!

03/10/2024

It is always appreciated to be appreciated!

This past Friday we shipped chilled semen from one of our favorite boys, “Schooner”, aka MBISS GCHB Wintergreen's Every Sailor's Dream CD BN CGC ANDD ABNDD DD BDD for Saturday delivery to a fairly remote location. Fortunately the owner of the bitch was on top of things and planned well, knew what type of service to request to work around the delivery challenges in her location, and we were happy to accommodate.

Last night we received an e-mail from Schooner’s owner, Sue Van Ocker, with “POSITIVE FEEDBACK!” on the subject line. The owner of the bitch had gone out of her way to compliment the way the collection and processing were handled as well as the packaging. She ended her e-mail with “I am beyond excited how well they did their job vs so many that do NOT in CA, OR, and elsewhere. I never want to use ___________ again.”

Many thanks to our wonderful clients and their wonderful dogs who make it all worthwhile! Fingers crossed for a successful breeding!

07/31/2023

Congratulations to Allyson Lorenti and Vizsla "Sparrow" (CH BerkCor's Come Sail Away With Me JH,CHC,TKN on this wonderful litter sired by "Ralphie" (GCH CH DP's I Triple Dare Ya JH,CGC) . This litter would be Sparrow's last, and Allyson knew she wanted to keep a girl to go on with in her breeding program. She chose Ralphie to offer what she thought Sparrow needed, just as good breeders are supposed to do! Unfortunately it needed to be shipped chilled semen from a cold climate in the winter, with limitations due to Fedex and the weather. So, we identified the LH surge and thus the fertile period exactly rather than just estimate with changes in progesterone and were able to work around the scheduling problems (weekend and collecting vet availability). Perfect ovulation timing and vaginal insemination produced this litter of six, including "Laika", the bitch Allyson was waiting for!

07/05/2023

Happy Independence Day!

05/12/2023

05/12/2023

Congratulations Sue Ramspacher and Chablis (GCH CH Brookside’s Walk’N The Brighter Side JH NA NAJ CAA DCAT RATO CGC TKN NSD V) on this adorable litter of Weimeraner puppies sired by Volt (GCH CH Luminate Graytsky Von Silberweiss Jager BN JH BCAT SD NRD V NAVHDA Prize II) owned by Jill Paige and Amy Weiss Anderson. This litter is extra special to us for a couple of reasons. First, Chablis is from a frozen semen breeding we did in 2017 between Sue's "Blush" using semen we froze in 2009 from Sue's "Walker" that resulted in 10 wonderful puppies! Second, while Chablis handled breeding and pregnancy well her uterus didn't! As soon as problems were seen on ultrasound WhelpWise monitoring was used to guide us through appropriate treatment and these miracle babies were delivered safely!

05/03/2023

We have taken a break from posting brags, no excuses, just busy! Nothing could have been more of a push to get back to sharing than these adorable Pekingese pups. Congratulations to Maria Castro and "Scarlet" for these 2 bundles of cute (and one little angel pup), sired with semen we froze from "Orson" in 2005!

04/26/2023

Many thanks to the Tibetan Terrier Club of America for inviting me to speak at their National Specialty yesterday! It was a great attentive group with both experienced breeders and newcomers, great questions that stimulated valuable discussions. Enjoy the rest of your National!

12/26/2022

Happy Holidays to all!

10/05/2022

Apparently it is that kind of day! Inula and Maggie are happily next on the bench!

10/05/2022

Always happy to provide comfortable seating for both clients and patients! Happy Wednesday to Judy and Eliza!

07/28/2022

Congratulations to Diana Trout and Gypsea (Pebwin Born To Be Free CGC TKN RA) on this lovely litter of Golden Retriever puppies sired by the very handsome "Velo" (Ch Pebwin Velocity) owned by Jane Amsterdam and Berna Welch. After a routine breeding between very cooperative bitch and stud, we were all surprised when a routine pregnancy ultrasound showed some abnormalities of placental function. With the help of WhelpWise monitoring and appropriate treatment we were able to get the whole litter to term safely for mom and pups, delivered by C-section. From Diana: "Just wanted to say thank you so much for everything you did for Gypsea and her puppies. We could not have done it without you. You are the best!". We all say thank you to Diana, Jane, Gypsea and Velo for being such a pleasure to work with!

04/22/2022

09/29/2021

October 6, 2021 @ After Golden judging : Ch Goodsport's Bee Ball at Honeybee SH,SHU,AX,AXJ (Bee Bee) turns 15 at Morris & Essex! Cheer her on in Veterans Sweeps and then come help celebrate d...

09/14/2021

Many thanks to Laura Rader and the Carolina Working Group Association for inviting Dr. Goodman to be the keynote speaker at their Canine Education Day! It was a wonderful venue thanks to the Piedmont Kennel Club, and a great group of interested breeders who kept the questions coming and the discussion lively. Thanks also to our many clients who provided working dog photos to brighten up the slide show!

02/15/2021

Happy Valentine's Day from all of us, with help from the Goldenvale puppies! Thank you Debbie and Warren Gelsbach for sharing!

01/19/2021