Direct artificial insemination (AI) is not complicated. The procedure is performed with fresh semen with both the male and female dog present in the same location. It is typical for the female to stand for this procedure without the need for restraint or sedation.
As MySP was presented to the would-be-sire, he moved in ready to mount her as if to breed. At that point, a baby bottle plastic insert (that was warmed using water) was positioned so that the stud entered the plastic tube and not the dam. The stud ejaculated into the tube allowing the collection of the semen. To maintain the body temperature and to minimize any damage to the sperm, the semen was right away siphoned onto a syringe and then immediately inserted at least to the cervix of my dam. After this, I had to raise her bottom higher in an angle and hold her in this position for a few minutes, to ensure that the semen flows inwards her and not out the opposite way.
I brought MySP to the stud dog to be bred twice- on Day 11 and on Day 13. We originally planned to do the procedure three times. However on the schedule third day, and in checking my dam by gently rubbing the base of her inner tail, she no longer lifted her tail up. The stud dog breeder/owner and I agreed not to go through the procedure a third time.
There are other different variations of AI. Here is a link to an article on Artificial Insemination written by Dr. Mary Wakeman found in the Canine Fertility Center website:
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