Elisa Hedman
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Reproductive infections and how to prevent them
Common reproductive infections beyond Brucella canis — herpesvirus, vaginitis, prostatitis — and the hygiene and screening habits that reduce risk.
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Neonatal emergencies: hypothermia, hypoglycemia and fading puppy
A fast-reference guide to hypothermia, hypoglycemia, and fading puppy syndrome — how they connect, and the checklist to act on immediately.
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Assessing temperament and working ability in breeding stock
For most breeds, temperament is the most important evaluation a breeder makes — and the one most often done on gut feeling. How to assess it, and working ability, as carefully as structure.
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Dystocia, malpresentation, and uterine inertia
What dystocia means, primary vs secondary uterine inertia, maternal and fetal risk factors, and how vets diagnose and manage it, medically or surgically.
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Play and social communication between puppies
Play between littermates looks like the part of the day you are not needed for, and it is the richest piece of behavioral education in the litter.
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Building breeder competence: how to keep learning and stay current
Responsible breeding is a practice you keep getting better at, not a qualification you earn once. Where good breeders learn, how to judge information, and how your own records become one of your best teachers.
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DNA tests and genetic disease: what they can and can’t tell you
What a DNA health test actually measures, why a “clear” result isn’t a health guarantee, and how to choose which tests matter for your breed.
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Confirming and monitoring pregnancy
How ultrasound, X-ray and relaxin testing each confirm and monitor dog pregnancy differently — and when to use each for viability versus an accurate puppy count.
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Designing a long-term breeding program
A long-term program is a direction held over many years: goals, evaluation, pedigree and systems applied to a line, not a litter. Thinking in generations, and steering by results.
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Handling and body-handling exercises
Every dog you breed will spend its life having its feet held and its mouth opened by people it has just met. The weeks in your house are when that becomes unremarkable or frightening.
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