Originally Posted by vetdebbie

I'd say if you're travelling all the way to Scotland you might want to try and get 2 matings to be sure! Depends on the owner of the stud dog though. Again if travelling long distances, you might want to consider checking she's actually close to ovulating when you go, which you vet can do with either a swab or a blood test. More money I know, but it would be irritating to travel all that way and find you either missed it and she won'[t stand for the dog, or that she does stand but doesn't conceive!