Guide dogs born through artificial insemination

Guide dogs born through artificial insemination

SAPPORO, Japan - Tsukushi, a 4-year-old Labrador retriever bred by Akiko Toki of Sapporo's Teine Ward, feeds her six puppies which she gave birth to through artificial insemination. The Hokkaido Guide Dogs for the Blind Association said May 8 it conducted the artificial insemination, using sperm of another guide dog, for the first time in Japan. The puppies, six males, were born in March and are in good health.

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  • ILEA001089804
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  • 2002/5/08 00:00:00
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  • Kyodo / Kyodo News Images
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  • 2002 Kyodo News
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