Yesterday morning Siska's test was bang on 23, so she has consistently doubled every 36 hrs, from the 0.9 to the 5.1 and yesterday at 23nmol/L. Siska and Lucca had time together on Sunday, no she wasn't quite ready, but she was getting close. Siska was more than ready for action, but her inexperienced partner wasn't quite sure about proceedings. Still, it was worthwhile giving them sometime together.
Following the test yesterday Lucca came to spend the day here with Siska, from the test result we knew she had ovulated sometime on Sunday so a mating yesterday or at the latest today was imperative. Again there was some messing about, Siska just standing there almost begging for it, and Lucca distracted by the sights and sounds of someone else's garden. But good news, he got there, the most natural mating ever, no muzzles, no leads, no interfering owners ... a very receptive bitch putting it on a plate for a first mating for this cracking young male. Well done Lucca!