I took my maiden bitch to a stud dog owner by a very experienced stud dog owner. All I can say is, I am glad, as otherwise I might not have got her mated at all. It wasn't really what I expected, to be honest!
We mated her on days 13 and 15. After the first minute or two of hilding her, the stud dog owner suggested muzzling, then had to get a third person to help hold her, as she kept twisting her back end to 'escape'. Once they were in a tie, she calmed down, muzzle off and all was well. The second mating she was much less reluctant when she knew what to expect, although anxious for a second or two at first. We knew she was ready as we'd had premates done, and we ended up with 9 pups, so I'm pretty sure her objection was purely down to being a maiden.