Hi Sylvia its call AI and that too is not cheap and far more risk. I have not done it but know of many breeders that have. If you dont have a seasoned vet to help, you are throwing good money away.
Sire and dam must both be present during the extraction of semen and the insemination of the bitch.
http://www.akc.org/reg/artificialinsemination.cfm - this will help explain it