Pets
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I'm with the argument for neutering, my boy is done and he doesn't seem overly concerned by it.
Tommy finally pushed you over the edge, huh?
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He isn't showing any aggression
For what it's worth, just because he's not aggressive right now, doesn't mean he won't turn aggressive later on if he's left intact. We have a pretty active dog park, and almost all the intact males are aggressive
The owners are usually pretty conscious of it, and keep their dogs away from the puppies since the puppies usually haven't been spayed yet
Now the docking of the tails I'm really against. Both my Rottweilers have been docked and I regret tolerating it (they always come that way from the breeder in the States), though it's not their fault and they're as sweet as can be
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Our lil terror
Some of you may recognize her bed. Loves that thing
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You cat people are weirdos
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Oh ya, found this pic of Giles' cat
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Nice!
Oh, and I haven't seen one of those old paper IH bags for a while. Looks like the cat has it broken in nicely.
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Nice!
Oh, and I haven't seen one of those old paper IH bags for a while. Looks like the cat has it broken in nicely.
She def does lol
G, those bags were badass and they are Zippy approved -
I feel very strongly that there are so many unwanted animals out there badly in need of a home, that all pets should be adopted, and then spayed or neutered. Overpopulation of pets is almost as big of a problem as it is for humans. (Almost.) Your dog will not even register a difference after he's healed from surgery.
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^this. Couldn't have said it better.
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Hahaha. She is an evil lil bugger sometimes man. Your dog looks like shes been kidnapped and you are forcing a ransom picture out of her hahaha. Love dogs
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I feel very strongly that there are so many unwanted animals out there badly in need of a home, that all pets should be adopted, and then spayed or neutered. Overpopulation of pets is almost as big of a problem as it is for humans. (Almost.) Your dog will not even register a difference after he's healed from surgery.
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^this. Couldn't have said it better.
Absolutely.
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Has anyone ever heard that it negatively affects your dog to have it neutered before a year?
Our vet tells us there are no negative side effects and it drastically reduces the chances of reproductive cancers in female dogs
The breeder we got Lia from tells us it can affect her joints
One of our friends whose family used to breed Dobermans and now currently is involved in Doberman rescue tells me that having her spayed before a year can affect her bladder development and she will have incontinence when she gets older
Can anyone confirm or deny?
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Can't confirm nor deny, but I've had 4 girls and all have been spayed - 2 were older than a year already when I got them, and already spayed. 1 was prob. about 6 months when I had her done. And the one I got as a puppy I seem to recall being advised by the vet to wait awhile, but I can't remember how long - but def. before she ever went into heat. My big girl that I post a lot here currently has hip issues (she gets sore when she runs or plays too hard), but who knows if spaying was a factor. Another one had back problems as she got older, but still did pretty well and lived to be 16-17 yrs old. None of them have had incontinence issues.
Over the years I have encountered females that will pee themselves when they get excited, with visitors and such (dogs too
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As far as harm goes… Supposedly it harms girl dogs much more than males… Some say about -30% of the lifespan(Might differ depending on breed?) + than she’s not as nice or friendly. It’s a gal thing and has something to do with motherly instincts which come with being a lady dog. And it also has many other risks and unpleasant affects as well… Maybe she’ll live a problem free happy life and maybe not. At any rate it’s well worth doing some serious research before making the final decision.
