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wtmusic (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-15-05 01:18 PM Original message |
Need advice from dog owners |
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ScreamingMeemie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-15-05 01:20 PM Response to Original message |
1. It's not your convenience as much as it is for his good health, his safety |
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bleedingheart (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-15-05 01:20 PM Response to Original message |
2. I would still neuter him because there is a risk |
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MuseRider (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-15-05 01:20 PM Response to Original message |
3. Do it. |
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H2O Man (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-15-05 01:36 PM Response to Original message |
4. I had my shepard fixed. |
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Abelman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-15-05 01:38 PM Response to Original message |
5. It just makes them calmer I think |
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Beaverhausen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-15-05 01:39 PM Response to Original message |
6. Do it. And by the way he is adorable! |
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wtmusic (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-15-05 05:23 PM Response to Reply #6 |
42. He's a little crazy |
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GoddessOfGuinness (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-15-05 01:40 PM Response to Original message |
7. His temperment will change |
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hlthe2b (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-15-05 01:40 PM Response to Original message |
8. Neutering also decreases his risk for prostate cancer.... |
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GoddessOfGuinness (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-15-05 02:49 PM Response to Reply #8 |
27. The funny thing is |
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hlthe2b (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-16-05 01:05 PM Response to Reply #27 |
49. yUPPER! |
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BR_Parkway (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-15-05 01:41 PM Response to Original message |
9. Simple. Would you like to have the urge to have sex but no outlet |
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wtmusic (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-15-05 04:33 PM Response to Reply #9 |
37. Hey, I can *relate* to that! |
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nothingshocksmeanymore (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-15-05 01:42 PM Response to Original message |
10. He's large enough that they probably won't cut them off |
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hlthe2b (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-15-05 01:43 PM Response to Reply #10 |
11. NO, castration requires removal of the testicles. |
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DS1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-15-05 01:45 PM Response to Reply #11 |
17. Swap them out for a pair of brass balls |
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nothingshocksmeanymore (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-15-05 01:46 PM Response to Reply #11 |
18. I had my dog nuetered at the age of 3...large Golden Retriever |
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hlthe2b (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-15-05 02:06 PM Response to Reply #18 |
23. You are referring to either a laser orchiectomy or (when done on |
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nothingshocksmeanymore (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-15-05 02:09 PM Response to Reply #23 |
24. Thanks for the clinical description :) |
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hlthe2b (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-16-05 01:06 PM Response to Reply #24 |
50. Might reassure some concerned "daddies" as well... |
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Maddy McCall (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-15-05 01:43 PM Response to Original message |
12. Mutilation is when the puppies he fathers get run over by a truck. |
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ET Awful (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-15-05 01:43 PM Response to Original message |
13. Number one, the dog won't "suffer" by being neutered, that's nonsense |
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Cooley Hurd (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-15-05 01:44 PM Response to Original message |
14. I'd neuter him... besides, if he misses hit nuts, you can get implants... |
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Maddy McCall (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-15-05 01:45 PM Response to Original message |
15. Oh, and when you adopted him, were you not informed that a condition... |
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Worst Username Ever (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-15-05 01:45 PM Response to Original message |
16. NEUTER HIM |
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Mizmoon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-15-05 01:47 PM Response to Original message |
19. Good person! You're a good person! |
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Technowitch (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-15-05 01:47 PM Response to Original message |
20. I always spayed/neutered any dog I've owned... |
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flvegan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-15-05 01:57 PM Response to Original message |
21. Chester is adorable, but really should be neutered. |
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Modem Butterfly (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-15-05 01:57 PM Response to Original message |
22. An unneutered dog is a ticking time bomb |
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sinkingfeeling (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-15-05 02:29 PM Response to Original message |
25. Have him neutered...the sooner, the better. Male dogs (intact) |
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Richardo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-15-05 02:32 PM Response to Original message |
26. Your friend has no idea what he's talking about. |
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China_cat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-15-05 03:01 PM Response to Original message |
28. HAVE HIM NEUTERED. |
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RebelOne (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-15-05 03:55 PM Response to Reply #28 |
32. Plus if he is not neutered and somehow gets loose |
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hfojvt (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-15-05 03:06 PM Response to Original message |
29. a neutered male make no difference demographically |
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ChoralScholar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-15-05 09:57 PM Response to Reply #29 |
48. at least the unwanted litter could be on someone else's |
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sinkingfeeling (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-15-05 03:08 PM Response to Original message |
30. Sorry, I forgot to say how cute and lucky Chester is when I let go |
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wtmusic (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-15-05 04:46 PM Response to Reply #30 |
39. S'okay, there seems to be a consensus here |
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elfin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-15-05 03:24 PM Response to Original message |
31. Do it - I had two dogs have big problems because it wasn't done |
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sbj405 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-15-05 04:09 PM Response to Original message |
33. Beyond it being best for you, the dog, and society |
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MissMarple (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-15-05 04:11 PM Response to Original message |
34. Do you want to be responsible for endless litters of homeless puppies? |
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RebelOne (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-15-05 04:28 PM Response to Reply #34 |
35. Yes, I agree. See my post above. n/t |
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wtmusic (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-15-05 04:31 PM Response to Original message |
36. Thanks ALL for advice |
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radwriter0555 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-15-05 04:37 PM Response to Original message |
38. Um it appears I have his twin brother Joey... for whom I am currently |
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kodi (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-15-05 05:09 PM Response to Original message |
40. no, let him breed wildly. we need more dogs |
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wtmusic (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-15-05 05:12 PM Response to Reply #40 |
41. thanks kodi |
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kodi (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-15-05 06:58 PM Response to Reply #41 |
47. no doubt. all 6 of my dogs are fixed. you got the point too. |
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Dutch (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-15-05 05:58 PM Response to Original message |
43. Hey, he looks just like my dog! |
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skygazer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-15-05 06:21 PM Response to Original message |
44. Neuter him |
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wtmusic (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-15-05 06:27 PM Response to Reply #44 |
45. Good story |
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Samurai_Writer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-15-05 06:56 PM Response to Original message |
46. I had the same issue with my pound puppy... |
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