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Monday, August 2, 2010

to fix or not to fix

that is our recent debate and question going through our minds and our discussions lately..
while for most its a simple answer of *yes spay and/or neuter your animals* is really easy to make.. for us not so much.
okay now get on with the *you arent educated enough to be a breeder* blah blah blah cast your stones and make your judgments.. first of all i never said *breed* our clyde at all.. just a decision to neuter him isnt an easy one.. and no im not just aimlessly contributing to the puppy population by allowing him to run around and make babies all over the neighborhood..
clyde is very closely watched at all times .. after all he is one of our babies and as one of our kiddos (4 legged or not) we take everything and research research research..
yes neutering has some benefits to it but some that arent.. which is what makes the decision so hard to make.. its a lot of weighing the good and the bad.
sadly its hard to find the cons on the internet in general searches.. so deff its something we are doing our homework on..

myth #1 however is that neutering your dog will make them more calmer.. this isnt a fact.. some dogs who have been neutered are just as *crazy* after the surgery as they were before it.. its called needing obedience training and not a cure all by just chopping off their boy parts.

fact .. both neutered dogs and not neutered dogs can potentially face different types of cancers because or lack of having this surgery.. so you really need do your homework on that aspect of things.

the few things i found interesting in my searches is that although some say *neuter your animal when hes young* forget to tell you that this can cause his bones to not grow right ..

so its a lot of research for now.. before we decide what is best for our clyde and his *boy parts* the last i read did not suggest neutering until after 14 months of age due to the risks to their bone development.. but that does not weigh the odds of this cancer or that one.. so for now its *study study study* and read read read..
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