Opinions on spaying a dog

[crispy]

Thanks for all your replies on this - I'm sure she won't go through with it and breed from her. It's a crazy situation - as you say with all the poor dogs needing homes and that. But more than that, she just couldn't cope with a litter anyway - and I'm not in a babysitting frame of mind. I'd just never heard that from a vet before about problems if you spayed bitches!!!

Poor little thing even has a special pair of panties to put a little sanitary towel inside for when she's on her season. The dog that is, not the m-i-l!!!

We had our big girl done (overly large golden) after her first season. What a bloody mess! Every time she ran anywhere and wagged her tail, all over the carpet, up the wall!!

To much info for so early in the morming I'm eating me toast and jam

[Sammy]

Thanks for all your replies on this - I'm sure she won't go through with it and breed from her. It's a crazy situation - as you say with all the poor dogs needing homes and that. But more than that, she just couldn't cope with a litter anyway - and I'm not in a babysitting frame of mind. I'd just never heard that from a vet before about problems if you spayed bitches!!!

Poor little thing even has a special pair of panties to put a little sanitary towel inside for when she's on her season. The dog that is, not the m-i-l!!!

We had our big girl done (overly large golden) after her first season. What a bloody mess! Every time she ran anywhere and wagged her tail, all over the carpet, up the wall!!

Omg that brings back memories of our Sally! We let her be on heat once and then got her spayed but the house looked like a bloomin blood bath!

[zilly]

I absolutely agree. Our female dogs were spayed as soon as they reached the appropriate age - neither of them had a litter. Dolly will be spayed at 7 months. Tipo also was neutered early in his life. You´re right, there are enough dogs needing rehoming without us adding to the problem

I totally agree too-all my animals-cats and dogs are spayed as soon as possible-we really don't need any more cats or dogs in Spain surely!Personally I thought alo the stuff about putting on weight-shortening their lives was an old wive's tail!!!

[jojo]

I totally agree too-all my animals-cats and dogs are spayed as soon as possible-we really don't need any more cats or dogs in Spain surely!Personally I thought alo the stuff about putting on weight-shortening their lives was an old wive's tail!!!

Yes, I have always had my pets neutered - what they dont know, they wont miss!!!!!!!

Jo xxx