It was cloudy this morning which, for me, is always welcome as a relief from the incessant sun and heat. But I must admit that I felt just a tad ashamed when I thought of the 350,000 disadvantaged people in the UK who are suffering without any drinking water as a result of the current floods. Sorry guys!
Having said that they won't be reading this because their house is under water - whoops.
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After much consideration and angst, we made the decision this morning to have Minnie spayed. We believe that they would have excellent puppies and I've been putting out feelers but have got nowhere. She is likely to have nine or ten pups and it's important to us that they go to good homes. We couldn't afford, nor would we want, to keep that many, so it looks like she will go under the knife.
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This is a cautionary tale for all those who think that it's safe to smoke outside.
1 comment:
We have faced the same dilemma each time because we have always had female dogs.
1. The vets tell us that it is better to spay them if they are not going to have at least one litter.
2. But experience in the family has shown there can be problems if you do have them spayed when they are young.
One side effect is that their coat becomes very curly - but maybe this is not an issue with a short coated race like the Beaucerons?! We have always had long haired Sussex Spaniels!
In the end we decided to leave them be, BUT we did not have the problem of a male dog living in the house at the same time!
Also, Sussex Spaniels are notoriously anti-sex would you believe!
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