The question was raised earlier in the thread about how to identify a dog that's had a vasectomy. Simple - tattoos. They used to be common in altered dogs (and in some places still are) but I don't see why it wouldn't be feasible to make tattooing standard with a vasectomy. I think a more difficult thing to do would be to find a vet actually willing to do a vasectomy. I honestly don't know of any around here, though I really am considering it for Logan when he's done showing.
On that note, I get strange reactions from people with Logan, too. When I took him to work with me for doc to look over, the office manager (doc's wife
) asked me how old he is, and when I told him he was a little over a year she gave me this horrified look and said "And you haven't got him CUT yet?????!!!" Uh, no, he's a show dog for one, and even if he wasn't he STILL wouldn't be neutered yet. Doc knew better than to say anything to me about neutering. He know I don't stand for his early neutering ****, but he also knew he's a show dog. When I started Logan in his BN class the girls with the other dogs (all early-neutered doodles
) were freaked out by his testicles and why he was still intact. My trainer assured them it's okay, he's a show dog and they need their balls to show for whatever reason (personally I think it's a stupid rule...Logan's not going to be bred either way so do testicles really matter THAT much for showing?). But even my trainer was shocked that I had NO plans to breed Logan. Come on people, just because a dog has testicles doesn't mean he has to use them! And then my coworkers and my former roommate totally have testicle phobia and have said they find Logan's balls disgusting. But what else would I expect of people that have been brain washed (and get a chi puppy spayed at 4 months and 1 pound).
As to why there's talk about speutering in this thread: 1. It's Chaz. Is it really such a surprise? 2. That's how conversations flow. 3. It was mentioned earlier in the thread, and is relevant to the discussion IN THIS THREAD and 4. it's been used in the context of responsible and unreasonable rescue policies and as a comparison to dewclaw removal earlier IN THIS THREAD.