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Originally Posted by sltr
i'm going to point out the obvious to you since you are unable to see it on your own.
not once have any of you asked the simple question-
why aren't you getting your dog's balls clipped?
you've just instantly attacked with name calling and assumptions
not once have any of you inquired as to my overall pet parenting skills.
(see the op's original post of the 10 pet commandments, spay/neuter is just 1 of them)
that's where the real problem with pets lies- overall parenting.
in fact, every one of the dog snobs comments have been to call me an idiot uneducated dolt lacking in common sense and not having the basic ability to care for my own pet and blaming others with a "it won't happen to me" attitude and how dare i not agree with you. although i never once stated any of that and i've proven in pictures and comments that those assumptions are wrong yet none of you can accept that either.
furthermore, everyone of you has been unable to acknowledge the simple fact that a valid decision/argument position must include the pros & cons, none of you have recognized ANY cons to the procedure- not one single negative.
anyone with a bit of high schooling and esp. anyone with some college knows that is required.
the worst part of every one of your assumptions is that you assume that because i don't accept the dog parenting advice on an ADULT MESSAGE BOARD that i'm a dolt/idiot/uneducated irresponsible dog owner.
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I guess you skipped the post where I mentioned "possible issues with sterilization". There are "cons" with any type of surgery, possible things that could go wrong, but the same is true for dogs, horses, people, cats, birds, any LIVING creature that undergoes a proceedure. Fact of the matter is though, the chances of that are FAR less than the chances of an unaltered animal contributing to the overpopulation of animals. Your dog is unfixed and if he can he WILL breed. If you are ok sleeping at night knowing that you are possibly helping contribute to more healthy animals with no homes and no hope, you go on telling yourself whatever you need to. I'm not a "sterilization snob" by any means, I am simply a responsible animal owner (my cats are fixed too, I'm a TERRIBLE PERSON apparently) who refuses to allow more animals to be destroyed on my account. Most of my animals are rescues from shelters, animals who were on euthanization lists, or animals who would have simply been put down because there weren't enough people who could give them homes.
If nothing else, I wish you luck, and hope that your dog does not breed willy nilly around. And I also hope for your sake that your choice doesn't lead him to health problems in the future. I would never wish ill on an innocent animal, you can't explain to them why the pain of cancer they're dying from hurts, all they know is what they feel. People, it's people who can make excuses.
