Overnight he can't fit through the bars of my security door to go and do his thing outside anymore, so he pooped on my bathroom mat - yuck! Just what you need to wake up to I've been leaving the door open for him but with the security door locked and I'll have to cut the bars later to make them wider for him

Guess we know hes got a great "daddy" feeding him well!

Yeah and clothing him JoAnn Overnight it was real cold, well for this time of year anyway, with temps at around 3 C degrees. I put an old T-shirt on him with his front legs through the sleeves and tied a not in the neck to keep it on. He resisted at first but has got used to it. It's kinda like a night shirt Had to post a pic

awww, he looks so embarrassed!

This little guy's now six months old and it's time for me to decide whether to neuter him or not. According to the Vet, he is "all there" already. Here's some of the arguments I've heard both pro and against.

*Some believe a dog should be allowed to breed at least once as it builds character. Personally I don't think it can make any difference to his character or personality.

*His aggression won't be affected - this I believe having seen other neutered dogs behave pretty much as they had before.

*It will prevent him from wondering the neighborhood every time he sniffs a b*tch in heat somewhere. Not an issue on it's own but it will help keep him from being run over by traffic and getting into scraps and fights with other dogs which can leave him badly injured. He is a wonderer and if neutering keeps him from doing too much of that I'm for it.

*It will make him get fat and lazy. I dunno about that. He's so hyper at present that I can't see him slowing down much.

Is there anything I'm not taking into account or should know about in this regard? I'm kinda leaning towards having it done in the next weeks.

Unless you plan on breeding him, then get it done. They say they get lazy and fat, bull. I have 2 cats both fixed and they are not fat...... lazy yes but not fat.... cats are lazy to begin with.

Yeah I'm going to do him in the next few weeks Jeff. It won't affect his growth in any way and that's been a bit of a concern - in effect removing his "testosterone glands"

He's getting huge and stands at his highest point just in front of his back legs at over half a meter (1 ft 9 inches) and weighs over 20 Kg (44 lbs) already at seven months old. There's lots to give him excersise here, mostly chasing the many plovers around. Here he's going low to leap up and try catch them as they come in to dive bomb him Fortunately they're too fast for him, but the game gives him a good run and exhausts him.

He's also great friends with the horses and gets real close to their heads as they graze (he wants to lick their faces), but can't get it they don't want to play with him He playfully tries to get them to chase him but they just look at him as if he's mad and keep on grazing. I've taught him not to chase them as we often get riders passing by and the last thing I want is for him to cause an accident.

Here in the States it's become good practice just to control the pet population. Both our cats and our dog stay inside or in our fenced backyard, but we had them all fixed to be safe.

The females are especially good to have fixed so when they go into heat it's not an issue. One of our cats had me thinking it was crazy until I realized she was in heat (despite the fact she was still fairly young at the time).

All our pets have been fine since getting them fixed. Neko added a little weight, but Nara is still as skinny as he was before. The dog has also remained about the same size (another female).

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One of our cats had me thinking it was crazy until I realized she was in heat (despite the fact she was still fairly young at the time).

Ya, what an insane noise they make! Spaying/neutering is the way to go, they do not change at all in my experience of a dozen dogs/cats over the years. Only reason animals get fat is the same as humans, too much food and not enough exercise.

Isn't that why sumo wrestlers get so fat though? I've always believed it's because they get "knackered"

My little poop dog sprained his ankle on Thursday. It's been pathetic watching him limp around on three legs for a few days, with his one back leg suspended in the air. He came in from the field next door limping and whimping away. The horses weren't in that field that day, so I can only imagine he chased something real hard and did a wrong turn (there are rabbits and guinea fowl and some other big birds there).

I felt his whole leg bone structure for a sign of a break or fracture but there was no indication of that. I'm not one for rushing off to a doctor at the first sign of a sniff or bit of pain, so decided to leave it for a day or three to see how it developed. The only painful spot is when I twist his ankle (the joint immediately after the foot), left or right. By yesterday afternoon (Friday), he was using it some again and this morning he still favors it but is back on all four pods.

Oh yeah, while googling for info on a dogs skeletal structure, I found quite a lot of very useful stuff