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[RC] Gelding and Spaying - Charles

I suspect the problem is price and risk of complications. 
 
Gelding is minimal cost and minimal surgical intervention, especially if you use bands. 
 
"Spaying" requires an operation and sedation.  I suspect it's easier on dogs than it is on horses. 
 
Charles
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From: Elite
Sent: Thursday, November 13, 2003 4:54 PM
Subject: Re: [RC] [RC] Canadian Slaughter

    Uh Oh....  As a professional terrier handler, I'm afraid I can't pass this one up.   If someone has to cull the less desireable puppies from their litters, then they should be taking a hard look at what they are doing.    For someone to breed more puppies than they can place in GOOD homes just so they can boost their ego with the number of champions they have produced is unaceptable.   
    The difference in responsible people that are breeding dogs and commercial kennels/puppy mills is that responsible breeders are limiting their numbers and selling pets with spay neuter contracts and limited registration.
    That's one thing that the horse industry should look at.   They geld the horses that they don't want to be used (and carry their farm name).  But why don't they spay the mares??    The registrations show "gelding", couldn't they just as easily show a mare is being bought "unbreedable"? 
 
Linda

I show and breed dogs and I can tell you from personal experience there are some "show" breeders out there that mass produce more then the commercial kennels/puppy mills.  One show breeder makes her living off selling her dogs.  Another show breeder euthanizes a lot of her "pet" stuff.  Culling litters IMO is a respectable thing to do, but she's still producing tons of dogs to get a few champions.    Either way the "left overs" end up dead.  At least with horses going to slaughter they are feeding someone.
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Sent: Thursday, November 13, 2003 2:34 PM
Subject: Re: [RC] [RC] Canadian Slaughter

In a message dated 11/13/2003 12:35:18 PM Eastern Standard Time, terrybanister@xxxxxxxxxxx writes:

> keeping uncastrated male animals (horses, dogs and cats)?

Don't forget unspayed females.... I have thought this for years but it is an unpopular idea.  I have a georgeous German Shepherd with a mile long pedigree of German imports with Shutzhund III degrees but he is neutered.  In order to breed dogs you really need to show them and have a "real" kennel....my opinion only..........mb

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