galaxy
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.... please tell me it's gonna be ok?
I've always not knowed what to think about neutering... I thought it was the done thing when I got him and then my vet disagreed and told me unless I had a problem with him he does not neuter male dogs!
So for the past 2.5 years I have had no issues with him so let it go. Had plenty of comments, but ignored them! Then today he had his ball with me in the stable and trotted out to the yard, came back 30 secs later.... no ball. He is great at "finding" his ball and loves it so I told him to "find it". He was then in and out the barn sniffing for it. 2 mins later I realised he wasn't with me so I called him. It was very windy and he didn't come back. So me and my friend walked round the yard yelling.... nothing. Her boyfriend had ridden his bike to fix the bottom gate (just over half a mile away) around the same time I told him to find his ball so she rang him to see if H had followed him. Nope. I then start to panic as he'd been gone about 5 minutes and he never has before. The yard has a bridlepath right next to it so I go one way and my friend the other. I still thought he was looking for his ball and couldn't hear me yelling, although he has never been out of sight that long. The further I walked the more I started to panic as he'd never gone that far. Then my friend rang me. She had gone towards the road and as she got level with the gate her boyfriend yelled saying he had Harley! Someone I knew had been walking in a woods OVER THE MAIN ROAD and a good half mile the other side and found him!!!!!!! I then got a voicemail from her left 5 mins earlier saying she had him. He had gone over a mile and crossed a main road in less than 5 minutes!!!!!!!!! I am gobsmacked and it really scared me. I can only think it was a bitches scent for him to have gone that far and fast. He would chase a cat, but a cat chase is never that far. I am just very lucky he didn't get hit by a car and was found.
So he went down the surgery this afternoon for his pre op check and booked in Monday morning. Vets only concern is that he is a timid dog and it wouldn't help and the worst case scenario is nervous agression... (booked myself in for different vet than usual so I different have to justify myself!) But he wasn't concerned enough to say no and thought it was good idea. Me being extra careful around other dogs for a while is better than under a car! I have spoken to my agility trainer who also does obedience and we are going to refreshen up his training too.
Sorry, long post. Just needed to vent and for people to tell me I'm doing the right thing!!!
I've always not knowed what to think about neutering... I thought it was the done thing when I got him and then my vet disagreed and told me unless I had a problem with him he does not neuter male dogs!
So for the past 2.5 years I have had no issues with him so let it go. Had plenty of comments, but ignored them! Then today he had his ball with me in the stable and trotted out to the yard, came back 30 secs later.... no ball. He is great at "finding" his ball and loves it so I told him to "find it". He was then in and out the barn sniffing for it. 2 mins later I realised he wasn't with me so I called him. It was very windy and he didn't come back. So me and my friend walked round the yard yelling.... nothing. Her boyfriend had ridden his bike to fix the bottom gate (just over half a mile away) around the same time I told him to find his ball so she rang him to see if H had followed him. Nope. I then start to panic as he'd been gone about 5 minutes and he never has before. The yard has a bridlepath right next to it so I go one way and my friend the other. I still thought he was looking for his ball and couldn't hear me yelling, although he has never been out of sight that long. The further I walked the more I started to panic as he'd never gone that far. Then my friend rang me. She had gone towards the road and as she got level with the gate her boyfriend yelled saying he had Harley! Someone I knew had been walking in a woods OVER THE MAIN ROAD and a good half mile the other side and found him!!!!!!! I then got a voicemail from her left 5 mins earlier saying she had him. He had gone over a mile and crossed a main road in less than 5 minutes!!!!!!!!! I am gobsmacked and it really scared me. I can only think it was a bitches scent for him to have gone that far and fast. He would chase a cat, but a cat chase is never that far. I am just very lucky he didn't get hit by a car and was found.
So he went down the surgery this afternoon for his pre op check and booked in Monday morning. Vets only concern is that he is a timid dog and it wouldn't help and the worst case scenario is nervous agression... (booked myself in for different vet than usual so I different have to justify myself!) But he wasn't concerned enough to say no and thought it was good idea. Me being extra careful around other dogs for a while is better than under a car! I have spoken to my agility trainer who also does obedience and we are going to refreshen up his training too.
Sorry, long post. Just needed to vent and for people to tell me I'm doing the right thing!!!
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so whilst I don't think it will do any harm at all