So it seems my dog is 5.5 weeks pregnant after visiting the poodle parlour-what next?

3Beasties said:
Thanks Alexart, I agree with EK, it does sound a bit barbaric and it's not something I would ever consider doing (maybe I am an irresponsible dog owner :eek: :o ) but I can understand why people would do it and I don't have a problem with that.

Mustn't be very nice for anyone involved I wouldn't have thought!
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3B, it's not particurlarly nice, but it is no where near as sole destroying as witnessing a 6 or 12 month old puppy or adult dog PTS because they no longer resemble that cute puppy and the owner refuses to hand over to rehome or a dog spinning in a kennel through sheer frustration after a year doing so, or a dog with severe medical lingering on in pain.

If my life was to end in nay of the above I would rather I be gone before it even started and I was unaware.
 
EAST KENT
I am sorry to hear about your bitch but Cayla said she had never seen one die, I have never seen a badger doesn't mean they don't exist. I miss read it first too. :)
 
EAST KENT said:
It is still barbaric ,and bitches DO die having caesers ..one of them was mine.
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I understood you deem it barbaric, and you have your opinion like everyone, I was not saying it's wrong for you to think that, just that I don't think it is, and of course there will be fatality with C sections, I jsut said "I have never seen one" of the possibly over 50 I have seen but I have seen a good few whelping bitches die whilst in whelp.
My experiences however are going to be different to others.
 
The real barbarity is in breeding animals of all kind with no thought of what will happen in their future.

That goes as much for horses, cats etc as dogs. Where do you think the Spindles Farm horses came from? The pregnant mares and young foals that were starving there? Irresponsible breeding, that's where. The dogs that places like Many Tears bring out of puppy farms with awful health conditions? Irresponsible breeding.

Given the choice between an animal ending up in that kind of awful place and a quiet peaceful end before any of that starts, I'd go for the latter every time. It's sad and horrible, but it is still preferable to some of the things that can happen to these animals.
 
Well said ^^^ you have to be responsible enough to look past the "aww, you will bebale to get homes for puppies no probelm" and think to when they are older and no longer cute and what will happen to them (will they be bred from/or sed as a breeding machine), like so many dog before them (in the same position) you can try and find good responsible homes) but you will not always get them. simples.

Only yesterday I had my friend on the phone upset as she had to pts a 6 month old pedigree with horrific skin, cherry eye and aggression to boot, I bet that dog wished it had never been born, it was also onto it's 3rd home:( I bet the 1st owners got all the cuteness out the way before passing it on:rolleyes:
 
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EAST KENT said:
It is still barbaric ,and bitches DO die having caesers ..one of them was mine.
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Of course any time a dog/horse/person etc are ever put under anaesthetic, there is a risk of death. It's not without dangers, so it's not just the caesarian that's dangerous. Modern medicine (human, veterinary) has come a long way over the past hundred years, or even ten years. We can minimise the risk further by not having unwanted litters in the first place.
 
Nope lived in the countryside my whole life and never seen a badger not even a dead one! except in wind of the willows. So yes definately mystical creature.
 
Can't believe some of you have never seen even a dead badger, there are always bodies on the roadside round here. And as I posted on Wednesday night Evie nearly had a close encounter whilst out on a walk, saw it far too close for comfort.:p
 
I hit a badger last autumn on a busy A road. It made one hell of a bang and there was blood on the wheel the next morning - luckily I swerved enough for it to be a glancing blow or I think it would have caused a nasty accident (not very lucky for the badger though) :(
 
I have never seen so much wildlife as I do living round here (or hit so much of it in my car either!:eek:) so come to Norfolk:D
 
Spudlet said:
I hit a badger last autumn on a busy A road. It made one hell of a bang and there was blood on the wheel the next morning - luckily I swerved enough for it to be a glancing blow or I think it would have caused a nasty accident (not very lucky for the badger though) :(
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Spudlet how COULD you :eek: Badgers are huge, you cannot miss them (well, obviously you can or there wouldnt be so many dead ones on the roads...)

I have seen live badgers around us (including one running really fast across the paddock my horse was turned out in) they are amazing :) And lots and lots of dead ones :(

Glad it was a false alarm Black_Horse :):)
 
Good to see you back CR, is this a fleeting visit or are you going to hang around? Evie agrees with you that badgers can run very fast, though not as fast as your skinny dogs :D
 
It was dark and it was in the middle of the road, and there was oncoming traffic with their headlights on full (:mad:) so couldn't see it until it was too late:(

I swear, Norfolk wildlife all has a death wish, the kamikazi antics on the roads round here have to be seen to be believed!
 
Blimey, well, I've seen enough badgers for all of you then!

Had a grumpy one chase me out of my own paddock one night... I've worked with a few at a Wildlife charity, seen some that were being kept in a government lab (ooh er!), and now I've been helping feed some wild ones (not that I'm a huge fan of that idea!). not to mention the 101 dead ones I've passed, and a few live ones I've seen running up the road, their fat little bottoms swinging as they lollop!

Funny little things, but I wouldn't want to get too close. They're NASTY!
 
Badgers like peanuts ..and lemon curd sandwiches..honest! As for wildlife..how many of you have seen one of the big black cats we have in this country??
 
MurphysMinder said:
Good to see you back CR, is this a fleeting visit or are you going to hang around? Evie agrees with you that badgers can run very fast, though not as fast as your skinny dogs :D
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Thanks MM :) Seem to have come back - as I said to Cayla last night I miss the lovely AAD people - lets face it, we all knew it wouldnt last :D
 
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