The obvious logic .... In our case, Drina has a boyfriend/husband, we don't let them mate, but as he is so much bigger than her, they physically cannot do it, it is a struggle for him, but nothing happens. Well, doctor says the she got the infection from him licking her. If she had puppies once in a while, this would not happen. ....
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QUOTE: "To me, this is the obvious logic: If a female dog is not spayed, they need to have puppies or spend a lot of time outside. In our case, Drina has a boyfriend/husband, we don't let them mate, but as he is so much bigger than her, they physically cannot do it, it is a struggle for him, but nothing happens. Well, doctor says the she got the infection from him licking her. If she had puppies once in a while, this would not happen."
This is NO REASON AT ALL for facilitating new lives being created in a world loaded with unwanted "throwaway dogs." Volunteer in a shelter before you give any more thought to putting this into action. Especially help in the room where the dogs are killed. Or maybe where the carcasses are bagged up. Or maybe spend time watching imprisoned shelter dogs who never make it out alive (millions every year). This is a whole different subject, and focus right now needs to be on your sick dog, but this is NOT the way to re-think the situation. Puppies are not a "cure for pyometra." They are LIVES. They are living beings, and almost every single one who ends up entering a shelter, on that long horrible road to a lonely death, had a birth facilitated by a human who either actively planned it or was careless about protecting intact dogs.
There are many factors in the spay/don't spay issue. Careless breeding (which is what breeding for this reason is) is not one of them.
I believe you will re-think this when you are less stressed.
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And the little dog in question here is a pug--which I don't think have the easiest time giving birth anyway because of their anatomy. C-sections aren't without risks.
And the little dog in question here is a pug--which I don't think have the easiest time giving birth anyway because of their anatomy. C-sections aren't without risks.
Great point!
Not purposely taking a dump on anyone's breed of choice, but a pug can't get much farther from "natural".
For pug people, I have no beef with pugs. Call off your dogs.
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And the little dog in question here is a pug--which I don't think have the easiest time giving birth anyway because of their anatomy. C-sections aren't without risks.
So true. This dogs are about as "un" natural as a breed can possibly be.
And I own Pugs and am active in Pug rescue, so this is an "insider" opinion. Well, it's not really even opinion. How far from the ancestors can a breed get?
Having pups to avoid pyometra is crazy logic.
Brood bitches get pyometra too.
Hindsight is always 20/20.
This exactly! One of our goldens got it and we lost her when I was managing the show kennel. She was an active brood bitch.
Another one of our brood bitches got it but thankfully we were able to save her with an emergency spay. I don't see how having puppies would do anything except add more unwanted dogs to the world
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litter(s) for the sake of health of repro system?
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