One of the many reasons I live in Lexington. They attempted an ordinance here in regards to barking dogs, that could have fined the owner, or potentially caused the dog to be taken away should the dog bark on and off for any reason for more than a few minutes.
The public backlash against it actually caused the city council member who proposed it to not get re-elected. In the dogs I have owned, the males that were intact always seemed happier, and more energetic, which is what I want out of my dog. I'm not talking about the dog getting some; I'm more talking about testosterone. I know the metabolism is affected. > -----Original Message----- > From: Mary Jo Sminkey [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Friday, January 05, 2007 6:44 PM > To: CF-Community > Subject: Re: puppies and demodex... > > >Our vet didn't see the need in neutering the one dog, he said there is > >no reason to go through surgery if you don't have to. I'd rather my > >other dog not have been neutered. > > There are many health and behavioral advantages to neutering. There is > also much more increasing legal and financial pressure to neuter dogs > because the much higher incidence of issues like aggression in intact dogs > and problem of pet overpopulation. Even if you don't *intend* to breed > your dog, accidents (and escapes!) will happen. Some areas of the country > are getting so strict about intact dogs, it's led to major legal battles: > > http://www.louisville-pets.com/whatyoushouldknow.html > > > >They just don't seem as happy, I know I wouldn't be :) > > Sorry, but that is just silly. Things that effect people emotionally just > do not effect animals the same way. Ever seen a dog that just had its leg > amputated? > > If anything, the reverse is true. Many dogs after being neutered tend to > be calmer and more relaxed. After all, it might be different if they were > actually getting some action and were now missing out. But since we're > talking non-breeding stock here, they generally are happier without the > drive but lack of opportunity. ;-) > > > --- Mary Jo > > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Create robust enterprise, web RIAs. Upgrade & integrate Adobe Coldfusion MX7 with Flex 2 http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;56760587;14748456;a?http://www.adobe.com/products/coldfusion/flex2/?sdid=LVNU Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/message.cfm/messageid:223855 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.5
