Pet Pampering

As a long time pet owner and a professional pet sitter I’ve always cared about what is best for my pets.  Because of this I want to talk about breeding pets.

Many of my pet sitting customer’s have pedigree dogs.  There is nothing wrong with this, in fact I too have 3 Pomeranians, 2 of them being pedigree.  What I have a problem with is when some pet owners  get a pedigree dog they love and they decide that they want to breed their dog because they think he/she is so beautiful and they would make a great dog parent.

Honestly I can’t understand why if they really loved their dog why they would want them to go though the reality of having puppies and the possible consequences like cesarean birth, especially on small dogs.

If you have two pedigrees and you have decided to get another, go out and buy one from a breeder. Don’t risk your pet’s health whom you have grown to love.  There are plenty of reputable breeders where you can find another pedigree dog to add to your family.

I really don’t think most people understand the real problem of over population of dogs in this country, so I hope to enlighten you.

So if every new pet owner decided to breed their dog, let’s look at some facts. If the average pet has six puppies and all the pets new owners think it would be great idea to breed their dog then how many dogs do you think you would be responsible for after 6 years.

Well if all six puppies were males,  just for examples sake, the resulting answer is a staggering 70,000 dogs.  It’s so sad because 2 million dogs are euthanized every year and four million strays are wandering the streets. If you still breed your dog after knowing these facts, I don’t think you can really call yourself a pet lover but a selfish person.  Hey I understand accidents happen but we must all work a little harder to prevent this.

I can tell you that I’ve watched many dogs in my pet sitting business and most males that are not neutered have many bad habits which include marking their territory on your furniture in the house and a habit of humping and biting your kids and guests.  Many of these dogs I watch have to wear a diaper (yes they make diapers for dogs) because they simply pee everywhere. 

Even if new pet owners  eventually get their dog fixed, it’s sometimes a habit that can’t be broken.  The point here if your getting a male have him fixed as early as your vet allows and get your female fixed before a accident happens and she ends up pregnant.  If you think your are going to be able to keep your male and female dog apart when she is in heat, I’m telling you it’s not going to happen.

When I got my youngest Pomeranian, I put off getting her fixed because I didn’t have any males. When she finally went into heat it was a really a nightmare. She would go around putting her rear into my other female faces always trying to get some action.  Some might think this is cute but after 20 hours it becomes a nightmare. Not only that my other female who is fixed would go around the room in what my friend would say as doing a hula dance. If you’re having trouble visualizing this she would go around humping the air that my female had just passed by.  They all had one track minds and not something I ever want to go through again. I made sure my female was fixed before her next heat.

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