Vets need education about the Bulldog breed in general. It is kind of interesting that when I have taken my bitch in for progesterone testing, I have been made to feel like I am a 17 year old, unwed mother with 5 kids already. Another thing for certain is that my vet starts pushing the spay/neuter procedure at a puppy's first visit. I know there are a lot of different schools of thought out there, but I tell me new puppy owners to wait until the dog is 9-12 months old before doing it.
I have to say that the AKC has a really cool program to show/teach children. I teach first grade, which means 6 and 7 year old children, and I am always talking about how animals shouldn't just "be bred". When my dog has had a litter, they always know about it. I have told them what I do before we breed her to make sure she is healthy. I tell them when puppies die, just days old. I also tell them that when they go to their new homes, I make their new owners KNOW that s/he can never have babies. It is pretty cool how receptive they are. One thing I can count on with kids this age is that they WILL go home and tell their parents everything I say ... Like when I told them, when my job share partner's nine year old retriever got out and got pregnant, "That would be like Mrs. ______ having a baby, and she is too old for that."
Posted on Jan 6, 2009, 12:00 PM from IP address 24.130.168.173
... Like when I told them, when my job share partner's nine year old retriever got out and got pregnant, "That would be like Mrs. ______ having a baby, and she is too old for that."