Everyone needs to talk about a spay/neuter... while in Europe it is not the "norm" to do so... however in the US it is.... that said waiting till the pup is mature is the best... but in the US we have issues with puppymills and Backyard breeders that breed/sell pups for profit... My contracts say that the pup needs to be spayed/neutered... and we talk about the age. Again, I will say that my puppy people are "Vetted" before getting a puppy, but many Puppymiller puppies and/or Backyard Breeders could not care if those pups were bred or not... nor are they health tested... so as they say "buyer beware". Responsible breeders stay in touch with the pups they place... the others... NOT... could not care less... OK I said my 2cents... And many in the US are not ready to keep a female that is in season... a short story about a friend that had 2 German Shepards... Male/Female in tact.... female came in season, so they locked to male in the backyard, female in their garage... the male "ate down the door to the garage to get to the female..".... puppies happened... no health testing either... IT HAPPENS... DO NOT THINK THAT IT WILL NOT! And I can tell you stories about males coming through windows in the home to get to a bitch in season....years ago we had a 12yr in-tact male lab 3 blocks over, he knew exactly when my Basenji bitches were in season... thankfully we had 12ft fences... but he was there every single day... not so for many homes that have fences this big... and if this boy was younger... I can bet he would have found a way over the fence
My babies first words!!!!!!
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I'm so excited zoe finally yodeled for me. Thanks for all the advice!! Usually hubby gets home from work first so he lets her out of her crate but today it was me so I took your advice and tried to egg her on I swear I kept it up 5 minutes but she did it YAY! At first I didnt recognize it because it sounds slightly different from my other B who had a definite BBBBarooo hers was more aaarooo. Listen to me the doting mom.:rolleyes: Thanks everyone.
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Yay Zoe!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Congratulations! :D:D:D
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Congrats!! The first words are always extra special!
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Yeah! I love puppy yodels. Nemo doesn't yodel unfortunately unless you really egg him on and then it is more of a howl. Zoni yodels all the time now. We can even make her yodel by picking up Nemo. She gets frustrated because she can't get to him. Very funny.
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Awwwww… that is so sweet, I still remember Bella's first words...:o
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Kudos on your chatty b.
