I believe the reference here is to EARLY spay/neuter....I am sure someone will correct me if I am wrong....Pauline Msg: #1 in digest Date: Wed, 20 Feb 2013 14:01:19 -0500 From: <nhansburgh@xxxxxxxxxx> Subject: Re: PBS RADIO SHOW ON DOG LONGEVITY - PART TWO all four of my thirteen club members were spayed ---- Terry Cochran <terrycochran97756@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > That book would make a great raffle item at dogs shows. Both performance and show folks would enjoy the information. Thanks for sharing > Terry > From: Doc Zoe <wynsum@xxxxxxx> > To: showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > Sent: Wednesday, February 20, 2013 8:36 AM > Subject: [ SHOWGSD-L ] PBS RADIO SHOW ON DOG LONGEVITY - PART TWO > > On 20 Feb 2013, at 10:15, Doc Zoe wrote: > > Just listened to part of a radio show where a book writer (Did not get his name or the books name) talked about several things that affect > longevity. He listed 4 > > OVER VACCINATION > SPAY NEUTER > ENVIRONMENTAL > Diet (must include vegetables) and exercise > > He found a correlation to spay/neuter with hemogiosarcoma, cancer etc with spay/neuter in vet research. He says, Tubal ligation and vasectomy > will alter an animal without the negative consequences spay/neuter. > > The Author is Ted Karsote > His Book is called > > Pukkah's Promise: The quest for longer-lived dogs > > The show was on Wisconsin Public Radio and might be available later today in their Archives > > The Book is available from Amazon (remember if you enter Amazon from the link on the showgsd-l website, we get some $$$ for rescue! > COST 18.47 and on kindle for under $10 > > It is available many other places, including the author's website ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2012. All material remains the property of the original author and of GSD Communication, Inc. NO REPRODUCTIONS or FORWARDS of any kind are permitted without prior permission of the original author AND of the Showgsd-l Management. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. Each Author is responsible for the content of his/her post. This group and its administrators are not responsible for the comments or opinions expressed in any post. ALL PERSONS ARE ON NOTICE THAT THE FORWARDING, REPRODUCTION OR USE IN ANY MANNER OF ANY MATERIAL WHICH APPEARS ON SHOWGSD-L WITHOUT THE EXPRESS PERMISSION OF ALL PARTIES TO THE POST AND THE LIST MANAGEMENT IS EXPRESSLY FORBIDDEN, AND IS A VIOLATION OF LAW. VIOLATORS OF THIS PROHIBITION WILL BE PROSECUTED. For assistance, please contact the List Management at admin@xxxxxxxxxxx VISIT OUR WEBSITE - http://showgsd.org SUBSCRIPTION:http://showgsd.org/mail.html NATIONAL BLOG - http://gsdnational.blogspot.com/ ============================================================================