I get the same thing. After 40 years of saying spay and neuter, I still find people who "want a baby from my baby" or "I don't want to take my boy's manhood away" or a meriad of other reasons that have no bearing on reality. Then there is the pharoah hound puppy. She is only 9 weeks, and I don't really know the breed, but she appears to be quite nice. She may not be spayed. Hard to say. I want some people who know the breed to see her. I may show her myself. And she is so much smarter and willing to learn than I had expected.................... I tell all my clients that unless it is a show dog, no reproduction or reproductive parts are needed. sheila Doris E <irrenhaus4@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: To me the thing that is always a surprise is the fact that all of us have been preaching about spaying and neutering for years and years but nobody listens. I get many callers who ask me if it is harmful to alter their dog/bitch, and always have got these calls for the last fifty years, or so. One would think nobody was able to read or hear. As usual the bill on the table in Sacramento will punish the wrong people. Any veterinarian that is in favor of this legislation is crazy. In a few years, they won't have any dogs to care for, and dogs are a BIG portion of their income. Let us all hope it doesn't pass. It will be an example to other states if it does. Doris E ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2007. 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. 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@xxxxxxxxxxxx VISIT OUR WEBSITE - www.showgsd.org ============================================================================ --------------------------------- Don't pick lemons. See all the new 2007 cars at Yahoo! Autos. ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2007. 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. 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@xxxxxxxxxxxx VISIT OUR WEBSITE - www.showgsd.org ============================================================================