Jas,
      Can I ask how you enforce the conditions??

Anne

I can't Anne, any more than I can enforce the other sections of the agreement, but I always meet prospective owners before I agree to let them have a pup and discuss and explain my views about diets, nosodes etc in detail then. This usually happens well before the litter is born and I hope that means that anyone who has strong views to the contrary will go elsewhere. The section on feeding, vaccination, worming (and neutering) in the agreement is just a way of reinforcing this as I suspect people tend to think about things they sign.

The prospective owner also staggers away with two booklets (one home produced and one by a US breeder) about the breed / caring for the pup, and two long articles by yours truly on BARF style diets and 'alternative therapies', so there is no excuse for them NOT knowing my views :D

The only person I've had problems with so far is the owner with the expensive vet mentioned above. It turned out that she is secretly into flower essences and coming to psychic conclusions about dogs and horses (including from photographs!) But she also has followed my wishes on diet and vaccination, and I suspect the pup enjoys the brandy in the flower essence stuff she makes up for him!

Well my old Lab x developed anal adenomas at the age of 11 had to have them removed and castrated, but he still continued humping only he would stop half way through as if to say "why am I doing this?", and have to say it did to some degree change his personality.

My dog now at 2 yrs old humped his blanket during the "kevin" stage every evening (why in the eveining I do not know!), but now that has calmed down considerably, and only now and again if he feels the urge so to speak....

My vet the other day asked if I had thought of getting him nuetered, he is a 35 kg goldie with a personailty to go with it. He isnt agressive, with other dogs, loves other males and females,only dogs that have in the past growled at him in the past he looks at, and gives a slight gruff too. So do I nueter??? dont know ??have to admit, dont want to, again lots of advice given to me, and am now totally confused.....

If it aint broke???  If he is lovely now why take the risk of changing it by having him castrated.

He you know Brainless this is what I think, he is a typical goldie though loves everyone just forgets how big he is! .....;)

Hi Hairydog,

Really got to agree with Brainless on the "if it ain't broke" comment :)  Sounds like you've got a big darling guy there so be proud of that and enjoy it - please, please don't take the chance of changing his personality (not always directly because of the op on him but sometimes because other dogs start to treat neutered males differently and cause the once quiet easy going males to get frustrated :( )

Regards Teri

we got our westie done last week, he hasn't been 100% himself yet but feel better for getting him done-it's for his health in the long-run.

had max my ten month old lab done today he is looking very sorry for himself and i feel very guilty but he was getting a liability and so hopefully he wont be so obbsessed with girl hunting now