As promised, tonight we are going to get away from talking about business opportunities, business in general, and basically how to develop a second income that may work into a full-time income. I know this is all very interesting and important to discuss, but everyone needs to take a break once and a while. Tonight, I decided was going to be a little fun...We have a male Yorkshire Terrier who is not neutered. This has been an ongoing issue, whether to neuter him or not. He is AKC certified, is from a champion line, so theoretically, he would make a good stud. The problem is that we are not sure how to get him out to stud, and whether he would be a good stud dog. His coloring is black and tan, not the typical silver and tan, and I am not sure if that is a good thing or not. The biggest drawback about considering neutering for this Yorkie is that Steve is dead set against it.
The vet highly recommends neutering male dogs, supposedly it prolongs their life, reduces the risk of testicular cancer, improves their temper (how can that be if they lost the family jewels?)and keeps them from too much wanderlust. But, you can't neuter if you are going to stud the dog. All that being said, the issue of neutering our Yorkie came up again today, just in general discussion. What I discovered regarding neutering dogs is pretty funny.
Did you know that there is a product on the market for the pet owner that feels they need to neuter their dog, but want their dog to still have something to play with? There is on the market an item called Neuticles, it is a prosthetic testicular implant for neutered dogs, cats, equines and bulls. What I found to be pretty odd is that you can basically pick the size and hardness of the neuticle to be put in your pet. I don't know about you, but I do NOT go about checking the size and hardness of my dogs nuts. How do I know what he wants? They actually charge for the each or the pair.... why would you want to purchase one neuticle?
All right, so some pet owners may believe that their pet will become depressed if, after surgery, he awakes to find his favorite play-toy missing. Don't you think they would eventually get used to the fact that the testicles are gone and find something else to lick? When I told others about this implant you can give your pet, they thought I was crazy. You want to know what is really crazy?
Lets talk about Neuticles Merchandise. You can purchase t-shirts and hats with the Neuticles name on it. Even better, you can purchase earrings (a pair - go figure) to wear. So, I guess if your dog lost his, you can hang them on your ears.... ewwww... You can purchase a necklace with either one or two of the neuticles hanging from it too. Is this going a little too far? I think so...., but it is real. You too can look it up on the Internet. I have thoughtfully provided pictures of two types of earrings for sale, the single post earring for guys (now what guy is going to advertise they are hanging prosthetic testicles from their ear?) or the pair of wire earrings for women. Now isn't that just the fashion statement, wearing synthetic dog nuts on your ears or around your neck. They also have key rings and bathrobes. That is just too weird for me.
Anyway, the concept of Neuticles is kind of good for the pet owner that doesn't want to disfigure their male pet, but does need or want to neuter them. I am just a little grossed out by the merchandise that can be purchased, advertising that your pet now has a set of synthetic nuts... the beginning of the six-million dog???? Perhaps this will open into a new TV series... Stranger things have happened...
By the way, we still haven't come to any agreement on whether or not to neuter our Yorkie. If he had a say in it, he would side with Steve. We shall see...
Until tomorrow...
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