The one thing about having a busy life and a dog, is that you never want the unexpected to happen….

We had been anxiously awaiting the Sammer’s first period. It was a stressful time for us. The thought of how to handle that was a bit more than I think we were prepared to deal with. At the same time, we had found a great place called a “Dog Run” located in Komozawa Koen (park).  Most weekends we were in the habit of taking her there to play with other dogs. It was really good and I will comment on that whole experience later. Anyhow in the process of watching Sammers play with her new found friends, we notice that there were no “rules” really pertaining to the act of sex within this group of canines.  Basically if you weren’t watching, someone was getting it on.

This opened up a whole new door of concern for us. “What if she get’s preggers?”  There was absolutely no way we would, could or should entertain that thought.  So the next thing to consider was putting her under the knife. It was a hard decision with much in the way of moral dilemma discussions. In the end we decided that it was probably best to move ahead and have the little thing spayed.

She went in on a Tuesday night, under the knife Wednesday and back home on Saturday. She survived and is doing just fine. The only thing is, is that part of the payback is the fact that she has to wear one of those damn cones on her head to prevent her from licking the stitches. A side benefit to her is that she also has a new weapon to unleash on our shins. All I can say is that I can’t wait until we take her back this Saturday after one week with the cone and antibiotics to have the stitches removed and the cone returned.