I actually adopted a stray female shih tzu about a year ago and without my knowledge she was in heat when I took her in. I have another 2 male dogs at home. After 2 months, 6 puppies were born, gave away 1 to a friend and kept all 5 pups with me till now. You know what, before you know it, she was on heat again after 6 months. So I asked myself, "Should I risk her in having another litter of puppies again or resort to spaying to stop the breeding permanently?" Obviously, I picked the latter. Yea, it may sound a lil cruel but I guess sometimes you need to be cruel to be kind. 2 days after the surgery, she runs and plays like a young puppy again and I'm so proud of her.

This post has been edited by rancid: Jan 15 2008, 12:59 PM