pros and cons of spaying

I'm thinking of possibly spaying my almost 1 and 2-year-old girls in the upcoming years. Primarily because I'm scared of pyometra as I've lost 4 dogs to it at old age already and don't want to lose my iggies to it too. Also the fact that it lowers the risk of mammary cancer is good.

BUT, my concerns are incontinence and the fact that spaying them would mean taking away a super important hormonal organ.

Could someone help me list out more pros and cons of spaying, both commonly known ones and also niche ones. Thanks in advance!

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u/No-Bar-7384 — 9 days ago

confusing written critique

what's the most confusing line of written critique your dog has gotten from a judge?

for me it's "rear half could be a bit more dramatic", whatever that means hahah. i assumed topline or rear angulations but the judge wrote that those were all nice and good🤔

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u/No-Bar-7384 — 11 days ago

pretty girl, so proud of her!

Sorry bad quality photo because it's zoomed in... Anyway, we've finally entered junior classes and the judges have really loved her, including the one at the breed speciality show. Couldn't be more proud of my little cutie! She has proved the people in this sub wrong that told me she looks backyard bred and not at all like a show quality dog🙈 So excited for what the future holds for us!

u/No-Bar-7384 — 2 months ago

how often do you trim your sighthounds nails?

I cut my two iggies' nails about twice a week (every 4 days), but I still feel like they're too long literally the day after a trim because I can hear their nails tapping the floor as they move around the house.

These pics are of my both iggies front paws right after today's trim. I can't cut them any shorter without hitting the quick.

That brings me to my question, how often do you all trim your sighthounds' nails? Should I start doing it more often, maybe even on a daily basis?

u/No-Bar-7384 — 2 months ago

my rare color iggy🤎

I often get told by people that they've never seen an iggy with this color before. She is seal, but very brown.

The last two photos are a comparison between her and my other iggy that is also seal. The other is the "more common" type of seal if you will.

Anyone else here have a super brown seal IG? Would love to see them!🤩

u/No-Bar-7384 — 2 months ago

girls' first time trying watermelon🍉

Gave my iggies watermelon this morning, they loooved it! Love the little crunch when they bite into it lol.

u/No-Bar-7384 — 3 months ago

Marchwind puppies not selling🥳 perhaps people are finally realizing it's a puppy mill

I was going through Marchwinds website out of curiosity, and it makes me sooo happy to see that there's a LOT of puppies that haven't sold. Even just a year or so ago all puppies were sold basically instantly after being listed.

This makes me hopeful that people are FINALLY starting to realize what a puppy mill it is and don't want to support it by buying puppies from there. Yay!!!

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u/No-Bar-7384 — 3 months ago

little lady got BOB-puppy today!

her last show as a puppy, now we're off to junior classes! got our next show in two weeks :) can't wait!

u/No-Bar-7384 — 3 months ago

little lady got BOB-puppy today!

her last show as a puppy, now we're off to junior classes! got our next show in two weeks :)

u/No-Bar-7384 — 3 months ago

nothing beats a good nap outside when it's warm

just got this bed the other day, its a dog carrier bag that opens up into a bed. bought it specifically if we go out to cafe's or something and the girls dont want to lie on the hard ground. so far they seem to like it!

u/No-Bar-7384 — 4 months ago

Nitpick the stack

This is my best attempt at stacking my 8,5 month old puppy. Please tell me what is good and what is bad, what to change and how to improve!!!

We have our next show in two weeks and more lined up next month. I want to start practicing much more now that she is about to go to junior classes.

2nd picture is her just standing freely. She is a little high in the back, hope it levels out when she stops growing🙈

u/No-Bar-7384 — 4 months ago

Nitpick the stack

I'm brand new to dog showing, so far I've only been to one show with my puppy when she was 6 months old.

She is now 8,5 months and we have our next show in 2 weeks and more coming next month.

I have next to no idea how to stack a dog properly, this is my best attempt. Nitpick the hell out of it, tell me what is good and what isn't, what to change and how to improve!

u/No-Bar-7384 — 4 months ago

can't believe this is actually Roblox

Roblox games have come a long way. I love the classic roblox style, but it's also exciting to see games like this on the platform. This game is called Eterna Online, it'll be out in September. I can't wait to play :D

u/No-Bar-7384 — 4 months ago
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What do you guys think? share your honest opinion

This is game is coming out in September. It's called Eterna Online. What do you guys think of the art style??

u/No-Bar-7384 — 4 months ago
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actually good MMORPG games?

are there any good MMORPGs on roblox? i feel like they all get boring and repetitive very fast and lack content.

i know that eterna online is coming out in a few months (very excited abt that), but can anyone recommend me similar games to play for the time
being? thanks🫶🏻

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u/No-Bar-7384 — 4 months ago

my girls👅🤍

sometimes it feels impossible to take a good picture of them both, one of them is always making a weird face

u/No-Bar-7384 — 4 months ago

can you guess the building hehe?

probably not a hard guess lmao

these pics are from a SAO game on Roblox that i'm super excited to be released, called Eterna Online. i've been following the development on their discord server for monthssss!

u/No-Bar-7384 — 4 months ago

Having so much fun play fighting

I love watching them play, lowkey wish I could turn into a dog and join in on the fun haha. Although they both refuse to play with any dog that isn't an iggy, little breed racists!

u/No-Bar-7384 — 4 months ago

🌸 loving the flowers

My girls' favorite thing about summer (aside from the warmth of course) is the smell of flowers. Every time I let them into the backyard, they SPRINT to the flowers and spend a good few minutes sniffing them. So cute!!

u/No-Bar-7384 — 5 months ago