As Bob Barker would say...

Okay, okay...Bob Barker has always kinda creeped me out, but his patient reminder of "Spay or Neuter your pet!" is on my mind this morning. My boys (the cats, Tigg and Raff, nicknames you know) are neutered have been for sometime now. But this morning I had to drop the girls (the dogs, Will and B...yes those are nicknames, too!) at the vet's office. It was a long time coming, I should have had Mr. Barker's request done earlier. (And no I don't make it a habit to take advice from creepy men on tv.)But I always managed to put it off...

You see I used to work at a vet clinic (I know why didn't I get them "fixed" then). I have seen the surgery. I have taken care of the pups that have had it. I know they get pain meds, they are asleep through the surgery; in short, they get all the comforts we (humans) get when we get chopped up. I guess it comes down to I had the vague hope that I could have babies...well I guess it would be Will and B actually HAVING them. But I wanted puppies! Now my hopes are being surgerically cut out and thrown in the trash.

But I am okay with that. I wanted puppies...BUT then I realized I couldn't keep them after they had grown up...not a chance that I could have that many dogs running around. Hell, I almost have too many animals as it is! So my girls are going under the knife, and I am worried sick. But I know in my heart it will be okay. Besides there are a million benefits to them being spayed...the biggest one...................................NO MORE DOGGIE DIAPERS! I hate it when I am "in heat" but I hate it even more when Will and B are.

So the moral of the story today is don't forget to get your animals spayed or neutered...unless of course you want a million puppies and kitties running around your house!

No, seriously, there are too many animals out there without homes or people to love them. Why would we want to add more to the list? I may joke that I want puppies...but when it is time for me to have another, I am heading to the pound, ASPCA or a rescue group in the area. Let's make the list shorter, not longer.