Fake "clock weights" for your neutered dog...

[PrincessBandit]

Cut and pasted from the funniest article I've read in a long time on stuff's homepage, regarding prosthetic nuts for your pooch:


"But some people won't do it. Breeders have a perfect reason. But let's not beat around the bush, among that group of non-neuterers is a breed of man who won't do it. They don't want their male dog or cat to suffer something that they themselves would feel weakened or unmanned by. Perhaps it's because they want their dog (usually it's a dog) to enjoy the rich parade of sex, aggression, restlessness and territoriality that they'd choose for themselves if society and good sense didn't forbid it.

Or perhaps sometimes it's aesthetic, and some owners just love the look of a pair of retreating doggy danglers; the music of the spheres, if you will".

[PrincessBandit]

From further down the page.......(remember this is cut and pasted, not edited by me)

"Well, to all those guys who cringe at the thought of neutering their pets, my personal message is "get over it". It's not you it's being done to, or for. It's not a cultural desecration or an implied affront to your manliness.

But I can acknowledge the aesthetic argument. Not because it fills me with naturalistic joy to see dogs' balls jouncing around, but because there is power to the As Nature Intended argument.

And the answer may be at hand. Believe it or not, you can buy prosthetic testicles for your neutered pet. Choose a size to fit your pet: for example, my year-old dachshund Connor would require a set of the 0.63-inch Neuticles to fill his wizened raisin of a scrotum, at a cost of US$119 the pair. If I want to go up-market from polypropylene to solid silicone, the cost will be US$259.

I won't make you sick into your Kornies by showing them to you; let it be enough to say that they look exactly like jellybeans.

The Neuticles site boasts that their little products can help a pet's self-esteem. To that I say bollocks; it's the owner's self-esteem or aesthetic delicacies at issue here. Or do you really think your dog's or cat's mood would be improved by having a couple of silicone nuggets between its knees?

But the one good argument for having these things available is that they might actually make some people more ready to neuter their pets. And that's a good thing, right?

So would you use them? Or do you find the whole idea of prosthetic animal testicles hard to swallow? Are these implants a kindness for a pet? Are you turned off neutering, for any reason?

Oh, and Neuticles make attractive earrings. Not sure if that holds true for the genuine articles, though".

OMG

[scissorhands]

aahh, USA pooch park dynamics aka movie 'Best In Show', people must buy them, in america

I am no stranger to dog parks. And the owners do appreciate nads, on their pets and dog walking friends

[EJK]

I just looked up the meaning of "neuter" on wikipedia...





Oooooooooooooooh Human beings are really cruel!

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Mac says ""

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Cat says "bring it on,something to chase".

[Dodgyiti]

I had to get my mastie neutered at 2yrs. He was pushing straight through the fences. I went around and screwed the pailings on and so he smashed through the pailings. His nads were giant (like chicken eggs) but now 2 years after the op his whole sack has shrunk to nothing. I feel sorry that he no longer gets the 'swing' when he walks but chopping them off has saved a lot of money in fencing supplies, not to mention having 60+kg of frothing humping goober waiting for visitors at the door (I don't get many visitors). I have seen a show mastie with the fakies, it's a bit freaky really.
Damn dog shows have ruined most of the breeds now, making sacfrifices in temperment etc to get the perfect ears or colour combos...