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So, unfortunately we had to get Sanders neutered today. Tony took him into the vet to get it done, so he and Sanders could talk about it on the way. It made Tony feel pretty bad taking him in there, but what had to be done had to be done. Late last week, he (Sanders) was running around the living room, all ramped up.... and began humping the corner of the love seat when he ran into it. Having seen that, we knew what we needed to do.

Since we're not planning on showing him or anything, there would have been very limited chances for him to get his humping tendencies out in a constructive fashion. So in the long run neutering will be good for him. He won't have to worry about wanting to hump anything.

Still, it was a sad day. The vet gave us a list of things to monitor him for (i.e. licking and chewing his wounds). Some of the things to watch for in the coming days is supposedly refusing to eat and/or drink, and... DEPRESSION. I guess dogs sometimes get depressed shortly after getting "fixed".

Sanders did end up wanting to lick his wounds a little after he got home. He didn't do

it alot, but enough that we figured if we left him alone all night he'd eventually end up ripping his stitches out. So, Tony ran out to get him one of the cone-shaped clown collars. It was a sad sight.