[nynor]

we didn't get her fixed because we didn't want her to get overweight, thus creating more stress on her hips. my father fixed both of his female newfoundlands and they put on a ton of weight. our dog has remained a very healthy weight and has already outlived both her mother and her sister.

also, she is nine years old. frankly, i thought we were done with her going into heat. apparently, i was wrong.

at this point, i think we could deal with puppies. turns out that both sources we had for this endeavor VERY recently had their dogs neutered.... as in, 24 hours before i called the first and 7 days ago for the second. bad timing.