Showcase Showdown

Posted on February 26, 2008
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“Come on down! You’re the next contestant on the Price is Right!” barked the golden throated emcee and stalwart pet sterilization pontificator. Thanks to some recent legislation passed in the city of Los Angeles, today is a happy one for Bob Barker. There may however be some mixed feelings in the LA Basin pet community. The City of Angels became the first to adopt such strict pet sterilization laws, don’t take our word for it - sniff around yourself. For the average dog owner, it will be mandatory to spay or neuter their pets before the age of 4 months, 6 months with a doctor’s note. Of course there are restrictions regarding show and sporting dogs, or police and assistance animals - check for yourself if you have any questions. You don’t want Vic Mackie coming to your house and shakin’ down the family Shepherd for zee papers! And we, sure as heckfire, are not going to try and interpret or decipher bureaucratese.

Almost as famous as the tag line to one of America’s most popular TV game shows, was the daily send off by Bob himself. His daily urgings left an indelible impression on us; imagine how shocked our family dogs were to hear their favorite game show host rally for their… sterilization of all things! Talk about inner conflict; you think raising a teenager poses some seriously uncomfortable questions, try answering to Jack the family Golden Retriever, why Bob Barker wants to make sure he never learns any new tricks - so to speak. So, outta respect for Jack (R.I.P.), we’re gonna let a sleeping dog lie here and reserve comment. Let’s see what our canine community thinks of this perplexing predicament facing our pet population. We don’t mean to pussy-foot around the subject, it’s just the vacillating has us chasing our tails. These canine reproductive jokes doing anything for anyone?? Didn’t think so. Besides, we’re not journalists, or political pundits - we’re just good ol’ fashioned dog lovers. Furthermore, children are for people who can’t have dogs!

And we do carry some human guilt here, given the subject manner. Think Big Brother, or Close Encounters…that’s gotta be what it’s like to Fido….or Fefe for that matter.

We’ll leave the barking to the unsilent majority.

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