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    jmdirt replied to the thread The Dog Thread.
    The two most common definitions in my mind: Fixed=stuck in place/not moving. Fixed=game/race/fight/election that the winner is...
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    jmdirt reacted to Tricycle Rider's post in the thread The Dog Thread with Like Like.
    Fixed can be used in different ways, like a fixed mortgage rate. Saying a predetermined, unchangeable mortgage rate would be more...
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    jmdirt replied to the thread Running-thread.
    Cool course! The mud bog/swamp stuff is so miserable when your shoes and shorts fill with mud! A lady I worked with bought some base...
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    jmdirt reacted to CXXC's post in the thread Running-thread with Like Like.
    View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cz7YiFC8eu4 Now that's a 'propper' CX run unlike World Athletics CX runs which are little more...
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    jmdirt reacted to CXXC's post in the thread The Dog Thread with Like Like.
    Firstly thanks for everyone's input Odie is new to myself , he is the most placid non aggressive dog so there is no hurry to take...
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    jmdirt reacted to kingjr's post in the thread The Dog Thread with Wow Wow.
    I don't understand that response. My question went more in the direction of whether cutting off an animal's balls without their consent...
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    jmdirt replied to the thread The Dog Thread.
    I guess I didn't understand your question. I though that you had a semantical question so I offered several other words used...
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    jmdirt reacted to Tricycle Rider's post in the thread The Dog Thread with Like Like.
    That's great news, you appear quite active yourself, so you two are a perfect match! And you're right, with enough treats and...
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    jmdirt reacted to Tricycle Rider's post in the thread The Dog Thread with Like Like.
    Agreed! Most of us in this thread own a rescue (which Odie is in a way too), there are just too many unwanted and homeless pets that...
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    jmdirt reacted to Tricycle Rider's post in the thread The Dog Thread with Like Like.
    I read that with the large breeds you can wait a bit longer until they are fully grown and their bone structure is mature, but yes...
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    jmdirt replied to the thread The Dog Thread.
    castration, sterilization, neutering, spaying, altering, fixing... Gonad removal
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    jmdirt replied to the thread The Dog Thread.
    Birth control should be considered though. IMO, unless you are a breeder there is no reason to have 'whole' pets. I still suggest that...
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    jmdirt replied to the thread The Dog Thread.
    If you are less sure about gonad removal ask your vet.
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    jmdirt reacted to Tricycle Rider's post in the thread The Dog Thread with Like Like.
    In the human world do you also think it's all up to the female to get her tubes tied or take the Pill or whatever, and the male has to...
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    jmdirt reacted to CXXC's post in the thread The Dog Thread with Like Like.
    Thanks! I understand consensus to have female dogs spayed reducing possible conditions these dogs face in later life. I'm less sure...