Interesting Survey

[Spiritwind]

Some breeds don't even get their first heat until after 12 months.

Thats another good point Lute!! My bitches are usually close to 12 months before they have their first season, and I have had some as old as 14 months old.... AND my bitches typically come in season every 10 months....

I just don't understand this thing at all... I see it as a waste of money!... if you are a breeder I don't see it as a benefit at all!.. BUT I could see it as possibly causing fertility problems down the line.... you really couldn't say for sure... and a good breeder that knows what they are doing (the only kind of breeder that should be breeding) for the most part shouldn't need to wait a year or more to decide on if a dog is show quality or not. I typically pick my pups that are for showing by 12wks (but I know how the lines I work with mature).... however I picked Paris (CH Spiritwind Barely An Angel) at birth!! Same for Lucy (Ptd. Spiritwind Rumor Has It)...

For a pet person I can't see why they would do this instead of a spay or neuter. Why not just spay or neuter and get it done and over with... so you don't have to keep going back every 6 months (or however long you said it is supposed to last) and spend money on that, instead of a spay???? Also spaying and neutering for pets has other benefits than keeping the dogs from reproducings....

[Hellow]

Im with Spinwind on this, i see no logical purpose in getting this done unless the dog is too old to have surgery.

What im wondering is how this works? Im thinking that it is a sort of hormone pill or a suppressor pill.

[shepgirl]

My dogs would never be guinea pigs for something as ridiculous as this. If the dog is too old for surgery it sure is too old to bear a litter. Taking precautions isn't that hard when you're responsible.

[NicoleLJ]

LOL

I would never use Sheena to experiment anything on. For me I think it would be a great idea if it is proven beyond a shadow of a doubt to be safe and work causing no ill effects. But i would want a ton of proof to show it.

When you have a working dog you want to breed, like I do with Sheena being a Service Dog, heat cycles can be very inconvient. Being able to stop them for a length of time without taking away the ability to breed later when things are better in my life would make things so much better and with no heat cycle when I can't have her having any down time would be very convient. Sadly we had to spay her but if this was proven effective and safe I would have done it.
Nicole

[TruthRUs]

There is nothing that is used to interfere with nature that is without risk.. Ovaban is used to suppress heat cycles in show animals and several that I know about have been rendered infertile, never produced a litter..

[shepgirl]

There's an interesting answer, I'm not a breeder so never really thought about what Ovaban could do. Now I have the answer. Probably applies to humans also, with all the new meds out there.

[Spiritwind]

There is nothing that is used to interfere with nature that is without risk.. Ovaban is used to suppress heat cycles in show animals and several that I know about have been rendered infertile, never produced a litter..

Exactly.. this is why I would NEVER use these types of products on my dogs. Its not worth the risk!! ... I'm not even gonna consider putting them on drugs that could possibly cause them to have fertility problems in the future... its not worth it..