A male dog that reached the age of seven with his maleness intact is a handsome specimen, but he does not function effectively in the world.
Poor Julien has had a remarkable week. He was taken from his home to Stautzenberger College where he was locked up for four days while his gonads were removed. Then he was taken out to a trainer's where he was put through his paces and introduced to one dog after another. Next thing he knew, he was at a strange house with a Brittney Spaniel who really didn't like him at all and a mother dog who would have torn him to bits if he had walked into her room.
Luckily, the nice lady who ran the house took him with her to work the next day, and he was safe! But then she gave him to another nice lady. And she had other female dogs. Why does everyone have all these dogs?
The big yellow one was just bossy. The old one wasn't too bad. But that little white one with the black head was fast and NASTY!!
This is a lot for a 7-year old dog to digest in a few short days. No wonder poor Julien is a whiny mess.
It would have been a lot easier for Julien if he had been neutered at 6 months. If the neighbors had not bred big, mean dogs that exuded testosterone all over the neighborhood. And if his first family had been able to provide the leadership that a dog needs.
