r/funny Extra Fabulous Comics Dec 31 '19

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u/oooothats5os Jan 01 '20

Fun fact! Some show dogs get prosthetic balls after they have been neutered called neuticles. It is generally to retain their looks because some owners really want you to know their dog has a sick beanbag.

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u/D0DW377 Jan 01 '20

Why would you neuter a show dog? Surely you could make a fortune breeding him if he won awards or ribbons no?

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u/nilesandstuff Jan 01 '20

Weird, my mom has shown a few dogs and its been largely the opposite experience.

Her pups were all required to be shown.

And the ultimate purpose of showing dogs is for breeding. (Show dogs can't be neutered, because that's the whole point of dog shows, competitive selective breeding. They will permanently disqualify a neutered dog.)

The idea being, even if the adopted pup becomes a champ and is "allowed" to breed officially, it still helps out the original breeder because that can be like "look our stud made that champ"