SmokinDVM

[WhiteWidow]

Question. Me and my Mom are having a discussion. She says that if I don't get my two year old female Shephard "fixed" her chances of Ovarian cancer go up, unless she has babies. If I find a proper boyfriend for her I would like puppies, but the chances aren't that great. I don't think I want her fixed either, unless it is beneficial to her health. I love her a lot after all So, if she doesn't end up having puppies, should I have her fixed? Thanks in advance.

I might be late on this, but oh well. You should definately fix your dog. Your mom is right about the cancer thing, it will decrease their chances for not only ovarian but also for what I guess is the equivalent of breast cancer. The other thing is unless you're seriously considering breeding her, you need to have her fixed. Many people think they can just breed their dog and make money off the puppies, but it is actually a big pain in the ass. It's hard enough just to find a stud with papers, and then you have to time everything correctly. My other argument is if you fix her, then you don't have to deal with her being in heat 2-3 times a year, which we all know is a real blast.

[SmokinDVM]

Hey WW,

College Station huh?
I visited TX A&M's Vet School there quite a few years back. Went to a bar that all the Vet school students were hanging out at, the chicken something?. Anyway, I learned not to get too drunk before a test, but CAN'T get too drunk after the test.

[WhiteWidow]

Hey WW,

College Station huh?
I visited TX A&M's Vet School there quite a few years back. Went to a bar that all the Vet school students were hanging out at, the chicken something?. Anyway, I learned not to get too drunk before a test, but CAN'T get too drunk after the test.

That would be the Dixie Chicken, and that would also be the biggest dump in the state of Texas.

[SmokinDVM]

That would be the Dixie Chicken, and that would also be the biggest dump in the state of Texas.

It might be the biggest dump in TX, but that's usually where the poor college students hang out. They don't need fancy, just plenty of alcohol.

[WhiteWidow]

It might be the biggest dump in TX, but that's usually where the poor college students hang out. They don't need fancy, just plenty of alcohol.

My dream is to become a success so that I can come back here and completely bulldoze the strip of bars where the Chicken is located. I would replace it with nice, well-managed establishments that were not an eye sore directly across from the University.

[basil]

I have a vague memory of coming out of the dixie chicken one time and then through a plate glass window of a store somewhere in the immediate vicinity. Later I thought that 20 some odd stitches was damn lucky.

I've driven by there recently - a couple of months ago, and it was a dump.

[cigar no baka]

Hey WW,

College Station huh?
I visited TX A&M's Vet School there quite a few years back. Went to a bar that all the Vet school students were hanging out at, the chicken something?. Anyway, I learned not to get too drunk before a test, but CAN'T get too drunk after the test.

I bet that was the Dixie Chicken. Went to A&M for two semesters in the mid 80's and we were always going there. Don't know if it is still there or not but if it is, that's probably it.

[Drake]

I bet that was the Dixie Chicken. Went to A&M for two semesters in the mid 80's and we were always going there. Don't know if it is still there or not but if it is, that's probably it.

an aggie i work with was boo-hooing a few weeks ago because that was being closed down and all the crap on the walls on the inside was sold on ebay for a crapload.

[SmokinDVM]

That's the place.
Seems as though a lot of people visited that place, or have some kind of opinion on it.
I was there over 10 years ago, and it was explained to me to be a tradition of the Vet school students to visit there after a big test.
Oh well, so much for tradition.

[WhiteWidow]

That's the place.
Seems as though a lot of people visited that place, or have some kind of opinion on it.
I was there over 10 years ago, and it was explained to me to be a tradition of the Vet school students to visit there after a big test.
Oh well, so much for tradition.

Unfortunately many people think it is a tradition, but its just a piece of crap and has only been there for about 20 years. A&M has been there for over 125 years and my grandpa and dad didn't give a crap about some heap where you have to piss into a trough of ice.

[basil]

I was there in 1976 - 30 years ago. Don't remember a trough with ice.

[SmokinDVM]

Unfortunately many people think it is a tradition, but its just a piece of crap and has only been there for about 20 years. A&M has been there for over 125 years and my grandpa and dad didn't give a crap about some heap where you have to piss into a trough of ice.

I've pissed into much worse places than a trough of ice, and was damn happy to have a place to piss.
It was tradition to the students I went with.
Somebody must have had a bad experience in there.