dog acquisition mission successful

[firecat]

My parents decided they wanted another dog (their previous dog died about a year ago). They only like miniature schnauzers. http://petfinder.org came through for us and today they brought home a mini schnauzer from a "Toy Breed Rescue" foster parent. Here's his writeup and photo (it might not be up there for much longer):

http://search.petfinder.com/petnote/displaypet.cgi?petid=6972849

The writeup doesn't mention that he's a purebred AKC dog. His sire's name is "Sir Chomps a Lot". However, when I google on that name, I come up with an alligator, a text-based adventure game, ravioli in the shape of a dinosaur, and someone's pet venus flytrap.

Comments

[nitoda]

Hmmm - "This pet has been altered" - does that mean what I think it means? In which case, I wonder why the euphemism? Is it considered rude to say "Neutered"? Would "sterilised" or "castrated" be an acceptable alternative?

[aquaeri.livejournal.com]

Yes, I find "altered" a bit too much in the euphemism department. (It does mean what you think it means).

It's a lovely dog firecat, I'm always happy when otherwise homeless animals find humans who really want them.

[jinian.livejournal.com]

Some people think "neutered" refers only to the male, as "castrated" also does. (Females are correspondingly "spayed" -- the word comes from blade, "epee"!) "Sterilized" seems fine to me, but "altered" is the non-sex-specific boilerplate of choice for some reason.