28/08/2026
Sometimes I truly struggle with the fact that we humans always seem to know what’s best for our animals.
FCI registered dogs are allowed one litter a year. And I fully understand the rule - let that be clear. I understand why it exists. But I also know that nature adapts itself. That if they were to have puppies twice a year without human interference, the litters would generally be smaller, allowing the dog to conserve her strength.
Dogs aren't allowed to be bred after their ninth birthday. And again, I understand that rule. But I know an eleven-year-old dog who had puppies without human interference. She had just one puppy (she’d always had large litters before). Nature had adapted on its own, and the mom was overjoyed with her one puppy.
Right now, I have a female dog who has just turned nine. Just a few months too late. She’s whining heartwrenchinglye - I’ve never heard her do it quite like this. It’s as if she knows. That it will never happen for her again. Even though she’s thinking: "But I still can!"
Her spay surgery was already scheduled (precisely because she keeps longing for more puppies, even though it’s simply no longer possible or permitted), but she went into heat again sooner than expected so one more heat before she is spayed. And I feel so sorry for her.
Or take this one: the fact that we take puppies away from their moms at eight weeks old. Who came up with that idea? And again: I do know about the reasons. Of course, I’m familiar with all the theories behind it. But still.
I understand all the rules and guidelines. I know where they come from and why. But sometimes I really wonder: do we humans actually know better?
And the older I get and the more experience I gain, the more I find myself thinking that..........
Born To Twinkle Dreams For Justice, her granddaughter and her great-grandson ♡♡
(Granddaughter: Born To Twinkle Voices For Justice; great-grandson: Born To Twinkle Under One Moon)
