1. Dogs should have a litter before they are spayed.
This is not true. Dogs that have a litter before they are spayed are not
better for it in any way. In fact, spayed dogs are at lower risk for breast
cancer and uterine infections.
2. Dogs are sick when their noses are warm.
The temperature of a dogs nose does not indicate health or illness. It also
does not indicate if they have a fever. There is an "old wives tale" that
cold wet noses indicate good health and that warm or dry noses indicate a
