John De Jong, Owner dogged about not fixing terrier. Boston Herald, Mar 18, 2012
http://bostonherald.com/entertai ... rticleid=1061118167
Note:
(a) neutering
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neutering
("Neutering, from the Latin neuter (of neither sex), is the removal of an animal's reproductive organ, either all of it or a considerably large part. The process is often used in reference to males whereas spaying is often reserved for females. Colloquially, both terms are often referred to as fixing")
(b) spay (vt; Middle English, from Anglo-French espeer to pierce, castrate, from espee sword, from Latin spatha sword — more at SPADE):
"to remove the ovaries and uterus of (a female animal)"
www.m-w.com
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