So while the chow lost his, er, doghood, he gained a set of canine testicular implants known as Neuticles so he could still feel intact.
Animals are like people in many ways.
The idea of implanting fake testicles in a pet sounds like something the characters on Seinfeld might joke about. They feel their dogs aren't masculine unless they have something hanging there. In the past three years, more than 14,000 pairs of Neuticles have been implanted in dogs and cats around the nation and in nine foreign countries, says Gregg Miller, inventor of the product and president of the Missouri-based company that makes them. Miller came up with the idea for the product after taking his bloodhound, Buck, to the vet to be neutered. Miller went ahead with the procedure but asked his veterinarian if there was an implant so Buck could look the same afterward.