I do not like seeing them in pain. However, we also did not want litters of puppies as several of the neighbors often allow their dogs to wander freely and our puppies have gotten away a few times on their own. It does sadden me a bit that their unique combination will not be continued in some way because they are beautiful and intelligent dogs who, although sometimes a little too enthusiastically, love people. I couldn't have hand-chosen a better pair of dogs for our family.
Now we need to keep an eye on them for the next couple of weeks--which was one of the reasons we scheduled this during the first week of winter break. We can't let them roughhouse, spend too much time out in the snow or wet, or let them lick at the incision. So far, they've been pretty good, but its clear that they still have some of the anesthetic in their systems. I just hope they feel better soon.