I want to get a dog but I have to work, how does everyone on broadway market do it ?

turned out to be hassle free with benny.

we got him an inflatable collar but he would remain rooted to the spot of wherever he was when you put it on him. 20 minutes of standing in place in the hall was the record before we got rid of it. he did try to lick the incision a little but with a bit of careful oversight he didn't really need more intervention than a quick "benny, no!"

biggest hassle was dealing with his frustrations at not being allowed out for more than a very short walk to do his poo and no direct interaction with other dogs for 10 days.

I did have a minor panic when he got a bit over excited and rolled onto his back and it looked like somehow his balls were back and lodged halfway up his shaft and very swollen/solid. turns out they're actually glands that puff up when they get aroused and in 2 years i'd just never noticed them but they def look like balls.

Akira had his balls taken away on Friday.

As @HatBeard found out with his pup, Akira also would just stand still if I put him in the e-collar/cone. On Friday night he just stood by my bed, staring at me, whining.

Luckily I'd also bought him a surgical suit which he is much more comfortable with, and he soon settled in that. I've been washing it in the morning and then taking him for a short walk while it dried (weather is helping) - but some people just recommend getting two to swap on and off while the other is in the wash.

I think he misses licking his bits more than he wants to lick the wound though...

Getting spayed is a bit more invasive than dogs getting the snip.

We had Phoebe done and we didn't need the cone / donut at all, mostly because the wound on a female dogs stomach is easily covered with a self adhesive dressing generally. They left that on until she went back for a checkup a week or so later.

We had no real issues with her trying to lick even after they took it off, the main issue was stopping her jumping on/off the sofa or bed etc and running about too excitedly.

That and the post op meds they gave us for her gave her the runs something chronic, we stopped giving her them after a few days