Wow! That is so cool that he lets you be there! How did you arrange that? Well
SHE 
(maybe it is a woman thing) only works with rescue groups and makes it a team effort to keep the costs down and also to save as many animals as we can. She is wonderful.
I am of the opinion that whenever you can avoid anesthesia on a small breed dog it is worth it, but you want them to be able to eat when they are older and not have bad teeth or missing teeth so regualr cleanings are a must. You can avoid the deep cleanig where they need to put them under by brushing several times a week and feeding mostly kibble. [U
]"I totally agree with avoiding anesthesia if at all possible" and usually my dogs were already under for something else.[/U]