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Good Reasons to Neuter/Spay
The following information is a factual but blunt explanation of why I feel
neutering/ spaying pets is important and the right thing to do for MOST people
and their pets.  I honestly do not feel that all people/pets are created equal (they
might deserve equal love and respect but that is not what I mean) and that some people
and pets are just not meant to be bred.  I do not believe in telling anyone what to do or
how to live their life which is why I do not require my pups be neutered/spayed by their
new families especially since if I did not believe they were healthy I would not sell them
and if I truly did not want a pup/dog bred I would neuter it long before it would be
allowed to be someone else's.
Why Neuter?
  • Health is the first reason that comes to my mind.  I don't feel that having a litter is
    any healthier than not.  In fact it is factually the opposite.  The risks involved
    during mating and pregnancy and being intact far out weighs the health of a
    neutered animal.  Most CANCERS are hormonally driven and there are far less
    hormones running thru the body if the reproductive organs aren't present.  
  • Females:The chances of uterine cancer, ovarian cancer, mammary cancer
    goes significantly down in females who are spayed.  The possibility of a
    pyometra (infected uterus) is completely gone.
  • Males: The chances of prostate cancer and disease drops significantly and
    there is no possibility of testicular cancer as the testes are removed.
  • Behavior/Aggression is often driven by hormones as well.  Testosterone fuels
    aggressive behavior and because the dog's brain is getting the signal that it
    needs to breed it also feels it is competition with every other dog.  Fights erupt
    simply over a female in heat whether or not the female is someone they have
    access to.  I do not believe that a normally outgoing dominant dog is any less
    outgoing or dominant if neutered, however it is less likely to attack just because
    of the testosterone flowing thru its body.
  • Marking.  Marking territory is also driven by testosterone.  This is not to be
    confused with males lifting their legs to urinate.  If the male lifted its leg before the
    surgery it will more than likely lift its leg to urinate after.  However it won't be
    peeing on everything to mark it as its because without the testosterone it will not
    chemically be told that everything is a competition.  Some intact males never lift
    their legs to urinate and that is just the way of the world.  (some men pee
    standing up, others sit ~ most never put the lid down tho *just teasing!*)
  • Pet Population Control.  Sadly this is an issue.  Not all people are responsible
    and thus there is an unwanted pet population in this country.  If you can not
    ensure that all of your dogs offspring are well cared for and in good loving homes
    that can care for them their entire lives are you prepared to take them into your
    home for life?  I am~ its even in my contract all new owners sign.  Responsible
    ownership extends to any offspring you produce with your pet.  Even if you think
    you have homes for some don't assume they will be there when the pup is ready
    for a new home or that you will find homes for all 8 puppies!  It's not as easy as it
    sounds and I have an entire set of pages about that too.  Use this link.
When?
Ideally the best time to spay/neuter is around 4-6 months of age when your pup/dog is
actually becoming sexually mature.  The urinary tract is fully developed (it needs
hormones to develop) and hopefully if its a female they haven't gone into heat just yet.  
Some vets will not spay a female if she is in heat.  This is because the blood vessels in
the uterus are enlarged and thus that increases the risk of complications during
surgery.  The larger the dog, the more this is the case.  There is no need to wait til a
female has had at least 1 heat cycle, it is actually best to do it before that happens.
My husband says NO WAY!
Try having your husband read my information pages or discuss them with him.  For
some unknown reasons men seem to have a harder time with neutering/spaying then
women do.  There is a theory that men identify themselves with the dogs and think it
somehow diminishes them.  Nicely put~ Stop thinking you are less of a man because
your dog is neutered.  Actually it is my and many others opinion that you are more of a
man because you are being responsible for your pet.
Common Myths against Neutering.
  • Have just 1 litter.  This is one I hear but really can't understand any kind of logic
    behind.  Waiting and having even 1 litter increases all the bad that can happen
    and has no known benefits that I can see.  Not emotionally or medically.
  • Gain weight, make them lazy.  This I can understand how it got started.  It is
    untrue 99.44% of the time in my opinion but yet others swear to it.  If they take
    into account the average age of neutering is when a pup stops being a pup and
    becomes an adult physically and yet most people still feed them like they are
    puppies and still growing then perhaps you can see why some might assume it
    had to do with the surgery.
  • Changes personality.  Not in my opinion or experience.  An outgoing friendly dog
    is going to stay that way.  A scared timid dog is going to stay that way.  Maybe a
    more aggressive dog is less likely to attack since it no longer has hormones
    fueling it to be in competition but I can't see how that is a bad thing at all?  Most
    dogs are neutered as they are just becoming adults.  I think they would be who
    they are regardless of the surgery and think this is really just an excuse.
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