I'm on the fence about it. My girls have always been kept inside(except for when I take them out potty). There has NEVER been a chance of them getting bred. I know it helps healthwise they say, but the two dogs I had previously were not fixed and were small and lived to be 12 & 15. That seems about right age wise.
I just can't convince myself that it's ok to remove ovaries from a female. The hormones have to be necessary for something, not just reproducing. I have read that a female or male will grow taller if fixed due to the hormones being off. Not sure if it's true though. |