I don't think that a blanket s/n law is the answer, although I don't know the details and the exceptions and all that. The problem is how do you stop people from breeding their dogs? Mine are both fixed and I feel that is my personal responsibility as a dog owner to have that done. My vet agrees that it is healthier. But I also know true breeders (people who show/compete and breed) who obviously choose to keep their dogs unaltered. In that case we need enforced leash laws. But I also wish that people had to get some kind of license to breed their dogs. If they let their dog mate and don't have a license then they should pay some penalty or something. I don't want it to be monetary, because that's not really fair, but then you have people who just dump them at the animal shelter because, wow, puppies cost a lot to take care of! I don't know the answer, but I know have had MANY people ask me if I will stud out Loki. OK first and most obvious, he is fixed. Second, he is TWELVE pounds and has a luxating patella. And third, I have been asked to breed him to a Yorkie-poo, and Poodle and some other breeds. They say he is pretty and smart - and I agree. He is a beautiful dog and he is the smartest dog EVER. But he is NOT breed standard. He was sold with limited AKC registration. He was meant to be a PET, not a stud. Of course part of me would love to know I could have another one just like him, but I'm not a breeder and I'm not willing to take on that responsibility. Plus, I'll never get one *just* like him.
My point is that if people aren't required to spay and neuter, then they need to be required to have a BRAIN and not just randomly breed their dogs. I don't know the answer, I just wish people would act a little more intelligent sometimes. |