[CouversMom]

Originally Posted by shell820810

Unless of course he was unsupervised, and allowed to wander about the neighbourhood, then yes, I can see where you are coming from.

What about all the breeders, and those who are showing... are all their dogs slipping off and overpopulating?

If there is not the possibility of dogs wandering off, why do people microchip and tag their pets? Is it because they know that they will not get away, or because they know that it could happen? It is not worth it to me to have an unneutered male in my home. The possibility of marking, humping etc is too high.

Couver humped constantly at 5 months old. This was before he was neutered. Now that he is fixed, he does not.

I understand that you lost one to a spay, so I understand where you are coming from.

I still think that with responsible pet ownership comes spaying/neutering your pets unless you are an educated breeder.