I'm not going to claim to be an expert in breeding but I've learned quite a bit on this site. My Tatum is spayed and will never have pups but in the past, we had a toy poodle who was not neutured. Not sure why we never did but not knowing what I know now about males after mating, we agreed to use him as a stud. Just once! Cutest dang poodle puppies you ever saw but I would NEVER do it again. He marked so badly after that - inside and outside - and I regretted it big time. He had the run of the house all day before then but after that had to be crated when nobody was home. If I was the male's owner, in this case, I would say NO to the breeding issue just based on my experience.
Also, we had a litter of Australian Shepherd puppies last summer and learned a lot about breeding (from our mentor and the experts on here). I will tell you that all the testing is costly. For testing the eyes, hips plus bruscellosis (sp?) I think it all cost around $600. We kept a male pup from the litter and are considering using him as a stud. His dad (a stud that has always been in high demand) will be "retiring" soon and our Blaze is practically a carbon copy of him. If all his testing comes back great, we will consider it. BUT having a stud dog as a pet is a big responsibility. I think from what I've read so far, you don't have any intentions of using your's as a stud but in my opinion (and probably many others on here), you should strongly consider having him neutured.
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