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Originally Posted by newyorkiemommy Thank you for the advice-I definitely have no intention of putting my baby at risk. I guess my best bet would be to spay her, and stud the male to get one of the puppies from that litter. We didn't buy our tinies on purpose-they just both turned out to be that way. |
In my opinion spaying tinies is a risk too. I wouldn't recommend breeding her because she is too small, but I also wouldn't recommend spaying her unless you cannot supervise her to avoid an unwanted pregnancy. I believe that dogs, like people, should keep their "parts" unless their is a valid health reason to make it in their best interests to alter them. I do not agree with routine altering of every pet. I believe every pet owner needs to be responsible enough with their pet to make sure it is supervised properly to avoid unwanted pregnancy, not just have them surgically altered so you don't have to think about it. Surgery is risky and painful for the animal.
I have two small females that I will never breed, but I will also not risk the spay surgery unless there is a reason for it later on that makes it in their best interests to spay them. Both of my breeders advised against the spaying as well.
I don't have any intact males in my home but, if I did, I would simply separate them when my females were in heat for the few weeks a year that occurs. I know it is inconvenient and a hassle maybe but if i can avoid unnecessary surgery for any of my babies I will.
Good luck with whatever you decide to do.