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Lorraine · 01-03-2006, 11:12 AM

I disagree with the reluctance to spay/neuter. One of the foremost reasons to not breed and to not leave a dog intact is the dearth of puppies and dogs in rescues and animal shelters. Breeding is a big responsibility and if you are going to do that, be willing to interview prospective puppy buyers turning down those that are not suitable homes, and be prepared to take any dog or puppy you place or sell back again at any time in its lifetime if the new owners cannot keep it.
I have had a mobile dog grooming business for about 14 years grooming many different purebreds and mixed breeds. Pretty much all these animals are spayed/neutered as someone's adored pet. I have not seen health problems created by spay/neutering and certainly there has not been a bunch of broken legs, bone problems etc. The only indication I have seen back problems related to disc etc types of problems is in long backed dogs such as Corgis and Doxie's and that sort of thing is pretty breed specific.
Dogs are not people. A dogs lifespan is about 12-15 years sometimes less sometimes more. People's lifespans on average nowadays are much longer so that someone in their 70s is considered young. People have other factors in their lives than dogs do so reactions to sex hormones or lack thereof are going to be different.
My spayed/neutered pets are wonderful pets, I just lost my 14 year old Yorkie in Oct who was spayed at a year of age. She had no health problems and died of effects of old age. Same drill with most of my clients dogs. The ones that had health problems of which there are few, I would wonder about various things such as genetics, vaccination protocol of which there is a hoofla now saying an annual vaccination is not a good idea and has been believed to be causing a lot of hormonal and blood disorders, we also have environmental pollution, additives in our dog foods etc.
I dont agree wtih spay/neutering at too young an age. I think anytime around 7 months or so is just fine. Most of the growing etc is over and done wtih in the small breeds, you can wait longer for the larger breeds but be prepared for a heat cycle in a female and make sure there are no accidents.
Pet owners that have my puppies have had them all spayed/neutered as required by my contract. I groom many of them. They are not obese. They are active, walked, played with and are not couch potatoes. They are healthy mature dogs and loved dearly by their families. I think weight problems can be more related to junk food or too high an energy food relative to activity of the dog and lack of reasonable exercise.

JMHO
Lorraine

01-03-2006, 11:12 AM	#17
Lorraine Donating YT 1000 Club Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Abbotsford, BC Posts: 2,060	Lorraine I disagree with the reluctance to spay/neuter. One of the foremost reasons to not breed and to not leave a dog intact is the dearth of puppies and dogs in rescues and animal shelters. Breeding is a big responsibility and if you are going to do that, be willing to interview prospective puppy buyers turning down those that are not suitable homes, and be prepared to take any dog or puppy you place or sell back again at any time in its lifetime if the new owners cannot keep it. I have had a mobile dog grooming business for about 14 years grooming many different purebreds and mixed breeds. Pretty much all these animals are spayed/neutered as someone's adored pet. I have not seen health problems created by spay/neutering and certainly there has not been a bunch of broken legs, bone problems etc. The only indication I have seen back problems related to disc etc types of problems is in long backed dogs such as Corgis and Doxie's and that sort of thing is pretty breed specific. Dogs are not people. A dogs lifespan is about 12-15 years sometimes less sometimes more. People's lifespans on average nowadays are much longer so that someone in their 70s is considered young. People have other factors in their lives than dogs do so reactions to sex hormones or lack thereof are going to be different. My spayed/neutered pets are wonderful pets, I just lost my 14 year old Yorkie in Oct who was spayed at a year of age. She had no health problems and died of effects of old age. Same drill with most of my clients dogs. The ones that had health problems of which there are few, I would wonder about various things such as genetics, vaccination protocol of which there is a hoofla now saying an annual vaccination is not a good idea and has been believed to be causing a lot of hormonal and blood disorders, we also have environmental pollution, additives in our dog foods etc. I dont agree wtih spay/neutering at too young an age. I think anytime around 7 months or so is just fine. Most of the growing etc is over and done wtih in the small breeds, you can wait longer for the larger breeds but be prepared for a heat cycle in a female and make sure there are no accidents. Pet owners that have my puppies have had them all spayed/neutered as required by my contract. I groom many of them. They are not obese. They are active, walked, played with and are not couch potatoes. They are healthy mature dogs and loved dearly by their families. I think weight problems can be more related to junk food or too high an energy food relative to activity of the dog and lack of reasonable exercise. JMHO Lorraine