my two cents on this. I never neutered my first dog and he didn't die of any testicular anything. One of my vets dad's has 4 dogs on his farm all unaltered and he said until you provide me with scientific proof of how not fixing them damages their health, I'm keeping them intact. They still are.
I have heard from several people that their vets have questioned their reasons for fixing their dogs. If they are responsible and caring owners, and there is no real reason for doing it, then don't do it.
my reasons are they are small and I don't need them running away (which my unfixed dog did all the time, looking for ladies) and I don't want them being attacked by bigger dogs because they reek of testosterone.
Unfixed dogs, according to information I've gathered, want nooky all the time and are restless and a flight risk because of this.
You are not paranoid and your worries are concrete.
If your dog is happy and healthy and gives no reason for concern, you are well within your rights to do as you feel. |