There are health risks and benefits of any medical procedure.
I can say that all my PETS and any dog I'm no longer breeding will be spayed/neutered. Heat cycles are a huge inconvenience when you have intact males in the house. The boys are going nuts, girls are nuts, barking/howling/whining escalates, you have to separate and be extra careful for almost 3 weeks...it's just not a fun time. I do require all puppies I sell to be spayed/neutered because I don't want them bred...there are some owners that are responsible enough to always keep them from breeding, but sometimes even the most careful owners have accidental breedings occur. I know responsible breeders that have had accidental breedings occur.
My spayed/neutered pets are more layed back. Some of the intact Females I've had fought Nd had to always be separated and my intact boys will fight and have to be kept separate. Another situation that's not fun to deal with.
Just my opinion on things...
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