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Originally Posted by gemy  I asked the vet why? Well he said maybe testicular cancer, or prostate cancer. |
I had a discussion with a vet several years ago regarding this. Her father had four intact male dogs he refused to fix that were 6 and up.
She was saying several times she had suggested fixing and he said why. She explained to me that there truly was no valid reason other than ensuring they didn't accidentally impregnate a female (which never happened as he apparently was a completely responsible dog owner). Also she explained that there is actually no medical research showing that males can get cancers from not being fixed.
I had a cocker spaniel for 13 years and I never fixed him, the poor fella died a virgin of colitis (he used to rip into my mum's garbage and eat everything from plastic to tin foil, so now I know more, I'm not surprised)