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Originally Posted by Lawman  Thanks but that's what I'm asking..I'm looking for specifics. What concerns and what responsibilities? |
I think what she's getting at here is the responsibility of keeping an intact dog away from intact females bc of the chance of breeding. We definitely don't need any more indiscriminate breeding of dogs in the world, so you'd really have to watch your kiddo closely, for his whole life.
Some will tell you that you should neuter bc of the chance of testicular cancer. That, in and of itself, is not a good enough reason to neuter for me. It's like me having some body parts removed merely bc of a chance of cancer, ya know? Geez, I'd have no parts left
! Hormones play a HUGE part in our bodies, they are catalysts for all sorts of important things - so it's a valid concern that when we spay/neuter our pets, we are definitely depriving them of important hormones. However, they seem to do okay/fine/great. It's hard to know if they'd be any different with the hormones, one does wonder.
For me, the main reason I chose neutering for my 2 boys was bc of the chance of marking and the chance of breeding...also, I didn't want a male dog who would have to go nuts whenever he was aware of a female in heat in any 1mile radius, ya know? That sounds miserable. I will tell you that neutering does not necessarily help w/ marking...some males seem to just have a propensity for marking, with or without neutering.