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Originally Posted by RLC12345678 My older yorkie, Hobbs, is already neutered and I will be spaying Hootie when she is old enough. There are too many health risks NOT to get them fixed. Do any kind of research and you will see for yourself that it is SO much better for a pet's health to get them fixed. |
Exactly.
Someone correct me if I'm wrong here, but I believe that once a female goes through her first heat, her chances of developing mamary cancer go up 50% AND the boys can develop cancers as well (especially if they have a retained testical that hasn't dropped). Having your pet spayed or neutered protects your dog!
Also, I'm not sure if I read your post correctly - are you planning on breeding your puppy someday? Do you have experience breeding? It's not something I would just let 'happen' - it's important that you do your research. Dogs usually have at least 2 or more (sometimes as many as 7) puppies at a time and most people don't keep them - they sell them - so how would the mother see her puppies grow up? Would you keep all the puppies?
