[QUOTE=Felix101]... I don't breed her, she just ends up pregnant when dogs get into my backyard.
......Yes I have read all the benefits of spaying. Yes I know she will live longer. But I rather her be happy than live a longer life sad and altered because YES you ARE altering your dogs not for them but for yourselves. I find that foolish of pet owners. I want my baby to experience the miracle of birth and I know there is always a risk. Women are at risk when they get pregnant (and don't tell me they aren't) but they still give birth not because It's pretty but because they are biologically programmed to want to and because birth i a beautiful thing. I repeat this again, I will NOT deprive my baby of that feeling. I know there are risks and I will take them and take care of her.
As for the "cute" comment. I don't care if her babies come out deformed. I know dogs end up in pounds. That's why I always tell the people I give my lab's puppies away to, "If you cannot keep him/her, return them back to me and I will take care of them until I meet a person who needs/wants one."
I'm doing this for my baby not for me or because it is cute. Once again, I'm not spaying her so don't suggest it again.
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I should read a thread all the way through before I post -- this is the most irrepsonsible post I have ever read. I thought someone was really checking into breeding before making an unwise decision.
I cannot believe someone would admit that they let their dog get pregnant from any old dog who happens to come in their yard and does not care if puppies come out deformed. They need to stop licensing dogs and start licensing owners before they are allowed to have a dog!!!!