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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I have a 2 yr old Pug and a 1.5 yr old toy spaniel, males, and I do not plan to neuter either one unless prostate problems appear later in life.  Previously I neutered my dogs at about 4 mos.

I've had these breeds previously and I'm convinced that taking away all their testosterone is, on balance, much worse for their overall lifetime health picture than leaving them intact.  Joint, tendon and disc issues are of particular interest to me, especially with the Pug.

If all of Germany, Switzerland and the Netherlands etc. can figure out how to have healthy, nicely behaved dogs without cutting off their gonads, tails and ears, I have to believe people like me can figure it out too.  There's zero chance I'm going to "create unwanted litters" of puppies, nor am I going to enter intact bully breeds in fighting rings.  Or whatever other things ASPCA say to bludgeon all dog owners into questionable choices.

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If you were super concerned about health and well being, you wouldn't have bought a pug.  You feel comfortable shoving the burden of population control off on other people because therw is zero chance that your male dog will become pregnant.[/quote]

I’m glad someone said it.

It’s looking more and more like population management will fall on owners of female dogs, since they’re the ones who will deal with unwanted puppies. Owners of male dogs get off scot-free.

I live in an area where very few people spay/neuter their dogs, and as a result there’s a massive overpopulation problem. I see stray dogs nearly every day. The shelter is so overrun (4x as many dogs as it was designed to hold) that they don’t accept any animals anymore. It’s very common for people to dump litters of puppies outside - every week I see Facebook posts from people seeking foster homes for dumped puppies they found. There are a few rescues, but most aren’t accepting new dogs because there are too many dogs and not enough homes.

What’s far more damaging to dog health is our obsession with breeding to achieve certain aesthetics. The English Bulldog life expectancy has nearly halved due to cardiac and respiratory problems that arise from its anatomy. Conditions like hip dysplasia arise from inbreeding and breeding for certain physical features. If you look at dog breeds from 100 years ago, they look completely different, because they were bred to be physically resilient, not to have the shortest legs or flattest face.

If people are concerned over dog health, they should be pushing for boycotting breeds, not boycotting spay and neuter. [/quote]

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