Whats the importance

**BitsyNaceyDog** · 01-09-2006, 05:28 PM

Every heat cycle a female goes through increases the chance of her getting cancer when she is older. Having your female spayed before she goes through her first heat cycle is a big health benefit. A female who is never spayed is about guaranteed to get cancer.

Breeding adds a lot of health concerns. I personally would never want my dog to go through any of that. Small dogs (more often than large) have hard time birthing their pups, usually resulting in an expensive (and often risky) c-section. They can even die giving birth.

Breeding responsibly is very expensive, and if you're not breeding responsibly you shouldn't be breeding at all. Breeding needs to be taken seriously, it should not be done by just anyone who has an un-spayed or un-neutered dog. A lot needs to go into it to ensure the health and safety of both the male & female parent dogs and the puppies too.

A lot of people here know a lot more about it than I do. There is a lot involved and I don't know all of what goes into it.

This site provides a lot of information and links to information about the ups and downs of breeding.

**Flatcoatluver** · 01-09-2006, 07:10 PM

you know whay makes me so angry is people think there dog is cute and a purebred then its a giving they should breed.

there are so many yorkies out there already!!! plz don't breed

**MyLittleMutt** · 01-09-2006, 07:22 PM

Please get your dog spayed!

**Suki Wingy** · 01-09-2006, 09:42 PM

Keeping a dog in heat can be very stresfull for both you and the dog. You might have to ward off male dogs from your yard, even if she stays inside and you have a fence, they are amazing how they can find their way in when they smell a bitch in heat.
Not to mention the high risk of cancers of the reproductive system.
She'll be happyer and less moody if spayed before her first heat at around 5 or 6 months.
Breeding is very time consuming and expensive. Tests so you don't produce a litter of unhealthy puppies are expensive but the vet bills for a sick puppy are even higher.
The people who would have taken a dog from a shelter take your dog's pups instead, and then the pups in the shelter don't have a home.

**wolfsoul** · 01-09-2006, 10:15 PM

My dog, Visa, isn't spayed because I show her, and trust me, having an unspayed dog is NOT for everyone. Most unspayed females become dog-aggressive. They can go through pseudo (false) pregnancies which are very stressful for her -- she will gain weight, her breasts will swell and she will lactate, nest, etc. Females in heat become very annoying. They whine constantly, they pace, they always want outdoors (so they can find a mate), they hump other dogs, people, etc. They start to mark (territorial peeing), and they become total freaks. The judge at Visa's last show excused her behaviour when she was acting like a mental freak because she was in heat. Unless you plan on showing or REPUTABLY breeding, having your dog spayed is the best thing you can do for her and you. Remember that breeding costs thousands of dollars and you will never make more than you spend, if you do it properly.