Quote Originally Posted by lute View Post
I agree and disagree with you. It all depends on which dogs you keep intact. I have show dogs and pets. (All my dogs are companions first, but you know the difference I'm talking about.) ALL my "pets" are spayed/neutered. There is absolutely no reason for them to be intact. Having them spayed/neutered eliminates the chance of unwanted litters and prevents certain kinds of cancer in both sexes. In females you also don't have to bother with heat cycles. My show dogs are not spayed/neutered for obvious reasons. As soon as the dog is done showing/breeding it will be altered. No reason for them to be intact.
So it sounds like you agree with me then, not disagree. I did not say that no dogs should ever be spay/neutered. Having intact dogs doesn't make someone irresponsible is what I said. You have some intact yourself (like you said for obvious reasons showing/breeding) do you feel that you are irresponsible? Do you feel that your male dog is going to kill someone? Having them s/n does eliminate chances of certain cancers and increases the chances of others, especially if done early (pediatric s/n) in life. There are also other health factors in s/n vs intact. You will find positive and negative in both. My main concern in intact females is pyometra. Most pet owners they should s/n because of the possibility their dog could breed a female or their bitch become pregnant. Most are not responsible enough to have intact dogs, don't need intact dogs and it is stressful/taxing on them with the females at times. I never said that this was not the case.

What breed to you breed? Got any pics? Sorry I'm still kind of new.