If your dog is simply a family pet and is spoiled into thinking she is human I would definite spay or nueter. It is less worry on having to contain your female that is in season, Our female rott has always gotten kind of kooky, and acts like a down-out-right space case when its that time. Spaying keeps bad habits(male wandering dogs)away for the most part. We live on 3 acres and we allowed two litter of puupies in 4 years then both mom and dad were you know fixed..Best thing we could have ever done for our male and female.