Kingers was neutered and he was the best behaved dog. He never had the urge to seek out a female during her mating time. Bo our Chocolate Lab before King was not neutered - we used him as a stub once and oh my gosh! I swear Bo would go outside - hold up his nose - smell and he was gone! Bo's behavior is why we had Kingers neutered.
I wanted to share with everyone some important reasons why we are having Diesel neutered.
Besides preventing unwanted litters, neutering your male companion prevents testicular cancer, if done before six months of age.
An intact male will do just about anything to find a mate! That includes digging his way under the fence and making like Houdini to escape from the house. And once he's free to roam, he risks injury in traffic and fights with other males.
Neutered cats and dogs focus their attention on their human families. On the other hand, unneutered dogs and cats may mark their territory by spraying strong-smelling urine all over the house. Many aggression problems can be avoided by early neutering.
Don’t use that old excuse! Lack of exercise and overfeeding will cause your pet to pack on the extra pounds—not neutering. Your pet will remain fit and trim as long as you continue to provide exercise and monitor food intake.
Stray animals pose a real problem in many parts of the country. They can prey on wildlife, cause car accidents, damage the local fauna and frighten children. Spaying and neutering packs a powerful punch in reducing the number of animals on the streets.
Every year, millions of cats and dogs of all ages and breeds are euthanized or suffer as strays. These high numbers are the result of unplanned litters that could have been prevented by spaying or neutering.
Make sure to check in your area - you might be able to get some financial help with the cost of neutering or spaying your dog. Email info@petsmartcharities.org for a listing of locations in your area that are offering assistance with spaying and neutering cost.
Do you believe in spaying and neutering pets?
We're all for it! We neutered our Husky when he was little. We have friends with dogs that aren't neutered and they just get super rowdy and aggressive!
ReplyDeleteOur dog is adopted, but we made sure he was neutered before we got him. It IS important.
ReplyDeleteThis is very important to keep unwanted puppies and kittens away. Both out cats are fixed.
ReplyDeleteYes it is very important. Just not for the fact of too many cats or dogs running around, but for their health. My moms dog was sick awhile back and they said it was because she had not be spade. That in the long run it is better for them to have it!!
ReplyDeleteThis is an important topic and I am a big believer in this.
ReplyDeleteIt's so important for people to spay or neuter their pets. Too many unwanted pets are euthanized each year.
ReplyDeleteit is so important, we let our dog go thru one heat per our breeder, boy that was a pain. Good thing most male dogs around were already taken care of.
ReplyDeleteThese are such great tips. Strangely , this is not popularly practiced in Jamaica. It could definitely minimize the amount of strays
ReplyDeleteI 100% agree. Dogs should be fixed. Ours will will be once she reaches the proper age.
ReplyDeleteI think this is important to control the amount of strays in any community.
ReplyDeleteWhen we adopted a puppy, it had already been spayed. I can see why people like to do this.
ReplyDeleteThis is great advice. It's important to help keep animals out of shelters (and to help prevent male dogs from wandering away from home!)
ReplyDeleteI totally agree with your reasons! While I’m not sure about the health benefits, it’s so important to control the pet population because there are so many stray dogs and cats out on the streets and in shelters.
ReplyDeleteI think this is very important. Healthier is good and as someone who has strays dumped a lot. I appreciate it being done.
ReplyDeleteThese are good reasons. I immediately thought of Bob Barker.. lol. I guess he did a good job getting the word out since he instantly came to mind. :)
ReplyDeleteI am all for spaying or neutering. If you are not a legit breeder then please do the animals a favor!
ReplyDeleteDefinitely a touchy subject however, there are so many animals without homes. Breaks my heart to see them all at the animal shelter.
ReplyDeleteYES!! All of our pets have been. So important to control the over population.
ReplyDeleteIt was interesting to see all these reasons for spaying and neutering pets. It is important not to breed unwanted animals that one will not take care for later.
ReplyDeleteGreat tips, thank you for sharing!
ReplyDeleteI am all for spaying or neutering your pets unless you're planning on breeding. Our Shih-Tzu wasn't fixed because we were planning on studding him out but unfortunately someone stole him but one thing we always do is chip our pets so hoping we'll find him one day.
ReplyDeleteThis is so critical for animals.
ReplyDeleteI am a huge advocate to getting animals fixed. It is something that every responsible pet owner does.
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