pacamom wrote: You will be getting them spayed and neutered prior to selling them, right? I have seen it happen many many times. Let's have puppies so we can make money off of them. One or two get sold, and the rest end up at the shelter. It's a pretty sad situation that can be avoided.
FYI: You should not Neuter or Spay a dog until they are at least 2-3 yrs old.
There have been recent studies that indicate that doing so puts your dog at a high risk for cancer now, ACL Tears, other connective tissue disorders, hip dysplasia etc.
They need the hormones for development into a healthy dog..
Google it and you will see.. A lot of rescues condone or really pressure you into doing it as they don't want unwanted puppies, dogs , cats etc but the trade off is an unhealthy dog...
They have to get through puberty for dogs well into Adulthood before neutering.
An ACL surgery is over $2,000.00! Cancer treatment is unspeakable!
Just tell your buyers to be responsible and not let their dogs around other dogs in estrace or in heat. Keep your dog on a leash etc...
That is not quite the whole truth. Certain breeds are predisposed to certain disorders. And those predispositions can be affected by spaying or neutering in a positive or negative way. But making such a broad statement that all dogs should not be spayed or netured until they are 2-3 years old just isnt right. Many things need to be taken into consideration, one of the most horrible IMHO, do you want to be responsible for another dog euthanized in an overcrowded shelter because of no room, the adoption timeframe was up (usually only 5-10 days).
For female dogs, the high incidence and high percentage of malignancy of mammary neoplasia, and the significant effect of spaying on decreasing its incidence make ovariohysterectomy prior to the first heat the best recommendation for non-breeding animals. The demonstrated increased incidence of urinary incontinence in bitches spayed before 3 months of age and possible effect of CCL injury in bitches spayed before 6 months of age suggest that spaying bitches after 6 months of age but before their first heat is most beneficial. For bitches of breeds predisposed by ovariohysterectomy to highly malignant tumors and for breeding animals, spaying at a later age may be more beneficial.
For male dogs, castration decreases incidence of disorders with little health significance and may increase incidence of disorders of much greater health significance. For non-breeding animals, evaluation of breed and subsequent predispositions to disorders by gonadectomy should guide when and if castration is recommended.
