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Northeast Wisconsin Bully Breeders
A Division
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This page last edited on 10/05/2011 |
Spaying &
Neutering Your Bully Breed dog
First let me state that I am an
advocate of the spaying & neutering of all dogs that are not
kept for the purpose of breeding. We do require all
customers to sign a spay & neuter agreement as part of our
Purchase Agreement unless such dogs are purchased by approved
breeders for breeding purposes. We do not specify at what
age they must be spay or neutered and leave this up to our
customers and their vets to decide.
Now that said; there is much controversy as to the pros and cons
of spaying & neutering and the best age to do so. I am not
a veterinarian nor have I personally done extensive studies on
this matter. I have done significant research on this
subject and have read the studies done by others and my
conclusion is; I would not have my female large breed dog spay
any younger than 6 months and if possible would wait until 14
months after her first estrus cycle. I also choose to wait
until 18 - 24 months for my large breed male dogs. I
however as a breeder am in a different situation than most pet
dog owners and am set up and prepared to handle the issues
associated with intact dogs. I recommend to my customers
that they do their own research on this matter, discuss it with
their vet and make their own decision.
Fact:
Depending where you find your information; your chances of being
bitten by a sexually unaltered dog are usually about 3:1 greater
than being bitten by a sexually altered dog. Some
shelter/rescue organizations claim that 70 - 90 percent of dog
bites are from sexually intact dogs. I was able to find
this number on many shelter/rescue type websites but was unable
to find an actual study that proves it true. The fact does
still remain that sexually unaltered dogs are more likely to
bite. We have been breeding dogs for over 40 years.
We have found in our own dogs that this has been the case and
that otherwise very mellow laid back male and female dogs can
become far more aggressive when a dog in the pack is in estrus.
Another reason for this statistic is that the less responsible
dog owners among us are more likely to put off sexually altering
their dogs. They also are more likely to have poorly
socialized under-trained dogs and more likely to allow their
dogs into a confrontational situation.
Fact:
There are many opinions on this matter and more research is
needed in this area of dog health. For more information follow the link below
for examples of some of the research that has been done in this
area.
http://www.caninesports.com/SpayNeuter.html
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