Dog Care/Spaying and neutering

Why spay and neuter

Spaying or neutering your dog can be helpful both for the dog and for you.

• No possibility of accidental puppies (There are already many more dogs than there are people who want them, leading to many deaths.)
• Dogs are less apt to run away and/or attract stray dogs
• Spaying a female dog almost eliminates the risk of uterine infections, genital cancers, and mammary tumors
• Decreases aggressiveness of males to each other in the presence of females in heat (Unfortunately, it will not consistently decrease other types of aggressiveness.)
• Decreases territory marking, which aids in house-training
• Reduces the risk of prostate enlargement in male dogs
• Avoids disadvantages of female dogs in heat, such as aggressiveness, discomfort, and discharge of fluid from the vagina