Benefits of Spaying and Neutering Your Dog
"He is your friend, your partner, your defender, your dog.
You are his life, his love, his leader.
He will be yours, faithful and true, to the last beat of his heart.
You owe it to him to be worthy of such devotion.
" - Anonymous For those debating the benefits of spaying or neutering your doggie friend, the main point of contention relates to how the dog will handle the process.
Will it see you as a threat from now on, will its personality be forever altered, or will it become overly wary of you and the rest of your family? The answer to all of these questions is a resounding no, with most pet experts agreeing that sterilization amongst the pooch population should be actively encouraged.
Over a six year period, a single unaltered female and her offspring can produce over 6,000 puppies.
Therefore, the act of spaying (the surgical removal of a female dog's uterus and ovaries) and neutering (the removal of a male's testicles) is done to control high euthanasia levels because of overpopulation.
Spaying and neutering reduces urine marking, makes a dog less likely to wander off or run away, eliminates hostility, and encourages more affectionate behavior.
The benefits of neutering male dogs: -Cannot reproduce -Less likely to mark territory with urine -Less likely to fight other dogs -Less likely to exert dominance and/or exhibit aggressive behavior.
The benefits of spaying female dogs: -Cannot reproduce -Cannot get uterine or ovarian cancer -Cannot get dangerous uterine infections -Less hormone-related moodiness.
On an average pet-to-pet basis, dogs are spayed or neutered between six and nine months of age.
Due to the different sizes of various dog breeds, many puppies recuperate from surgery quicker than adults: Some can even be sterilized as young as two months old.
The pet sterilization process is performed under general anesthesia and, because some dogs suffer small amounts of soreness and discomfort following the surgery, medication may be prescribed by the vet to deal with the pain.
Spaying and neutering is the most effective way of helping to manage the overwhelmingly excessive dog population problem that is affecting the nation.
In the U.
S.
alone, seven puppies are born for every human.
In 1980, over 23 million animals were sadly euthanized.
In 2002, that number significantly dropped to nearly 4.
7 million.
Pet sterilization successfully lowers the breeding process, meaning that less puppies are adopted or euthanized at pet shelters.
Unfortunately, over three million dogs are put to sleep every year.
You are his life, his love, his leader.
He will be yours, faithful and true, to the last beat of his heart.
You owe it to him to be worthy of such devotion.
" - Anonymous For those debating the benefits of spaying or neutering your doggie friend, the main point of contention relates to how the dog will handle the process.
Will it see you as a threat from now on, will its personality be forever altered, or will it become overly wary of you and the rest of your family? The answer to all of these questions is a resounding no, with most pet experts agreeing that sterilization amongst the pooch population should be actively encouraged.
Over a six year period, a single unaltered female and her offspring can produce over 6,000 puppies.
Therefore, the act of spaying (the surgical removal of a female dog's uterus and ovaries) and neutering (the removal of a male's testicles) is done to control high euthanasia levels because of overpopulation.
Spaying and neutering reduces urine marking, makes a dog less likely to wander off or run away, eliminates hostility, and encourages more affectionate behavior.
The benefits of neutering male dogs: -Cannot reproduce -Less likely to mark territory with urine -Less likely to fight other dogs -Less likely to exert dominance and/or exhibit aggressive behavior.
The benefits of spaying female dogs: -Cannot reproduce -Cannot get uterine or ovarian cancer -Cannot get dangerous uterine infections -Less hormone-related moodiness.
On an average pet-to-pet basis, dogs are spayed or neutered between six and nine months of age.
Due to the different sizes of various dog breeds, many puppies recuperate from surgery quicker than adults: Some can even be sterilized as young as two months old.
The pet sterilization process is performed under general anesthesia and, because some dogs suffer small amounts of soreness and discomfort following the surgery, medication may be prescribed by the vet to deal with the pain.
Spaying and neutering is the most effective way of helping to manage the overwhelmingly excessive dog population problem that is affecting the nation.
In the U.
S.
alone, seven puppies are born for every human.
In 1980, over 23 million animals were sadly euthanized.
In 2002, that number significantly dropped to nearly 4.
7 million.
Pet sterilization successfully lowers the breeding process, meaning that less puppies are adopted or euthanized at pet shelters.
Unfortunately, over three million dogs are put to sleep every year.
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