There are people that entirely agree with you. I know that some people I've met from Norway say that in their country, yes it is absurd to 'fix' dogs.
People ought to question spay/neuter for the health of their dog, yes.
There's some controversy about the age timing of spay/neutering. Some say don't do this too early.
I've seen some interesting before/after hormonal adjustments in spayed/neutered dogs that make me go hmmmmm.... like, spayed female dogs often develop an ANNOYING urine leaky problem that occurs due to hormonal changes post-spay. You trade one issue for another. Neutering, at least with beagles? The male beagles I've seen neutered, within months become fat. It's a hormone shift that contributes to this. Granted all is manageable. If you seek an athletic dog, neutering is out of the question!
I've not necessarily seen much of a behavior change in spayed/neutered dogs. They still mark like crazy. Some still chase as if they're entirely intact (nope not a cryptorchid). I've seen dogs that are aggression prone intact or neutered (however, socialization/training happens to be what deters that kind of behavior).
Now, with the general population of dog owners, spaying/neutering is probably the BEST move. Most people aren't super duper dedicated hyper-responsible care takers. They have dogs, they feed them, and that's it. Yeah, these are the same people that use a backyard as their dog's main form of exercise, and the dog happily sleeps around the house for much of the day (hopefully!). Really, this is typical. That kind of dog household does NOT NOT NOT need an intact dog at all. For the sake of population control, yes indeed I support spay/neuter. Most people aren't suited to keeping dogs anyways, at least from what I've seen. A lot of people get dogs, having no idea the amount of time dogs require. Too many people think that dogs suit a working household where the dog barely makes it outdoors in the morning and the evening, while the humans work all day long. It's the equivalent of a latchkey canine. If you're in the minority that's super responsible/knowledgeable about your dogs, by all means leave them intact. If any unplanned pregnancies occur, you can take responsibility for it. You also should be educated enough to keep up with routine veterinary exams, particularly for unspayed female dogs to watch for uterine cancers. Gotta say though that keeping an unspayed female dog is absolutely annoying.
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There are people that entirely agree with you. I know that some people I've met from Norway say that in their country, yes it is absurd to 'fix' dogs.
People ought to question spay/neuter for the health of their dog, yes.
There's some controversy about the age timing of spay/neutering. Some say don't do this too early.
I've seen some interesting before/after hormonal adjustments in spayed/neutered dogs that make me go hmmmmm.... like, spayed female dogs often develop an ANNOYING urine leaky problem that occurs due to hormonal changes post-spay. You trade one issue for another. Neutering, at least with beagles? The male beagles I've seen neutered, within months become fat. It's a hormone shift that contributes to this. Granted all is manageable. If you seek an athletic dog, neutering is out of the question!
I've not necessarily seen much of a behavior change in spayed/neutered dogs. They still mark like crazy. Some still chase as if they're entirely intact (nope not a cryptorchid). I've seen dogs that are aggression prone intact or neutered (however, socialization/training happens to be what deters that kind of behavior).
Now, with the general population of dog owners, spaying/neutering is probably the BEST move. Most people aren't super duper dedicated hyper-responsible care takers. They have dogs, they feed them, and that's it. Yeah, these are the same people that use a backyard as their dog's main form of exercise, and the dog happily sleeps around the house for much of the day (hopefully!). Really, this is typical. That kind of dog household does NOT NOT NOT need an intact dog at all. For the sake of population control, yes indeed I support spay/neuter. Most people aren't suited to keeping dogs anyways, at least from what I've seen. A lot of people get dogs, having no idea the amount of time dogs require. Too many people think that dogs suit a working household where the dog barely makes it outdoors in the morning and the evening, while the humans work all day long. It's the equivalent of a latchkey canine. If you're in the minority that's super responsible/knowledgeable about your dogs, by all means leave them intact. If any unplanned pregnancies occur, you can take responsibility for it. You also should be educated enough to keep up with routine veterinary exams, particularly for unspayed female dogs to watch for uterine cancers. Gotta say though that keeping an unspayed female dog is absolutely annoying.