| I've got a pretty firm opinion on this... if you're not showing/titling (and therefore, really should not be breeding), I think the responsible thing to do is have your male altered.
An exception may be if your vet feels that he is at some kind of risk of going under (I've heard of this happening, say in the case the dog is anemic or something - that surgery should only be performed if absolutely necessary).
Otherwise, I think we, as responsible dog owners owe it to our pets (and the 5 million cats and dogs euthanized in shelters yearly in the US) to spay and neuter if there is no intention to produce puppies. |