Is there a way to successfully prevent your female from being bred without spaying?

Question

For those that may wonder, I have not excluded not having her spayed. However, I believe that deep down these animals are made to work in a specific way, meaning with all of their organs. If there was a way for us to safely prevent pregnancy and have our female live a normal, healthy life, intact then I would rather do that than have an organ snatched out.

Women tend to get breast cancer, do we all need a mastectomy? I agree that there are health benefits from spaying your pet, I have a rescued cocker spaniel that is spayed, she isn't a quality specimen of the breed, why pass that down to her offspring? However, what's right for one may not be right for another. The funny thing is, if I were to have mentioned that my female is registered with high quality bloodlines the people preaching "alter" wouldn't have yelled so hard. We do intend to breed, later down the line, not for money but to improve the breed itself. I am not ignorant, selfish, or anything other than a loving dog owner that wishes to try and keep her pets intact. I did not ask anything other than if there was a successful way to prevent a female from getting bred. We live in different parts of the world, my vet doesn't know everything, neither do I. I asked because it is a learning process, and I am eager to know what other people know, not answer to judgements.

Answer 1

Why on earth would you not spay her if you don't want her pregnant?!

If you insist, keep her indoors while she's in heat and only let her out on a leash when you're with her.

After seeing what you added:
Spaying her will actually help your female dog in the long run - It will eliminate the risk of uterine cancer. You also won't have to deal with her going into heat.

Answer 2

Spaying is best for your female. The longer she is left intact the higher her risk of mammary cancer becomes as well as reproductive cancers and a very serious often fatal uterine infection called pyometria.

Human females don't have the high rate of mammary cancer from being "intact" that dogs/cats do, however there are women who have a high risk of cancers in their family history and other factors and they do indeed opt to have mastectomies and hysterectomies ot eliminate the risk of these cancers.Human females also don't have the risk of pyometria either. This is a very very serious and common infection and it often is fatal.

The "pill" that is out there is not a very safe product, matter of fact most vets will not recommend or prescribe it.

There is no way to 100% prevent pregnancy besides spaying.

Unfortunately all to often people tend to look at spay/neuter from a human perspective, which they should not..there are specific differences, especially health wise.

I am very much into wellbred dogs and responsible breeding, but just because a dog is well bred doesn't mean it should be bred.Only 10% of all purebred dogs that are bred should ever be bred. Most purebreds should be altered. I've personally had years of experience with dogs, breeding and medical aspects of intact dogs.

Answer 3

Women get hysterectomies ALL the time. And live a LOT longer than any dog would. People live without spleens,gall bladders,appendix,with just 1 kidney,lose a chunk of liver,have sections of intestine removed, and can even have half their brain removed!!!!!!!

That is NOT a real good reason for not having a dog spayed!!!!

Would you "snatch out" her uterus if she has a pyo..a uterus full of pus....or hope to treat it and that she lives??????????? What if she gets mammary tumors???? Would you spay her then?? Might it be too late????? What if she ends up having "accidental" pregnancies??? There is NO birth control for dog...other than spaying.

I know of NO good vet that would put a dog on the pill. Talk about messing with a body!!! Wonder what the side effects THAT would have!!!

I have spayed and neutered MANY excellent quality, registered examples of my breed. There is no need for EVERY dog to reproduce...even if they are of excellent quality. If there are 5 outstanding examples in one litter, should they ALL reproduce??
If you are planning on breeding....so therefore you do not spay...then you are VERY diligent to keep the girl safe and away from the boys. That is just how it is. If there is an accidental pregnancy...you spay since you realize you are not diligent enough.

Answer 4

Yes - but it takes tremendous responsibility on your part. If you cannot ensure that she won't be bred, then spaying is much more convenient. If she has an unplanned litter, then you are adding to a very overburdoned system and it would be entirely your fault. But if you can be responsible - there really isn't any problem.

I have several dogs - all females. Some are spayed, some aren't. It is not difficult to manage females in season, but you have to be absolutely, positively sure that you don't allow her outside time unsupervised and don't allow her to be with any intact males - period. Dogs have been known to breed right through fences and males will stop at nothing breed your girl. They will go over, under or through that fence. Your best bet is to keep her inside and let her out under your direct supervision while she's in heat. I do keep my females crated a little more when in season and do use the panties when they are allowed to roam the house.

Answer 5

Lock her up and keep an eye on her every moment she is in heat. I had a rescue who went into heat before I could get her spayed, she and they neighbors dog were very close to successful at doing it through the fence!

As you are looking at spay as an option, I can tell you from much experience that you will have a more stable, easier to maintain pet if you spay her.

Answer 6

You could try those pills but you are going to spend more in the long run on pils than you are to just fix her. Plus she will have higher risks of getting mammary cancers and other cancers if she is intact. I would suggest just fixing her. It may be more money now but it will be cheaper than buying her pills all the time. What if she lives to be 12 or 13 + years? Thats a lot of pills for a dog to take.

Answer 7

you would need to really pay attention to her cycles, for the most part it is 1 week coming in 1 week in and 1 week going out (making it about 3 weeks altogether) and in that time frame you would really have to be there with her when she went outside etc... if there are male unneutered dogs in your home you could put one of those diapers on her to try to keep her safe but the chances are pretty high that she will get it off. So with careful intervention you could keep her safe if there arent other dogs in your home, if so I would advise getting her fixed, dogs have shown no shortened life span by being fixed. I have 5 females all fixed and they are 13/8/6/4 and 3 all seemingly healthy

Answer 8

Just keep an eye on her during her heat cycles. I understand your views on this. I only breed mine once a year during the off season I have to keep her from the male folks. You have to do this for three weeks during her heat. All my dogs live in my home I don't believe in kennels nor crates. I have not had a problem keeping the males from the females. Just the females get really spoiled because I have to carry them around for three weeks plus take them to work with me . They get use to that. You just have to keep track of her heats and be with her at all times. Good luck to you it is a lot of work keeping a dog from matting. If you really never want to breed her it would be best getting her spayed. That way you don't have to worry.

Answer 9

Besides using the 'pill', you can also buy a 'panties' for her that you put on her when going into public to 'HELP' prevent sex. But they can be chewed off quickly. Don't make the dog look very good. I have used them when they were first invented. As one other said, a biggie is the pill. It 'helps' take away the scent going out to the males. If the dogs couple, plan on puppies.

Just as in humans, NOTHING is foolproof.

Can you imagine if every one that pushed altering pets got altered.

Answer 10

Spaying will cut down on the risk of cancer, and when in heat they bleed everywhere, and howl, and moan and will do anything to get to the male. As will the males do just about anything. I've seen dogs bite through chain link fence to get some.