Pro-Neuturing, Then where should puppies come from?

Question

Sorry but last i checked you need unfixed dogs to have puppies. I understand that responsible breeders are important and i think irresponsible breeders should be punished. But then neutering can not be the correct answer for everyone...

My breeder made my sign that if i ever wanted to get rid of my dog that i instead had to give it to them. And if my dog ever irresponsibly breed, got lost, ended up on thee streets etc i would have give huge donations to the local dog shelter. i think its a good contract that helps.

Additionally the breeder required that we get a chip for our dog and provide the chip # so they can check if the dog does ever end up in a shelter. Also a death record would be needed to justify the dog was properly taken care of and death was not on purpose..

What do you think. I know its hard to enforce, but its a option instead of neutering.

Answer 1

The replies to this question are SCARY. THIS BREEDER IS NOT UNUSUALbreeders amoung hobby breeders. Clearly most of you haven't a clue about responsible breeders. They ALL take back their pups - at 6mo or 12 years- this is nothing unusual. In fact our local dog club has stepped in when the breeder of the pup DIED. Responsible breeder virtually never have accidental matings- YES you DO watch the in heat female 24/7 or have two barriers between her & the male.
The truly scary part about the spay neuter laws is these are the folks who will take it in the teeth and stop breeding. The nimnos who tie their girl out and claim the dog raped by a stray will simply stop licensing the dog (proven fact when cities tried this)

Answer 2

1. I'm not for sure what shot they are talking about. I have had only females, which all were spade. But I don't think this shot is necessary. 2.They will give you a paper that covers all the basics once the surgery is over. I have always heard two weeks, so he can recover... but in my experience it's really hard to have a puppy not play for two weeks. 3. No, not always the case. He may calm down, he may not. It could go either way, but the vet does say it should calm the dog down... not always the case though in my experience. 4. Depends on the dog. I have had some male dogs growing up and some lifted their leg some didn't. The humping thing though should stop. But when a dog humps your leg it's not because he wants to mate with you, it's more of a dominance thing and lack of exercise thing. 5. Once again the paper will cover this, but no water for the first couple of hours, and no food until the next day. 6. No.... neutering a dog is a very healthy thing to do. The only reason to not neuter is if you are planning to have the dog mate, which only experienced people should do.

Answer 3

Puppies should come from reputable breeders. You can't have so many irresponsible breeders and puppy mills if your dog can't have puppies.

Most reputable breeders make you sign something that says "if you don't want the dog then give it back". But with some...because it is a legal contract.....can sue you if you breed the dog. The breeders I have talked to said they would use this money on whelping supplies or donate it to the SPCA.

Ok good idea....but think. If your dog got loose and fathered tons of dogs (or became a mother) then unless you donated a thousand dollars to a shelter.....it wouldn't cover the cost of even bringing up a litter.

A micro chip won't stop a litter from being born. You may find your dog.....but a male can impregnate tons of females before being found.

Neutering isn't about being responsible....it is about protecting animals from death. Can't die if they were never born.

Answer 4

i think signing a contract is a good idea, but how on earth can a breeder keep up with something like that?

besides, accidental breedings and irresponsible breedings are two very different things. an accidental breeding would be if you have an intact (non-neutered) dog, and if he happens to be around a non-spayed female, then they can still breed when you're not looking (you can't always watch your dog every second). irresponsible breeding would be intentionally breeding your dog with some other dog and not taking genetics of the puppies into consideration: i.e., breeding the dogs just for money.

when people say they're pro-neutering, usually they are not breeders and do not intend to breed their dogs. they mean that if you don't plan to breed your dog, have them neutered to prevent any accidental breedings.

hope this helps clarify some things for you:)

Answer 5

8 million puppies in shelters and you ask that. The world will never run out of idiots who think they don't have to neuter pets. There are now too many puppies. They get euthanized in shelters because there is no more room or time. Is there a difference to you whether we get dogs from breeders or shelters? There are too many dogs. That isn't hard to understand, is it?

Answer 6

Sorry but the last I checked there are already an overabundance of puppies and dogs in shelters and I highly doubt neutering and spaying is going to affect the dog population anytime in the near future. Unfortunately most breeders aren't as responsible as the one you purchased your dog from.

Answer 7

Your breeder was clearly the exception, not the rule. And that's all well and good for purebred dogs, but what of all the mixed breed mutts dying in the streets? Who's looking out for them?
Neutering IS the only answer. You just haven't thought this through.

Answer 8

I think that we should neuter/spay all pets until the need for needless euthanization and shelters are gone. When/If we ever get to that point, *then* we can worry about where we're going to get more puppies. The dogs and puppies that are out there on the street, at puppy mills, at pet stores and at shelters need to be rescued before dang-near impossible contracts like the one you signed are made mandatory.

Answer 9

We could make it where breeders could only bread one dog once a year or something like that until population is under control. Then once its under control we will still have dogs left that havent been neutered.

Answer 10

There are enough puppies in shelters to supply people for years and years and years for gods sake