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Originally Posted by stale

anyone who is not a breeder/shower has no reason to not alter their dogs, IM(ns)HO. really, if you're not showing in a field that requires you to be intact, and aren't holding on for breeding, then the responsible act is for you to alter your animal. at 6 months or 1.5 years, makes no major difference - i'd rather see a six month old altered than a 1 year old as a sire/dam....

stale

So are you saying I am not a responsible owner, because my 8 years old dog is intact?????


IMHO... you got it all wrong!
Responsibility is the same, no matter if your dog is intact or not! Period!