Just so people are aware. I’m speaking on my 18+ years of working with all breeds and levels of dogs. From young dogs to old retired dogs, I’ve dealt with almost every health issue out there and have worked with numerous veterinarians all over the country. I’ve seen the damage it does to dogs, and will say this, I’ve seen a trend in more veterinarians realizing that and recommending against spaying/neutering. I will be having a veterinarian on for a team dog podcast/video in the coming weeks.

I also really hate it when people call it "fixing". You're not getting them fixed. They were fixed from when they were born.

I didn't neuter my dog. He lives alone in my house. He has no access to females. So why would I? But the vet still pushes for it. He is 4! Let him be...

I feel so horrible for doing it to my dog. I can’t stop crying. He trusted me and I betrayed him. I’m sooo sorry my beautiful baby.

This world is CRAZY. People buy a dog, castrate it, leash it. For what purpose? To have a friend? That's not how you treat a friend.

I always had a feeling neutering pets were wrong, I never liked the idea

I spayed my 3 year old pit because a vet told me I needed to, that was 3 years ago and I regret it so much. She was lean and full of energy before hand and now she is lethargic and her drive is almost non existent. Please don’t do it, and if you’re doing it because you don’t want to deal with them going into heat just don’t own a female dog.

I've said this for years. I felt like I was the only person in this crazy culture to see it this way. Mike, as far as I'm concerned, you're right on. When people mutilate their animals; ears, tails, genitals, thumbs, they don't want the animals. They want a convenient, modified version of something that looks similar to an animal.

They even came up with the saying "fix your pet". That's breaking not fixing. IMO

The United States is the only place where they heavily believe in just spaying and neutering every living thing in site that's not a human. I absolutely hate it. I've had so many dogs, and the ones that were spayed or neutered always had problems with bone strength and density, incontinence, laziness, weight gain ect. I NEVER had behavioral issues with an intact dog either. I tell people all the time who are getting a dog, to leave them intact, but most people don't listen. And when you ask people why they got their dog spayed or neutered, they just shrug and say "it's healthy for them" or "It's what you're supposed to do." No. Leaving them the way they ARE is healthy. Such stupidity. Thanks for making this video. The stigma around this subject is pure insanity.

I will not be neutering any of my dogs, my dogs deserve to keep their body parts, God gave them those for more reasons than just procreation.

Thank you! I tell people that spaying is bad and they look at me like im stupid. This is how vets make rheir money, they need you to spay or neuter for them to charge for more vet visits. These procedures guarantee more health issues in dogs.

Wow, our male dog is not neutered! I thought it was soo wrong, cruel & I was completely against it. What did I know, but I knew I didn’t want him neutered-even thought the Vets encourage it to prevent cancer etc…He’s 5 now (very healthy & not fat) & hasn’t gotten any female dog’s pregnant. Thank you Mike!!!

As a vet tech, I agree , they are alternative solution such as vasectomy or just removing the uterus and keeping the ovaries. Education is so important and get another Vet if you don't like or trust yours. Do what's best for your pet always.Btw I own a 8 year old intact Maltese female whose very healthy and happy!

Funny thing I just remembered, a friend of mine a few years back had a pup and went to the vet for his 6 minth checkup. Vet told him to "fix" his dog. He asked "why", vet replied that it would prevent testicular cancer. My friend shot back, ok I will do it after my surgery, vet asked what he was hiving done, he said that he was having his head removed so it would prevent brain cancer hahahahah he never went back to the vet

It seemed like I was the only person who thought about it that way but thanks god there are people who have a fucking heart

Dr Karen Becker on this channel is the one to watch, she is right on the money. I personally have no problem with sterilisation, it the method that is currently done I have the problem with. Vacectomy, tubual ligation, historectomy or OSS are the way forward. We don't remove hormones from humans when they are sterilised, so why is this acceptable in dogs? Having no hormones leads to endocrine disorders. Do your homework people.

I have a 6 month old male and a 10 week old female specialized breed. I don't want puppies. I paid a small fortune and called many vets to find one that could do a vasectomy after doing a ton of research. He is considered unaltered. All his hormones stay in place. I have had 2 dogs who had major medical endocrine disorders after neutering. I will never neuter or full spay a dog. They need their hormones just like we need ours

its so selfish that others do that for their own personal gain and don’t see anything wrong with it. they have their own life and goals, they do not exist to make humans happy.

Thank you. I have been throwing this around in my head for years. My instinct was to not do it. I'm glad I chose correct.

Would you rather strays get pregnant on streets, females can get assaulted by up to 10 males, and it's always a horrible experience for the female and many diseases are spread by biting aggressively like aids for pets. I have had brought in animals as young as 6 months old having babies and some of the mothers die because their bodies are too young and the other risk is the babies that are in danger because the mum has to travel long ways and sometimes has to leave them alone. Kittens might wander off by themselves into traffic or even worse, and we also have stupid people doing harmful breeding with lots of animals, all stuffed into one house in cages, and that causes more gentic and disease problems. And to top all that off with financial crisis today, people are just dumping their animals because they can't afford to keep them and this is the same for babies who i have seen being left on a train track once in a bga because their owner's cat got pregnant and couldn't afford to keep them and decided to be evil and get rid of them because they didn't want to stigma. Neutering stops animals from getting those diseases, makes them more relaxed so they won't get into fights, and stops them from wandering off. I have had many animals neutered, and they are always the same after its just that they are more friendlier and calmer. Please neutur and spay your pets if you can

Cutting off your dogs body parts is not a good idea thanks for being so blunt with everybody!

FINALLY ~~~ I get to hear from a PROFESSIONAL, affirm my personal fur baby mama’s opinion that I should NOT spay my sweet mini Australian Shepherd! Yes I take extra care to make sure she is not left alone nor be thrown in a dog pen full of potential fur baby daddies. Thanks for sharing this!

Good words unless there is a medical reason.I never agreed with the term getting a dog fixed, because they were never broken in the first place. Had a vet tell my family to get our first dog neutered to avoid testicular diseases, but we didn't do it. He's now 15 years strong and acts like a puppy. Thank you sir.

Even in the case of a male dog suffering from BPH or an enlarged prostate, you don’t have to neuter. Oral finesteride can be used daily to keep the enlargement down. My lab at 7 was diagnosed with BPH. He had blood in his urine and after a sonogram was diagnosed with an enlarged prostate that was infected. He was put on antibiotics first to cope with the infection with castration as the final remedy. I did not want to neuter him because he was an extremely active high drive lab. So I contacted various vets snd breeders across the country who recommended finesteride more commonly known as propecia as an alternative route. I proposed the idea to my vet who was very open minded and reviewed all the scientific literature I provided. He was then put on a low dose of finesteride. Within a couple of weeks the prostrate had shrunk to the size that the vet could barely feel it in an anal exam. He stayed on finesteride to the end of his life (13.5) years with no more BPH and was extremely active and muscular to the end.

Our unspayed indoor female cat lived to 26 years old! I currently have 6 healthy senior unspayed cats. Female Cats can live a very long life even when not spayed and not all cats develop pyometra and ovarian cancer and you can prevent these diseases naturally. Even spayed cat can suffer from Lymphoma, bone cancer and cell tumor. I believe there are other factors that contribute to cancer like feeding horrible commercial pet food, over use of chemical conventional medicine and vaccinations. Our indoor unspayed cats outlived many spayed cats. I use herbal dewormer and natural herbal remedies and I feed homemade complete balanced high protein low carb food. My cats are healthy and never sick.

I watched my female develop large breasts that I had to pump milk off of when she had her false pregnancies every six months. She lined up her toys and laid on them, crying begging them to take her milk , until I pumped them for her. She eventually developed diabetes from the insulin imbalance that these regular episodes caused. Her slim belly hung like she was an old breeder by the time she was five. Get your vets advice, but just know that keeping your dog from "fucking breeding" isn't the only thing to think about. Find a reputable vet and don't let narrow minded opinions take the place of their advice.

Thank you !!!!! For this . My dog is my buddy and there is not a damn thing wrong with him . I am glad that I held on not to neuter him , despite the fact I always get criticized almost everywhere for not doing it . I don’t give a damn what other people think because in my heart I just know neutering is not good for him . My dog has absolutely no behavior issues whatsoever . He is super healthy and happy . And most important , intact !

DUDE! THANK YOU! My exact message to people and all the hate I got for covering this topic was ridiculous! And the comments from people shows how ignorant so many people are! Just found your channel!

I think most people choose to get their dogs altered because it makes their life easier, well, if they are lucky. I think back and forth and chose not to get my dog neutered, I just have to get him under control when nearing female dogs. It's quite a trouble, yes, but I will feel bad if I go against mother nature. I think he has the right to keep his balls.

Thank you !!! Spaying and neutering for convenience is evil. I have two Siamese and my girl is completely traumatized as I got her at 2 years old weeks after being nurtured, she walks funny and does not trust humans whatsoever!

If you don't spay or neuter your kids don't spay or neuter your pets. The same medical benefits apply to dogs as to humans but that's not enough for us to do it. Yes dog's have hormones and can act aggressive because of that, but so do teenagers. Yes they are overpopulated but so are we but we're not spaying and neutering baby's to keep our population down.

It is immoral to neuter and spay animals. Imagine yourself in that position would you want your own reproductive organs painfully removed at a very young age? The answer is no you would not. Then don’t do it to animals. It is torture. It is unjust. It is cruel. It is evil. It is sadism. Our society has some serious problems with the way we treat animals.

Let me tell everyone something. Don’t EVER spay or neuter your dog. We ended up spaying our Dutch Shepherd two months ago and it was the worst decision we EVER made. We took a perfectly healthy and happy little crackhead in for the procedure and received a nearly dead Dutch. Nearly two months later (today), she is still in bad shape. She hasn’t been able to keep her food down and when she does, it is extremely difficult for her to do so. Her esophagus was damaged and she lost 25% of her body weight, and still has not been able to gain it back, even though we try feeding her 2x-3x the amount of food she needs. And what did my now ex-veterinarian say? “We don’t know what happened! We’ve never seen this before.” So, after many days in the animal hospital’s ICU, many visits to the specialists (later today again), x-rays, endoscopies, blood tests, nearly $5K out-of-pocket later, etc., and heartache watching our 7-month old female Dutch Shepherd struggle to swallow her food, please listen to Mike. I’m still angry with myself having been “convinced” by my ex-vet to go through this. I get angry thinking about what happened to our “Blue.” Again, Never again will we ever neuter or spay. Blue was a Pipe-hitter of a pup before this! Extremely eager to learn and work. It took me a month for me to re-gain her trust. Dogs know.

Thank you! Learn the responsibilities of having a pet instead of fucking up your pet’s body for the sake of laziness.

You sir just spoke my mind. I've ALWAYS been against altering, especially after I learned more about it. It's heartbreaking that so many rescues and breeders force PUPPIES, GROWING puppies, to be mutilated like this (yes, i consider it mutilation). One of our training clients was spayed as a baby (owners didn't know any better and they had a bad vet who told them it was A-Okay and safe), which screwed up her growth hormones so badly that her body grew so akwardly. It caused her to barely be able to walk and she was in immense pain for a year until my sister recommended her vet to the owners, and that vet watched her walk for about 2 mins before telling the owners she was in constant pain. Luckily the owners learned their lesson and haven't neutered their new dog, and they won't unless medically necessary. Also, I've always hated the term "fixing", it implies something was wrong in the first place, when in reality the act of "fixing" a pet actually removes perfectly healthy and natural organs. All because some owners are lazy and don't want to be responsible. Good on you sir, thank you for speaking the truth!

You’re my favorite a*hole!! 😭♥️ I love you so much. Saw this video four years ago when I first got my pup and it first came out.. I applaud you just as much now, as I did them 🥺 I needed encouragement from others when I decided to keep my pup in tact!! Everyone in my family STILL.. over four years.. gives me shit for him being intact. Talking about how ugly it is and all this shit 🙄 he’s the best boy in the entire world. And I love him. And would never, EVER do something to knowingly harm him. Especially out of pure laziness!! I spent a lot of time, energy and effort training him. Under no circumstances would neutering ever be necessary. Behavioral issues? He has none 🤣 unwanted breeding? Impossible to happen. Unsightly? Idgaf 💀 they can say all they want about how hims balls look lmaooooo. I don’t even notice him! Just when he gets hot and flips over on his back.. which is everyday 🤣🤣🤣 I don’t mind them and I want him happy and healthy forever 😭 so I wish they’d just stfu about it already.

My sisters husky became obese, never wants to play anymore and is just acting like a dying lazy dog. It's the worst thing ever. I love that dog and I feel like it's not even the same dog anymore it's just terrible.

Plus, if people are concerned about over population of dogs, shut down puppy mills.

COULD NOT SAY IT BETTER! I WISH MORE PEOPLE WOULD WAKE UP TO THIS AND ALL THE MISINFORMATION OUT THERE!

Why didn't I find this sooner!? 😭 thank you for spreading awareness my brothers dog is 9 years old has had one litter of puppies and was in heat when they recommended the spay! She went in happy and healthy and came home so so sick 😫 throwing up refusing to eat shaking and even started bleeding heavily from her lady parts which prompted us to take her to emergency care yesterday despite them telling us three different days that it was fine and normal on the phone. So glad we took her in despite the recommended wait and see approach. She had to stay over night and she is still there now.... do Not spay your dogs at all especially if they are older or(and) in heat! They do not warn you about this you must do your own research. Please don't make the same mistake we did. We trusted the vet to know whats right and do what's right and clearly we were wrong! Please pray for baylie

I’m so happy I found your video , cause people been telling me I should spay my dog and I don’t ever want to do that to my dog , to hurt her ;( . My dog is healthy. And happy . And I don’t want her to go through that unnecessary pain .

I wouldn’t want it to happen to me so I wouldn’t do it to them.

My dog was spayed at 8 weeks old, has never been overweight or had any severe medical problems she is now 10. I must say 8 weeks is wayyyyy to early, I’m not advocating for that. But my point is spaying an neutering your animal isn’t really gonna have long term negative effects. This is so far what is parallel with the science and literature. You may have a different experience with it, but correlation does not mean causation.

Imagine doing that to a woman or a man, disgusting.

I’m glad I educated myself on this. I have a Bouvier he’s not quite a year old. I went from how soon should I get it done to I’ll wait a year to let him get the proper growth benefits to I’ll get it done in two years when he’s truly done growing to this is a bad idea, not gonna do it. Everyone told me I’d have aggression issues, especially with my other male dog who did get neutered before I got him. My dog has been attacked my three dogs ALL of them neutered, all of the owners “shocked” at what happened. The last dog that attacked my dog nearly got killed by mine. I had mine under control, he’s already 70lbs, but they lost control of the leash and he just wouldn’t stop so I allowed mine to protect himself. Is that a common thing, neutered dogs aggressive towards whole dogs? He’s wise to it now, still never shows aggression to other dogs and wants to play so, no harm no foul as far as I’m concerned. I just make sure anyone who approaches and wants to engage knows he’s not neutered and to keep control of their dog. I haven’t had another neutered male encounter yet.

Don’t neuter/spay your pet! Let them live naturally and how God intended

I was told by my vet that the number 1 reason she recommends neutering male dogs is due to them running away to the scent of a female. Other than that she said it’s the owner’s choice but that she’d recommend against it before they’re done growing for the exact reasons you said. I was pleasantly shocked. I fully expecting them to push neutering but she didn’t.

I just cancelled the procedure. Wondering if I made the right decision and saw this. Feel so much better. Thank you.

Should you spay or neuter animals NO! It is sexual abuse on animals by ripping off their balls

It's so weird that there's such a push to neuter/spay animals. I adopted a dog and he was not neutered. I took him to the vet to get shots and a general check up. Everything came back good, he is a perfectly healthy boy. The vets/vet techs right away started to push to have him neutered. I even made the appointment and then cancelled because I decided it was unethical to snip him. He is a very good boy that still has puppy tendencies but he's only two. Even when I took him to get groomed they recommended getting him neutered to help with "behavioral issues". The behavioral issue they are referring to is that the groomer was trying to trim strands of hair above his eyes and he didn't like it (understandably) he kept trying to bite the scissors. I don't think that means he has a behavioral issue. I think if you put scissors close to anyone's eyes they wouldn't like it. That is the only "behavioral issue" he has. He rarely barks, I've never seen him growl, he is not an aggressive dog. I told the vet that he is never around other dogs without me being present so there's no way of him getting another dog present.

This is very sad and disappointed. I went today to a local animal shelter for a dog adoption because my son was asking me for a dog. We went to the center and we got a beautiful dog full of energy and before to sign the staff lady told me that they need to to this surgery. NOOOOO I SAID this will be my dog and my decision, lack of hormone in this 2 years old dog will aged and give a chronic fatigue for long life, she said...is the law. I refused to do this and decided to do not proceed the adoption

My GSD has his balls in tact thank you very much. I agree 100%

I just got my first dog last year, she’s now almost 2 years old. Since I got her even till now the vets and other people keep trying to convince me to spay her but I refuse to, it doesn’t sit right with me and I think it’s cruel. It’s just tough because it’s hard to find a daycare that will allow unaltered dogs in, which almost made me give in but I cry at just the thought of putting her through that pain so NO! I’m glad I found a bunch of others who agree with me! Thank you so much for this video.

The US and Canada are the only countries in the world that spay or neuter. In other countries they do tubal litigation, meaning vasectomy for males or tube tying for females. They recognize that removing an organ essential to the body's function, when not medically necessary, is barbaric. There are other methods of sterilization if that's what you want, but it's super rare in this country and will continue to be unless people start demanding for other options. I will not mutilate my animal just because other pet parents are irresponsible. Cutting off one of their organs because you're lazy is what's irresponsible in my opinion. I've heard many people tell me that their sex organs should be removed to prevent cancer in those areas. That's fucking crazy. My dog could get pancreatic cancer, or lung cancer, should we remove their pancreas and lungs too? It's just crazy the amount of bullshit the masses accept without question, instead of thinking for themselves and doing their own extensive research. There are loads of medical issues that can manifest by removing essential organs but people don't even think twice when a stranger tells them how to take care of their animal just because they are an 'animal doctor.' Same with over vaccination, you should titer your pets every few years and only revaccinate as needed. The animal care industry is killing our animals and literally causing premature death's. If you love your dog or cat please do your own research, and if it feels wrong to you, educate yourself through reliable sources and follow your heart. Only we have our animal's best interest in mind.

This is what I believe in fixing your dog too me is wrong and nobody should ever do it if your going to just don't own one

Mike, I can appreciate from a science and behavioral framework what you are saying. From a rescue standpoint this message scares the hell out of me. While there are many responsible dog owners there are sadly many more who care less about their kids let alone the animals they should be responsible for. Thank you for all you do with your foundation and keep up the great podcast. Respectfully.

Unfortunately, most dog daycare, dog bars, etc. will not allow unneutered dogs to participate. The public has been brainwashed and owners who choose not to spay or neuter are treated terrible in my experience. Dr. Karen Becker Of Mercola Healthy pets has a couple very good videos on the subject.

My two friends that are roommates had puppies last year, they kept two of them from the litter, a few weeks ago they said they made an appointment to get them neutered, I explained all the reasons why it was pointless and harmful, and they literally said "dude you aren't a vet you don't even know what you're talking about". So they went and spent $600 each per dog, then the very next morning, one of the dogs jumped and ripped open his stitches because they didn't keep him in the crate, so they had to take him back and spend $1800 DOLLARS MORE to get him re-stitched. They've now been on painkillers locked in their crates for 20 hours a day for the last 2 weeks so they can "heal". I think they are complete idiots for putting their dogs through this...

The worst is the shelters neutering puppies at 8 weeks old 😩

I'm really happy that I found your video and another one I just watched on KZfaq. These are the types of videos that inspired me to make my own after so long of fearing what people would say as American society is so pro-neuter and pro-spay that dog parents like us get labeled as irresponsible when I have spent months of research because I want to do right by my little one and I am so glad I did not listen. She is BY FAR the healthiest, most intelligent dog we've had to this day...she does not even need to be leashed and she just turned 4 years old and we've never had an issue when she is in heat, we are responsible and vigilant dog parents. The most aggressive dogs I've come across have all been fixed and she is the most well socialised and well behaved dog amongst her peers and people cannot believe she is not spayed, she is a pug and runs 3 miles a day, her legs and joints are strong as can be! Thank you so much for spreading awareness. People need to know that it is the same vets that once pushed early neuter practice decades ago that had catastrophic effects on so many dogs and now its known and proven to be bad practice but the entire procedure should not be a thing at all unless it's for medical reasons. Americans especially need to wake up, there is a reason it's banned and illegal in other countries. If people wanted to do what is best for their dogs they would not blindly listen to a multi billion dollar industry that exaggerates their claims, LOOK at the scientific data that is out there...the risks involved with the procedure outweigh the risks of leaving them in tact. THANK YOU FOR THIS UPLOAD!!!!!

I dont care about medical issues. Simply neutering spaying is wrong. Imagine someone doing the same to you.

It’s crazy I always seen people complaining about dogs & cats doing natural cat stuff if it’s that bad don’t own one

I have a 3 year old male, miniature poodle and I decided not to neuter him. He has no opportunity to breed and he has a wonderful temperament and is slim and has good muscle tone and energy. I did a lot of reading and the science is very clear on this issue-- Desexing dogs promotes many of the ligament/joint, obesity, bone, skin, endocrine and behavior problems (like fear and obsessive compulsive problems). The American Veterinary Medical Association, ironically promotes the most detrimental things for dogs: Spay and neuter young; feed garbage kibble; use parasite control oral and topical even in the dead of winter in cold regions, etc. They are in bed with big Pharma and so the more illness your dog gets from this bad husbandry, the more lined the pockets of big Pharma, big corporate "prescription" kibble makers and the veterinary industry. I am glad to see that many trainers and breeders are speaking out and letting dog owners know the bad side effects on behavior and physical structure and health. There is a reason why owners who run their dogs in sports (agility, obedience, guarding, herding, etc.) keep their dogs intact. In addition to the physical benefits of the hormones, they are necessary for dogs to develop mental maturity.

Wow. Someone who has the same thinking as I do. Love the example you gave about the uterus and testicles of young children being removed! Like how do u expect dogs to develop there natural hormones if the vary thing that makes them who they are being removed!!

I never wanted to neuter my dog but one time he ended up at the animal shelter and they made me neuter my dog otherwise they “would not release him”!!!!! It was my very first dog I ever owned so I didn’t know if I had any other choice I feel like the city or who ever is In charge of that just does it for money !!!

When a dog bonds with you, you become *everything* in his life. He will fight for you, care for you, fucking DIE for you. And you’d repay him by having his balls cut off? Not me.

My shitzu is 12 never spayed her. Thought about it for 1 second however i know it is not natures way. I keep her calm with warm baths..cosy spots in the house..lots of hugs and exercise during her heat cycle.

I'm with you 100% with everything you spoke about!!! A friend of mine wants to take her 2 year old female Labrador and have her spay. I have an awesome bond with this dog from when she was just 11 weeks old, and helped train her. It's killing me inside knowing that my friend wants to spay her now. I told her if it was a medical emergency I would understand, but it's not. She's such a beautiful dog! Vets are all about sustainability; solve one issue and create other issues to keep you coming back for more business. Vets are not about health they are about money in the long run. Big Pharma!

My father and mother spayed our two year old black lab today against my guidance. Their only reason was convenience. I Prey she’s okay

I would rather suggested and highly recommending vasectomies than the traditional Spay/neuter, Pharmaceutical business are nothing but a joke, Spay/neutering especially neutering a pet makes them behave way too calm and relaxed that doesn't seem like what they used to before and the most obvious problem that is literally laughable is that Spaying or Neutering is a method that takes a longer time, More wound spot and it makes the surgery cost higher and the healing process longer while vasectomy are a way less intrusive,easier and lesser recovery time operation that seemingly doesnt affect the pet behaviour any much But I do agree pet doesn't need the necessity to be neutered just for a common human mistake for mishandling a pet out of irresponsibility and stupidity, Most human in this world seem to had lost the ability of properly handling and communicating with their pet and many of them treat them like a Luxury Item rather than a living being, The sickening issues of an Soulless and Moral-free World.

Hey brother…..you remind me of my agency’s K9 officers! I’m retired Navy, and retired federal wildlife officer. My Australian Shepherd came into my life nine years ago. Once I totally retired, I didn’t deal with ‘retirement’ well, as there are so many bourbons, and every day was Friday. I firmly believe that she is partially responsible for me getting me back to “plumb”, and to be honest, I regret having had her spayed…..for a number of reasons. She’s my hiking and backpacking partner, but I know her years remaining are growing fewer….too damned quickly. And I can’t help but wonder (maybe selfishly) if not spaying her when we did, might not have given her a few more years. I didn’t know then, what I know now. No sense beating myself up, I’m just saying that I believe your message is valid and sound, for those who haven’t made that decision yet. Bravo-Zulu, brother…..so well said.

Cool, I’m in, I’m a dog guy for sure and I’ll never spay another dog- (tears)

As a well researched and highly educated individual, going through vet school, with decades of experience in the animal medical field... My dogs have all lived in between 17 and 20 years old. They’ve all been neutered or spayed. ( *After* full development.) Keeping a male dog who has a natural male drive to “use” his “piece” but won’t actually be “using” his “piece”... seems a bit cruel and poses risks for other dogs. It is very trusted for them. Almost every single dog owner I know, who has not spayed/neutered their pets end up experiencing nasty complications later in the dogs life ending in death or surgery. Most of them end up with cancer... The later in life surgeries/treatments occur, the longer and harder the road to recovery and the greater risk for them undergoing anesthesia. In addition, they never seem to be the same again... I have seen only a handful of these non neutered/non spayed dogs live passed age twelve. The youngest Ive personally ever lost a dog was age 17.5. (That’s the youngest) There are SOOOO many health risks for non spayed/ non neutered dogs. In addition, accidents can happen even to the most responsible dog owners out there. Please keep all of these factors in mind. P.S. Look into feeding balanced raw food diets diets for your dogs. You will be amazed by the health benefits. 👍🏻 (Kibbles are mostly *junk* . Don’t listen when your vet pushes royal cannin and hills science diet. They often push those brands true to financial incentives and/or lack of nutrition education. They are expensive bags of crap.)

Amen. There are millions of people out there that don't deserve the privilege of companionship a dog provides. Those owners are the ones that need spayed or neutered. I have raised German Shepherds all my life and they are more precious and valuable than any neighbor or burglar alarm system ever made. They are family members, not property in my eyes.

You’re a hero man. This isn’t a topic that is on the minds of many and i recently wasn’t even thinking about the actual action taken to “prevent breeding and dog horniness.” Thank you for speaking up about this.

We just spayed my Shiba pup this morning. I feel terrible about it. Everyone says it helps the pup live longer but I feel like it is all BS to keep dogs from replicating.

I have *six* pups… No one is spayed or neutered. The females go into heat, or get their periods TWICE A YEAR! And during this time frame they go to our neighbors house, and I split my time between the two of them… it’s only NINE days the males are away… let’s say at most 13. Be responsible and your pups won’t have pups. But you HAVE to separate them… watching them isn’t enough. I made that mistake with the pups mom. She’s a Pinsky and their father is a chihuahua so we have the parents and four pups and we’re a big happy fam!!! Jack and his father Spencer go to neighbor or friends house when hacks sisters and mom are in heat (which is about the same time miraculously) I couldn’t understand why my boyfriend didn’t want to fix them, and now, as I watch all these videos, I understand. I never like the idea of fixing any pups either. The thought of it just made me so uncomfortable, the same thing Joe Rogan said, I wouldn’t do this to any of my children. Unless, of course, they Unless, of course, I get a pre-existing medical condition that requires me to fix them, I won’t put their life at Jeopardy. get a pre-existing medical condition that requires me to fix them, I won’t put their life at Jeopardy.

Well said. It is a horrible thing to do to dogs. There is no menopause either in bitches, so it is totally unnatural.

I'm glad someone with some credibility and real world knowledge is saying this. I've always thought it was pretty hypocritical to say neutering is "responsible". No, you be fucking responsible and have adequate accommodations for your dog. Thanks for all your content Mike.

I have 2 dogs that "fixed" but here's the story behind that. My "daughters" dog Willow (aka: ROO) came from a shelter and it is required by them they be done. She was a we lil pup when we got her but they didn't do the procedure for 2 years I believe. She is doing great although being a young boxer/pit She has energy to spare for millenia. Now the other one is a male and I rescued him from a bad home because a friend kept asking me to come get him and said the lady would only surrender him to me. He was neutered before I got him. He is about 8 to 9 yo pit/mtn dog mix at a guess but he's living great now. These are the first 2 animals that I've ever had that was done to.

He is so right. Never neuter and spay the dog

Thank you Mike for this post, I actually had to switch vets because of this very topic, the first vet actually made me feel like I was being an irresponsible pet owner by not neutering my 6 month old Newfoundland, a giant breed, who takes close to almost 2 years to complete growth, actually I don’t care if I had a tiny yorkie, they need their hormones, I would never neuter my dog unless medically necessary, unbelievable that vets in most cases push “fixing “ your dog, I told the vet he doesn’t need to be “fixed “ he was never broken

I spayed my dog because we couldn't keep her away from my sister's dog (I'm 15 btw) after 3 litters my parents still wouldn't try to do/buy stuff to help keep them apart so I worked for 3 months to save up the money to get her spayed (at 3.5 years olds) so I see this as a valid reason to get her spayed. I kept a male puppy out of her first litter (he's 17 months old now) and I don't plan on getting him neutered

It's interesting how these people's perspectives shift when you use the example of their relatives or children being neutered to avoid having unxpected babies. These folks, in my opinion, are not self-aware.

I had dogs in the old country and never fixed them. Never had puppies. Just keep them from running away. Keep them on a leash and make sure they can’t escape.

I neutered my dog at 11 due to serious uti issues. But that created a cascade of issues. It’s just a bad idea and god has given it to them for a reason.

Can we all please spread this message to as many people as possible. This needs to be a movement. Spaying and neutering animals is torture and sadism. It should not be legal. We need to make this a movement. Please help spread this message to other videos on KZfaq!

You are not a doctor, come with me to the shelter there are over capacity 3 dogs in a small cell thanks to geniuses like you.

It’s a for profit business vet saying oh they can develop testicular cancer I can develop testicular cancer too that don’t mean i should cut off my balls to prevent something that might happen

After I neutered my boxer Bojangles the neighboring cats call him Nodangles. I think he'll never forgive me.

I've been saying this since 1976. Hopefully the world will catch up to us.

I'm homeless and people harass me about my dogs being intact. They tell me I'm irresponsible. They call me all sorts of horrible things and try to have my dogs taken from me. What I don't understand is how are there so many countless people who are oh-so concerned with the dog population, yet they attack me instead of shutting down breeders and puppy mills? My pups are healthy and happy. People claim that spaying prevents a dog from getting cancer... Well, I'm sitting infront of a PetSmart right now, and I can't count how many obese cornfed dogs I see coming in and out of this place. I don't see anyone attacking them about putting their dogs on proper diets that don't destroy them from the inside out. Even their vets don't tell them how cruel they're being by destroying their dog's quality of life. I'm supposedly irresponsible for having dogs when I'm homeless... Yet, NO ONE stepped up and intervened in these dogs' lives when they could and should have. But now that I went through hell with them to work through their psychological damage and restore their health, everyone else feels like they are more entitled to these dogs than I am. I'm with these nuggets 24 hours everyday. I rarely even have to give them commands because we're in synch and function more as a unit. But sure, people with jobs and houses deserve to take these dogs from me so that they can mutilate their reproductive organs and let them atrophy in a climate controlled house day in and out. Anyone honestly concerned with "pet" overpopulation needs to actively be pursuing and shutting down breeders. Animals don't need help breeding. They can figure it out on their own. I'd love to know the stats on how many people who insist on spaying and neutering dogs are spayed and neutered themselves. It's called "staying in your lane". Have your own organs mutilated and end your own bloodline. Let others be themselves and do what they do. I can't imagine a world with more dogs and less people being so bad after all. I can't imagine dogs putting holes in the ozone or enslaving entire races, breeds, or species. But I'm just a bumbling, dirty, homeless fool. Don't mind me.

Thank you for talking some sense speaking truth and Clarifying the idiocracy of spaying and neutering

Just to balance out all the people commenting regarding their intact dogs who have lived long and healthy lives... I have always had rescue dogs who were spayed/neutered. They have all lived into their teens (knock wood that my youngsters do as well) and were healthy and exuberant their whole lives. They were not adversely affected by spaying or neutering. And I KNOW beyond a shadow of a doubt that my dogs never added to the population of homeless strays who suffer untreated illness and injury and starvation and make exponentially more homeless strays to suffer the same fate. I do my best to be responsible and make sure my dogs don’t get loose to go exploring, and also that someone else’s loose dog doesn’t come visiting. But I’m not perfect, and my system isn’t perfect, and if I leave my dogs in the care of a friend or relative while I go on vacation, I don’t return to a surprise package in case they also weren’t perfect. There are literally millions of spayed or neutered family dogs out there who are happy and healthy and energetic, and who CANNOT add to the population of strays. If you’re like me, a regular person who isn’t perfect, but does their best to be responsible, and enjoys being greeted every day by a wet nose and wagging tail, please don’t stop with this video when you’re trying to decide whether to spay/neuter.

Thank you. I have been pressured to get this done to my precious Yorkie. My family made me feel so guilty for not having it done, that I began doing my own research into what to expect etc... Between your advice & another video of a toy size dog crying in pain after being spayed- I REFUSE to put my baby through that!! Unless it’s needed medically, I will not volunteer her for that unnecessary pain!

I guess a big reason why people spay or neuter their dogs is that all dog hotels and most groomers, dog parks don't accept non-spayed/ non-neutered dogs to step in...so sad. I'm a new dog owner, I have a pretty girl puppy, I'm not going to let her breed. But I also don't want her to take such a big surgery...just imagine, if cut off the uterus from a human woman, how would it ever be good for the poor lady's body? That's my reason, just to imagine if I was her...

I think the main reason people spay their dog is because they don’t want to be dealing a pet for the rest of their life that bleeds everywhere every six months for weeks at a time. It’s easy to keep your dog from reproducing but it’s not easy to go through a females heat cycles.

Thank you. I get so pumped when I hear someone say this. It’s unfortunate that it’s become the standard and your looked at as a bad person if you don’t do it. It’s illegal and frowned upon in several European countries (Germany, Norway and Sweden) and they don’t have a stray dog issue.

Thank you so much. I'm not neutering my baby. He is literally like my baby and I was talking to my boyfriend about how horrible I feel just thinking about it! We are not doing it. And thank you so much for at least feeling that someone is saying that outloud!