teodora
Well-Known Member
I have 3 entire mastiffs - I plan to desex them when they're fully grown for their and our peace of mind. Dealing with the girls on heat and the male crying his head off is truly a nightmare. Now, a lot of our friends incessantly chase us for a puppy. I explained than Jack is a Cane Corso while the girls are neo and while the puppies would certainly be 100% mastiffs, they won't be pure breeds and I'm not sure what they would take from each breed: we can end up having a huge CC or a mini neo, either way they'll be mutts. However, this aspect didn't seem to bother anyone: so the potential owners - friends or neighbours - are very keen anyway. Now I had no intention to breed but before I rule out this possibility I'd really need to know the long time implications on my dogs health: is it better for them to have a litter and then be neutered/spayed? Any benefit in this? Does it contribute or change the girls temperament or maturity in any way? I don't wanna be given the standard speech about dogs in shelter: all I'm interested in at this point is the health and temperament implications of letting my girls have a litter before being desexed. I talked to some vets and they're biased either pro or con... the kind of fanatical "too many puppies in the world" or the opposite kind - not desexing at all because it's unnatural etc. I'm very interested to provide the best conditions for my girls (and boy) to develop properly and have a long happy life so which way should I go from here?
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