11. Not Spaying Or Neutering Your Dog
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You also are shortening your dog’s life if you choose not to spay or neuter them. Not only does spaying and neutering eliminate some common behavior issues, it also greatly lowers the risk of common cancers in dogs.
For instance, female dogs that are not spayed have a much higher chance of developing cancer in the mammary glands, and male dogs that are not neutered have a much higher chance of developing testicular cancer and prostatic disease.
If cost is an issue for you, we recommend talking to your vet. There are a number of low-cost spay and neuter options, and many vets also offer payment plans.
Carolyn Burkholder
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They wont miss few of these .
Phil Summerville
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to bad this was a real slow loading page if you care about pets put all of it on one page
Glenn Keese
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Are you kidding me? 33 pages? I clicked on 4.
My Husky
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Who else thinks my husky is cool .
El Zellers
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YUP, it all shortened Shadow’s 16 years. HOHUM!