If you do not intend to responsibly breed your dog, consider spay or neuter. Spaying and neutering are routine surgeries that ...

Neutering is a simple surgical procedure that sterilizes a male dog so he’s incapable of parenting puppies. “The big snip,” as some people call it, provides many benefits beyond making sure dogs don’t ...

Q: "I am a senior citizen who is contemplating adopting a 4-year-old intact Golden Retriever. I have had other Goldens, but they have all been neutered. What are the risks of neutering at 4? The dog ...

Neutering debates just got more complicated. An observational study of exceptionally long-lived Rottweilers reveals that male ...

Neutering a dog can be a difficult decision for pet owners. Not only are there costs to consider, but it is also important to understand what neutering a dog does to its temperament, as well as what ...

A short while ago a woman dropped by our dog club on one of the evenings that we hold beginners' dog obedience classes. She wanted to ask me a question about some advice her son had received from a ...

Q: A neighbor got a shelter dog. “Rowdy” appeared to be an intact male. But the new owner said that was how males can be neutered now, just “clipped” but not the testicles removed. I thought the idea ...

My boyfriend and I share in the ownership of a nine-month-old Brittany Spaniel. He is slightly hyperactive to say the least. Our difference in opinion comes down to whether we should neuter our dog.

Dear Dr. Fox: Have the guidelines for spaying changed? Our vet advises us to wait until our pup is 1 year old, saying hormones have beneficial effects for her bones. Any thoughts on this? — L.A., ...

We have two male Retrievers, a pup approaching nine months, and an older dog age seven. We never had our older dog neutered and we are now considering what benefit, if any, will there be to neutering ...