Indeed, I was proven correct, at
least in large breed dogs, where the odds of some types of cancer increase with early spay / neuter.
Not exact matches
Outside the US, 3/4 of respondents were breeders / owned
breeding dogs, which reinforces the supposition that low US response may have been at
least partly due to
larger numbers of US members who are not deeply involved
in the
breed.
The number of
dogs dying
in US shelters annually is fewer than two million, about 1 % of all
dogs, and the near entirety of those are adolescent
dogs, mostly
large -
breed, that have been through at
LEAST one home, not infant puppies.
For most
breeds, this is at
least the second heat cycle; it may be longer
in larger breed dogs.
The HSUS assisted North Carolina authorities with the rescue of more than 140
dogs of at
least seven different
breeds from deplorable conditions at a puppy mill, which is a
large, inhumane
breeding facility,
in Brunswick County.
Giant and
large dog breeds require at
least 2 percent calcium
in their diet to prevent skeletal abnormalities.
In our experience the majority of
large breed dogs have at
least a few teeth with dentin exposure.