Things can get confusing, however, in cases of
male dogs of the same breed.
It is frequently difficult for a male puppy raised with an older and intact
male dog of the same breed to develop enough attitude to carry him into the specials ring.
Not exact matches
For both
male and female Rotties spayed or neutered before one year
of age, there was a one in four lifetime risk for bone cancer, and the sterilized animals were significantly more likely to develop the disease than intact
dogs of the
same breed.
Each
of these
breeds started in the past 200 - 300 years, and their founders must have included
dogs that trace back to the
same male ancestors deeper in
dog evolutionary time, stretching all the way back to when
dogs were first domesticated in Central Asia about 15,000 years ago.
Males are generally bigger and heavier than female
dogs of the
same breed and age.
Every female
dog or cat in season must be humanely confined in a building or secure enclosure in such a manner that the female
dog or cat can not come into contact with an unneutered
male of the
same species except for planned
breeding arranged by the respective animal owners.
A female
dog typically outlives a
male of the
same breed or mix.
Every female
dog and cat in estrus or «heat» shall be confined by way
of a solid barrier such as a wooden fence, inside the owner or attendant's home, or in a veterinary hospital or animal establishment, in such a manner that another not neutered
male of the
same species can not come in contact with such
dog or cat, except for intentional
breeding purposes.