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There are many benefits to spaying/neutering your dog. Altering your pet will increase his/her chance of a longer and healthier life. It will increase his life an average of 1 to 3 years. Altered animals have a very low to no risk of mammary gland tumor/cancer, prostate cancer, perianal tumors, pyometia, uterine, overian and testicular cancers.

​*Surveys indicate that as many as 85%​ of dogs hit by a car are unaltered*!!!!​​​​​

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​BENEFITS TO NE​UTERING (MALES):​
 ​​​• Reduced or elimi​nates risk of marking

• Less desire to roam, therefore less likely to be injured in fights or auto accidents

• Decreased aggressive behavior

• Frequently helps with behavior problems

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BENEFITS TO SPAYING (FEMALES):​​
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• No heat cycle, therefore males will not be attracted (males can smell a female in heat from over a mile away)

• Less desire to roam

• No mess to clean up when she’s in heat (which lasts an average of 14-21 days)

• Decreased aggressive behavior