Spaying or neutering your pet is important to their health, and prevents unwanted litters. Neutering a male before 6 months old can prevent testicular cancer and prostate disease (providing they dont carry the gene that causes it). Spaying a female prevents pyometria (pus-filled uteris) and breast cancer (again, providing they dont carry the gene that causes it). This goes the same for both male and female cats. Spaying/nuetering your pets before their first heat cycle greatly reduces their risks for these diseases, as well as UTI’s.

Spaying and nuetering isnt a guarantee that your animal wont get certain diseases or UTI's, but it can reduce their chances of getting them. There is always a risk with putting your animals through surgery, but if you choose an experienced veterinarian it should go well. It is always important that you trust your animals veterinarian and dont think twice about switching if you feel the need to do so.

Between 4 and 6 million pets are put down yearly because they dont have homes, which equals out to 11,000 - 16,000 pets per day being euthanized. Only 1 in 10 animals born in the US get a good forever home.

Some veterinary offices and rescue/shelters offer reduced cost procedures may be available. Humane societies work with local veterinarians to offer spay/neutering at a lower cost to reduce the number of homeless animals and help people with a limited income afford the procedures.

This information has come from the below websites. There is more information available by following the links if your interested.

http://www.hsus.org/pets/pet_care/wh..._your_pet.html

http://www.aspca.org/site/DocServer/....pdf?docID=188

Spay/neuter Myths and Statistics:
http://www.almosthomerescue.org/spay...spayneuter.htm

Information on reduced cost of spay/neuter:
http://www.hsus.org/pets/pet_care/wh..._neutered.html
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Emma goes in on the 13th of March. Way back, I would have thought "let's let her have puppies" "they are so cute", but, then I read a lot and realized that breeding should be left to the professionals that want to improve the breed.

I thought about letting Badger have one litter for a few reasons: There are already loving homes waiting, I would like to keep one, there is no excess of unwanted Bostons in the UK.

Then I thought is this something I really want to do, I don't want her to have a c section, if there was 6 puppies could I ensure they all went to a fantastic home, there is ofcourse all the vets costs.

So I have come to the conclusion that I will not have her have puppies if in time we wish to have another it may be the point that if we are n the UK we cannot afford a Boston (£1300 -£1500) so then we should look at another breed from a rescue.

Every dog I have ever owned I have had neutered or spayed without ever having any puppies so I feel I should do the same thing with Badger.

I accept with formtion:
Between 4 and 6 million pets are put down yearly because they dont have homes, which equals out to 11,000 - 16,000 pets per day being euthanized. Only 1 in 10 animals born in the US get a good forever home.
Between 4 and 6 million pets are put down yearly because they dont have homes, which equals out to 11,000 - 16,000 pets per day being euthanized. Only 1 in 10 animals born in the US get a good forever home.

A boston terrier must have a C-section (which must be done by a VET or assisance) because they have small pelvis for natural births. Without assistance a female can die or their puppies will. This is too risky to do. Most bostons have small litters of 4 (and some have only two if the bostons are big). A boston breeder that does this for the love of the breed is the person to breed bostons. The cost of you breeding your boston female would be huge (it would be better to buy another boston or rescue one).

Originally Posted by hayley6

A boston terrier must have a C-section (which must be done by a VET or assisance) because they have small pelvis for natural births. Without assistance a female can die or their puppies will. This is too risky to do. Most bostons have small litters of 4 (and some have only two if the bostons are big). A boston breeder that does this for the love of the breed is the person to breed bostons. The cost of you breeding your boston female would be huge (it would be better to buy another boston or rescue one).

This is not true!!!! My Sally was born naturally and her mom had no problem giving birth naturally. We took the proper precautions and had her x-rayed to make sure the puppies were small enough to pass her pevis, and they did. Now not all Females can have a natural birth but i believe that if the breeders are responsible and breed for the right physical qualities then it is possible to have a natural birth. If the breeder is going for a larger headed Boston then they need to take the proper precautions and know that a c-section will be needed.