Do you agree that dogs/cats bred below the breed standard should be desexed?

i think all dogs and cats that arent bought for breeding purposes should be neutered/spayed...not just pure breeds with genetic faults

Yep. I agree! Even breeds that are not below standard (champline) need to be neutered if there is no plan to breed them, there are lots of "accidents" that happen, if they are on heat, then the urge is there, really hard to stop them. Also, we have to preserve the breed and not to accidentally cross breed. But of course, I still love each and every breed, mongrels, mutts or pure breed. Breeders or even pet owners should be responsible enough to take care whatever they have.

Animals should noy be spayed/neutered to prevent over-population, and not because of breed itsself. I like animals of all breeds, and mixed breeds. If it's to control the population, get them spayed/nutered, but not because of breed.

I think that Only people who know thier blood lines could really decide what faults are going to be a domanate trait or a receive one .You have to remember that even if the puppies of that dog or female don't have the trait it is in the blood line and well show up .I guess it would depend on if you care about producing pups in the future that have this trait and how bad it is to your over all line . I think that Pups sold to people wanting pets should be altered most breeders sell them with this in thier contract .I think people should honnor the wishes of the breeders in that reguard and thier wish to protect thier lines .I think it is best to breed dogs that are in the standard but at same time some great dogs were produced by dogs that had faults but they were breed by people that knew thier lines and breed dogs many years not just a person off the street . Breeding dogs is expencive and usauly another pet dog can be brought cheaper then one breed from a pet .

I think they should be neutered or spayed if they, in any way, do not conform to the breed standards. There are too many dogs out there with genetic and health issues, so in order to reduce such numbers, breeders have to work hard and cooperate. But these dogs should not be looked down on. They still can be loving pets, just not breeding quality.

I am a dog breeder, (not a puppy mill) and as a good recognized akc breeder I believe it is just irresponsible not to spay/neuter any dog that is below the breed standard. I only breed high end quality cavaliers whose health and bloodlines have been proven for at least five generations. If fo any reason one of those pups were to come out less than the breed standard, I would only release that pup after being fixed myself. Example - A Ruby Cavalier King Charles Spaniel, should never have white markings, that means that they were crossbred with a tri or a blenheim and every pup down their line will be tainted by it.) Just my thoughts.

To be honest I think ALL cats and dogs unless being used for breeding purposes should be fixed. I recently adopted 2 kittens from an animal shelter and when we got them they were only 9weeks old so we are responsible for getting it done. I am ok with that. Honestly I dont want kittens running arround that I have to find homes for. Considering they are house cats I have 1 female and 1 male. Getting your pest spayed and nutered is the responsible thing no matter what the breed, or default.

I dont think that MUTT animals are bad at all. There are less problems with them than there are with your purebred animals anyday. They have more health problems and die sooner. I think noone should play god. Noone should fix them just cause they arent pure bred.

Well tjis one I will be a bit biased.

If this is what everyone thinks then your out of your minds. I dont understand why you would want to do this

If it is a dog being breed for profit and the breeder does not want breed inferior animals YES. For all pet owners YES dogs and cats should be spayed/neutered to stop the dreadful over population of poor unwanted animals.

Pet quality dog, the breeder is the one that makes the decision whether to let go of a pup as a pet, show or breeding quality. Pet quality, meaning having too many faults.. I dont think a dog like that should be bred regardless of the number of the champions in its pedigree. But one or two minor fault is ok. An obvious quality pup (well to some it will not be obvious because they dont know and never want to learn the standard because of the profit) should never be bred and let them be just pet. this is beacuse they have certain undesirable qualities that mnay be passed on to their offsprings that will not do their breed any good. Pet quality, just for pet; show quality dogs could be for show and for breeding and for pet. But there is a fine line between the different interpretation of pet quality. Spaying/neutering when needed is part of being a good breeder isnt it? who would want his/her breed to deteriorate, or for responsible pet owners to have an ugly baby (because theyu treat their pets as members of the family) Breed for the betterment of the breed...

I think that any dog purchased or adopted to be a pet should spayed or neutured. As for breed imperfections.....well, if we want to keep purebreed dogs, we must keep the breed pure. Can you imagine if everyone just bred their dogs with any other dog that "looked" like the same breed? The breed would get more and more diluted until we had a nation of mutts who would all basically look the same. Responsible breeders also are very careful to not breed dogs that may pass on health issues. I think that is very important to maintain healthy lines in future generations. While we have all had (I think) a loveable mutt as a friend and companion, if we wish to keep so many different breeds of dogs available, the breed standards must be upheld.

i agree. we breed to improve the breed so if we see some fault i guess we must not attempt to breed our pet anymore so to make sure we can neuter them

I'm not really the type of person where a pedigree matters. I could care less what color the animal is. But for health reasons, I'd like to see more people take their animals out of the lines. Spaying and neutering is fine with me even if it is a champion. A lot of breeders cull (read: kill) their "bad" ones off instead.

no idea

Would you neuter your child, if people judged them as standard rather than elite? I think you know the answer!

For breed standards, maybe, but a lot of breeds are the result of mixing. The original breeders of the modern show breeds started with quite different dogs. I think if you breed, you go for character, intelligence, and health, as much, or more, as for standardization. The breed is characterised by its distinguishing points, and these are based on real considerations of the animal's health and nature. A further consideration is that heredity, at some point, will come up with something that isn't in the book. Normal exchange of chromosomes will produce a sub-breed, or some new character. Not wanting to get too Mendelian, I think the market is just now starting to wake up to the genetic possibilities.

Does the breed justify whether a dog should have offspring or not? I am a dog lover, and am very much surprised that many dog owners now have this impression that dogs are just there for their breed. Well, I don't! Your dog deserves to produce beautiful puppies, whether they are a breed of champion dogs, or not

Sure. If we need to control the pet population, then we might as well spay or neuter the deficient ones first.