What does spaying or neutering do for my dog and how is it done?

What does spaying or neutering do for my dog and how is it done?

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Spaying or neutering should happen around five to six months for each dog, whether it's a male or female. It's a very simple process, and it does all kinds of things for you. For the females, it stops any kind of uterine cancer or mammary cancer. Of course you're not going to go through the heats, and you're not going to have males knocking at your door for your girl. For the males, it's actually even, in a way, more important, in that it does change some of their behaviours. Not into bad behaviours; into good behaviours. So, what it does is that it takes away roaming, marking, and fighting: all things you don't want to have in your dog. It makes him a much more companion animal in essence.