We have seen an increase in partial litters of puppies coming into Rescue because people bred their dog and found they couldn't sell all the puppies. We can only conclude that there is an overabundance of supply and not enough demand for puppies. The fourth reason to spay and neuter your dog is for health and behavior reasons. Spay and neuter reduces the risk of mammary and testicular cancer in dogs. Neutering male dogs calms their behavior and reduces the urge to mount.
Females do occasionally die during the birthing process or suffer expensive medical complications.
We at G olden R etriever R escue of M id- F lorida hope that one day there will be no dogs to rescue because all goldens have loving homes.