Neutering can have many health benefits to a dog and can prevent them from developing serious health issues in the future. Breeding doesn’t improve the health or wellbeing of your dog – in fact,pregnancy and birth could damage their health and put them through unnecessary stress. There are a lot of unwanted dogs stuck in rehoming centres waiting for a new, loving family. By breeding from your pet, you could be adding to this growing problem.  It’s really important that breeding is done responsibly and with the parents’ and litter’s health and welfare in mind. It’s definitely not something that should be done on a whim or without a lot of research, planning and thought.

There are a number of myths about neutering dogs, such as dog gaining weight or their character changing after neutering. You can find out more by checking PDSA website on myths surrounding pet neutering:

https://www.pdsa.org.uk/taking-care-of-your-pet/looking-after-your-pet/all-pets/neutering-myths

If you’re interested in how neutering is linked with dog behaviour, see this article:

https://www.apbc.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/APBC-summary-sheet-of-castration-risks-and-benefits.pdf

We recognise that cost of neutering can be a barrier to this procedure, therefore organisations such as Dogs Trust and PDSA can help subsidise the costs of neutering your pet in Merseyside if you are eligible.

If you still wish to breed from your dog, please consult the Kennel Club website for the summary of the existing law: https://www.thekennelclub.org.uk/breeding/dog-breeding-regulation/

Neutering can have many health benefits to a dog and can prevent them from developing serious health issues in the future. Breeding doesn’t improve the health or wellbeing of your dog – in fact,pregnancy and birth could damage their health and put them through unnecessary stress. There are a lot of unwanted dogs stuck in rehoming centres waiting for a new, loving family. By breeding from your pet, you could be adding to this growing problem.  It’s really important that breeding is done responsibly and with the parents’ and litter’s health and welfare in mind. It’s definitely not something that should be done on a whim or without a lot of research, planning and thought.

There are a number of myths about neutering dogs, such as dog gaining weight or their character changing after neutering. You can find out more by checking PDSA website on myths surrounding pet neutering:

https://www.pdsa.org.uk/taking-care-of-your-pet/looking-after-your-pet/all-pets/neutering-myths

If you’re interested in how neutering is linked with dog behaviour, see this article:

https://www.apbc.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/APBC-summary-sheet-of-castration-risks-and-benefits.pdf

We recognise that cost of neutering can be a barrier to this procedure, please see the list below of organisations that can subsidise neutering your pet in Merseyside:

• Dogs Trust?
• PDSA

If you still wish to breed from your dog, please consult the Kennel Club website for the summary of the existing law: https://www.thekennelclub.org.uk/breeding/dog-breeding-regulation/