[Acroyali]

I’ve heard of boarding kennels using intact dogs for breeding, and whoever does so ought to be shut down. A place in my area was caught red-handed by the owner of the male dog. They were livid as the dog was rescue (no health background) and had recently been non-communicably ill, which caused the vet to recommend post-poning the surgery. I was sold a pup from a rescue many years ago with the OK of neutering at 6 mos vs. being neutered at 8 weeks before I brought him home, and they did indeed call the vet to make sure the dog had been sterilized. I really respected their allowance on the issue, however I can understand their point (in pediatric neutering before allowing a puppy or kitten to go home with a new family.) There are just too many people out there that worship dollar signs, unfortunately.