
Bev, I'm not advising or even encouraging you to have your bitch spayed, I don't condone neutering for the sake of it. Whether or not you have her neutered is your decision and yours alone, but unwanted pregnancies can be avoided by taking proper care of the bitch when she's in season, not allowing her to roam and in fact never letting her out of your sight for 3 weeks or so at a time. I keep 3 entire males and 4 entire females, and have never had even a close call.
Dawn R.