One way of helping your Labrador dog live a healthy and happy life is through neutering or spaying. In the United States alone, there are more or less 70,000 puppies and kittens being born daily. If having a single dog as pet also means costly foods, veterinary bills, endless list of supplies and so much responsibility, how much more if you have a couple or more new puppies? How are you going to properly care for all those innocent dogs especially if you have a tight budget? The world is facing not just over population among humans but also among animals. More and more animals are neglected, left astray and worst being euthanized because of this problem. There is no space for new puppies that is why they resorted to killing the aged and sick ones.

Some people hesitate in having their dog spayed or neutered because maybe they don't quite understand the importance of this procedure. Neutering is the process of removing an animal's reproductive organ. The organ can either be removed all or just a part of it and can be done in puppies more or less six months of age. The process is also called spaying in females. Other than a birth control method, there are still other reasons why spaying and neutering is good for your pet. The process has health benefits, preventing or reducing the risk of hormone-associated diseases such as benign prostatic hypertrophy to occur. Female dogs and even cats are less likely to develop mammary tumors if they are spayed before their first heat cycle. Spayed female dogs have also less possibility in contracting pyometra, a common uterine infection. Uterine, ovarian and testicular cancers are as well prevented. Neutering in male dogs eliminates the risk of testicular cancer and reduces the risk of contracting prostate cancer.

Once neutered, you won't have to deal with a Labrador dog digging the yard or breaking through leashes and fences in search of a mate. They are also less prone to escaping the yard and running away from home, urinating in inappropriate place, getting into fights with other dogs and are also less likely to be lost, stolen or hit by a car.

Spaying and neutering not only benefits the pets and owners but the community as well. Government will not be burdened with trying to control wandering and unwanted animals. There will also be a decrease in the number of homeless pets being dropped or turned over in animal shelters.