I get this a lot from my male puppy buyers when I tell them they must neuter the dog or the guarantee is void. It must be a man thing...this strange attachment to the dog's testicles. I have no problem with the women puppy buyers who's attitude is "when can I cut the damn things off!" :o) I'm not sure why you would be worried about dogs dying from a neuter operation if you support and practice culling pet quality dogs.....dead is dead. I also think that one of the good policies the AKC has implemented is limited registration so that breeders would no long need to cull pet quality puppies in order to protect their lines and the breed. Cindy <---proud breed of a "pet quality" SAR dog EKOLAN1@xxxxxxx wrote: IIf someone tells me they will fix one of my males I won't sell them a dog. They should be responsible enough to NOT let their dog run loose and breed indiscriminately. A lot of dogs die from the operation. If the owner is responsible there is no need to cut them. Cindy www.cinosamgsd.com ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2007. All material remains the property of the original author and of GSD Communication, Inc. NO REPRODUCTIONS or FORWARDS of any kind are permitted without prior permission of the original author AND of the Showgsd-l Management. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. ALL PERSONS ARE ON NOTICE THAT THE FORWARDING, REPRODUCTION OR USE IN ANY MANNER OF ANY MATERIAL WHICH APPEARS ON SHOWGSD-L WITHOUT THE EXPRESS PERMISSION OF ALL PARTIES TO THE POST AND THE LIST MANAGEMENT IS EXPRESSLY FORBIDDEN, AND IS A VIOLATION OF LAW. VIOLATORS OF THIS PROHIBITION WILL BE PROSECUTED. For assistance, please contact the List Management at admin@xxxxxxxxxxxx VISIT OUR WEBSITE - www.showgsd.org ============================================================================