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What an Unaltered Dog will do to get It's Fix, Why Neuter

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    Miami is a city where many residents oppose spaying and neutering their dogs.      Trust me, I know. I worked and volunteered at the municipal shelter there.      During my tenure at the shelter I conducted Volunteer Orientation weekly. I had to get across to new volunteers (and customers) what an unaltered pet goes through. The best analogy I came up with was- what a drug addict goes though.     The intact male dog... let's make it a well-trained, loving, family pet for example's sake: This is a dog that plays fetch with the kids, sits and shakes on command, is docile, kind with everyone, even strangers. This is a great dog , that still has his balls. This dog, Fido, we'll say, stays in the yard while his family is at work, around 8 hrs/day. That's a normal scenario for many American (at least many Miami dogs) dogs right? A very sweet dog, Raleigh, that belongs to a friend of mine.     Most days Fido sleeps, ...