To Cut or Not to Cut?

As Doodles turns 7 months old I have to come to the big realization that I decided to leave him intact for show and work. This is a decision I did not take lightly and it was a lot of thinking. I do not understand why people leave dogs intact without serious thought as he is more of a risk with his junk then without it. Had I decided to keep him just for hunting I would have fixed him he is a liability in the field seeing as though he could decide to wander off if he smells a female, same for in town. A lot of people leave their male dogs intact because face it your dog wanders off gets a bitch pregnant and wanders off. You have to deal with the pups. There is also the fact that dogs see Doodles as different. He smells male and creates a new dynamic to any group of dogs he enters. If he does good in show he can remain intact till he is about 4-6 yrs. If not I might fix him early. Older intact dogs tend to live shorter lives on average and that was another big player in my decision. I like my little man I want to keep him around as long as possible.
I feel a lot of hate from people who realize the threat a intact male poses. I wish people wouldn't give such a bad rap to people who are actually trying to better a breed. This leads me to my other point. A lot of people want to continue their dogs genetic line. Males feel the urge to reproduce every 6 months and not breeding them can lead to behavior issues which I see a lot in unfixed males. The only ones that seem immune are the high end quality stud dogs. Also if your dog isn't physically or mentally stable creating more dogs like that isn't helping anyone. If your dog is a mutt and has a purpose a job, that they do well by all means go ahead. This is how dog breeds were originally created. Thats how lurchers are made. I wont be surprised if labradoodles stick around they make wonderful hunting dogs. However your little min pin shitzu fuzzy yappy dog should be fixed. I went over and over Doodles standard being very critical and asking others, being his owner I am automatically biased, but stepping back and saying yeah I love him but is he really a amazing example of his breed, does he do a job well, is he mentally stable, yes then I left him. Had I answered no to any of these I would have fixed him. There are plenty other better quality dogs to breed.
Word of advice I was told on owning a stud dog "Treat him like he is a regular dog make no exceptions for behavior, remember that he is a liability, but don't treat him different because of it." So far its worked for me and he has lived up to my high expectations.

~Happy Tails~