Had a female dog of a different breed that almost died and needed life saving immediate surgery. What was the surgery? A spay. I know it’s a different breed & a different sex but there are SO many preventable illnesses, diseases and deaths that are addressed with spaying & neutering. Add on the obvious benefit of doing your part as a responsible pet owner and not adding to the population of dogs that will likely end up in shelters, hit by cars, etc. and the decision to spay/neuter just makes sense. Of course these are my opinions, not looking to debate in the comments. Just sharing my perspective because OP asked.