OP could have been planning to breed the dog later, but not this heat. If the dog is too young this could be very bad for both the mother and the puppies and could lead to birth defects and could even possibly kill all of them. Or they could have just gotten the dog from who knows where while it was in heat. You can't fix it while it's in heat so you just have to wait it out. There's lots of reasons why a dog could not be fixed.

maybe but the majority of those reasons come down to irresponsibility on the part of the owner.

Truueeeeee, I was thinking that too. It may have been too young for the surgery, but still old enough to get pregnant

The the puppy can go into heat, she's old enough to be spayed.

Many vets actually suggest that you spay before the first time. It prevents the equivalent of breast cancer IIRC.

It could be a prized full bred dog as well. They don't recommend fixing full breeds because they are getting rarer.

If you knew anything about dogs they can be spayed at 5-6 months before they even go into their first heat. So it's literally impossible for a dog to be "too young for the surgery, but old enough to get pregnant"

Dogs can be spayed while in heat, and pregnant even, there is just more blood, and it is slightly riskier.

Chill.

Your the ******* moron for judging a situation you know nothing about.

Brisk.

The owner might have wanted to breed the dog but not to whoever got it pregnant.

If you're going to call someone a moron, you should probably make sure you're using proper grammar. Just a friendly reminder to not be a dick on the Internet. :)

OP might have been told the dog was spayed when they got her.

#96, could be, but OP's vet should've noticed the lack of spay scar on that first new-pet visit.

My family has bred dogs for 20 years and it's pretty easy to make sure an unspayed female doesn't get pregnant. Just keep her separated from the male, you have different rooms in a house for a reason. If she goes outside make sure to keep an eye on her so no neighborhood strays come along. That's it. It's not that hard. Sure they'll try to get to each other but as long as you keep a door in between them you're good. And from what it sounds like, OPs son didn't even try

Dogs are allowed to reproduce wherever they please, not just in two states.

I'm from Jersey and I don't understand what you're saying. Are we supposed to be promiscuous?

Or potentially free. I got my two cats fixed for nothing from a service called Pet Care-a-van. Admittedly it's first come first serve, and there are limited admittance, but all it requires is waking up a little early.

While op should've gotten the dog spayed, don't try to take away the sons guilt. He played an active(or I guess inactive considering he didn't do anything to stop it) part. There could be reasons the dog isn't spayed yet, the son obviously knew she wasn't and allowed a dog to get to her.

Or adopt your dog at a shelter, where they are already spayed/neutered.

Exactly thank you! People kill me! Look how many we already have in shelters!

Good luck with that! Where i live they want the following to "adopt" (with $100 charge) 3 bedroom house Fenced acre of land Someone with the animal at least 18 hours a day If married,or roommate,a combined household income of over $120,000 They would prefer a Doctorate degree too Gee, I wonder why they are a high kill shelter.

Would you prefer the shelter gave the dog to just anyone without checking up? Why does this bother you? You planning on starting a dog-fighting ring or something?

#85/89: Wow; that sucks. I've never heard of a shelter having rules like that. Are yours privately run or a city/county operation? Either way, maybe start a petition and/or get your local paper to write stories about the situation? #95: Checking up is one thing. Entering someone's home with no notice at any time is another. Our local shelter requires you to do some paperwork including a pet-care questionnaire, talk with a shelter person about that and any concerns, and come back at least a day after you select your pet for the actual adoption. If you rent/lease they require written or verbal approval from your landlord, and for larger dogs they recommend but don't require a secure, fenced yard. Their only post-adoption requirement is that you take your new pet(s) to a vet within one week of adoption -- and they have first-visit-free arrangements with some local vets. Basically, they're trying to ensure animals go to committed, care-aware, pets-welcome homes, without applying unnecessary or invasive adoption rules.

You don't neuter a female dog, it's physically impossible. You spay them. Since OP's dog is pregnant, that clearly means the dog is female and needs to be spayed.