Funny story (though today I'm not proud of it ) We lived in the country and one time my male Golden, Bear, was gone 2 days. Naturally I was worried and drove all around looking for him. He came home tired and worn out. I marked it in the calendar to watch him in 6 months to make sure he wasn't "visiting" his love. To my surprise one day he showed up with a 7-8 week old beautiful black male puppy. His pick of the litter !!! Chief Bear went to a wonderful dog loving family and liven to be 14. Yes, this was years ago and Bear was my "stud" so not neutered...still, I wouldn't( couldn't) do this today.