yes I know, thanks ... but as we only breed for ourselves, we don't sell dogs, (on the rare occasions we do breed, just 1 litter in the past 4 years), and if the dog turns out to be a shit-hot dog (which he shows every sign of so far) something like one ball is not going to take him out of my plans for breeding ... there are a lot worse faults out there, such as low prey drive, poor temperament, bad feet, etc.
spoke to my vet about the cancer concern, he said any intact dog can get it, either with both balls down or just one, sterile or not, and normally hits older dogs anyway, and not too