The issue with the physical "distortion" due to early castration is that the animal does not go through the influx of hormones that is conducive to sexual maturity. Because the animal does not reach sexual maturity, he doesn't "fill out" to the point where an intact animal would. This often results in gangly, long-legged pups whose chests don't quite drop or fill out. With companion animals, this is no problem. These small aesthetic details are only discernible to a judge, which is why early castration *is* a problem for potential show dogs. Then again, the whole purpose of showing is to evaluation breeding stock, but I digress.

I was also wondering about Scooby4's comment regarding 'batches of puppies'. I have to say I'm as confused as Suki, but, at whatever rate, as long as you speuter your dogs and don't contribute to the overpopulation problem, I'm happy!

My suggestion is to get your dog speutered as soon as her heat is over, and you should be fine. Just be sure to NEVER leave her unattended. Good Luck! You'll really need it!