Most shelters around here will neuter as young as 8 weeks of age. NO dogs/cats get adopted out without being spayed/neutered.
Personally, I think you should wait until a dog if full grown. Females I will spay at 6 months of age, males I prefer to wait until they are 8-12 months of age. Thats just me but I swear it has to have some impact on them if they spayed/neutered too early. Thats a lot of months, important months where their bodies are still growing without the normal amount of hormones & the such in their system.
Now I DO NOT reccomend this for everyone. I believe that you only really need to wait until they are older if you show the dog. Any show or sport. I just honestly believe it helps them grow up properly which is needed for a show dog or a dog that is used for sport/exercise . I also believe that if you plan on exercising your dog a LOT, like (s)he will be your 3 mile jogging partner everyday etc.... that it will be benificial to wait until your dog is fully matured. AND since waiting to spay/neuter them may cause behavioral problems I also reccomend that those who wait until they are older to spay/neuter that you go through at least a few obedience classes.
But if you get a dog for companion & he's not getting a LOT of exercise every day than I think spaying/neutering at an early age is fine. And the size of the animal matters too. A smaller dog/cat I would get spayed/neutered at an earlier age than a larger dog/cat.
I'm sure it helps with a LOT with the overpopulation of animals!
I know I'll probably hear it from a lot of folks and I've kept it quiet so far. The day after I made Kaige's neuter appointment I spoke to his breeder and I couldn't of been happier, she's allowing me to neuter him by the age of 1 year instead of 6 months like on our original contract. Like I said above, I don't reccomend that every person waits until every dog is 6-12 months old to spay/neuter.
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Originally Posted by Suki Wingy
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