When to neuter. Help please.

[KYS]

Anna,
check with your vet.

My vet spays and neuters at 6 months of age.
He says their is such little difference you will notice
at all for large male breeds.
I got this from a vet web site:

At What Age Can Neutering Be Performed?

Neutering can be performed at any age over age 8 weeks. Dogs neutered before puberty (generally age 6 months) tend to grow a bit bigger than dogs neutered after puberty (testosterone is involved in causing bones to stop growing, so without testosterone the bones stop growing later). Neutering can also be performed in the geriatric patient should the prostate gland become enlarged and the best medical decision is to shrink it. In this event, preanesthetic blood work and other diagnostics relevant to anesthetizing an older patient would be recommended.

The traditional age for neutering is around 6 months

Here is the web page, if you want to look at more
info on neuturing:

http://www.veterinarypartner.com/Con...&S=0&C=0&A=574