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01-07-2010, 08:43 PM
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| 'Splain this to me.
Why do some owners here not spay/neuter their dogs right off the bat. I know that to show you keep thier parts together, but some people wait until after the first heat to spay.. why?
( No direct stabs at anybody, I just didnt want to hijak your thread : ) ) | 
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01-07-2010, 08:46 PM
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| | Alpha | There are quite a few studies floating around that waiting to spay is healthier, and also that it cuts back on spay incotinence (duck spelling police). Personally I think that the hormones released are important for development, but thats just my opinion.
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01-07-2010, 08:47 PM
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| Some people believe that dogs should remain intact till their atleast two years old so the dogs maturation process is not altered. VON. | |
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01-07-2010, 08:48 PM
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| damn, we whacked Karmas ovaries right out at 6 months, same with Autumn. | |
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01-07-2010, 08:56 PM
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| Some people believe that leaving a dog intact until over a year is better for them, I personally dont. When you get down to it, its a personal decision.
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01-07-2010, 09:39 PM
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 | I spayed Bella after her first heat, due to the studies that have been referenced.
Plus, to my mind, it makes sense. | 
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01-07-2010, 09:44 PM
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| Don't know but I am getting Brody neutered as soon as taxes come back...He is 7 months now so..... Poor boy but I never intend on breeding and looking @ Dobies on CL and in Rescue makes me wanna run him in there faster. He is strictly indoor but 10 minutes in the yard (fenced of course)...U never know....Better safe than sorry  | |
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01-07-2010, 09:51 PM
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 | Nope, I don't think the studies have anything to really offer me, IMO. However, not only show dogs have reasons to be bred - working and performance dogs have things to offer the breed as well, and some of them are kept intact because despite not being show in the breed ring, their temperament, health, and working abilities are such that they can still offer something to the breed.
I'd probably spay a female at 6-8 months if I had no intentions of ever breeding the dog. I see no reason a female needs to go through any heat cycle, and I've lived through far too many mammary cancer scares and actual threats that if I can avoid it, I will. And the risk of pyometra is just something I hate having to live with.
(I assume this is in response to Berlin's sexy pants thread)
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01-07-2010, 09:54 PM
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| | Sea Hag | Quote:
Originally Posted by doberkim 
I'd spay a female at 6-8 months if I had no intentions of ever breeding the dog.
| So would I.
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