Just discovered that there seems to be no definitive age to have your dog neutered!

Having spoken with various vets on this subject, the age ranges from 7 month to a year, depending on the practice. Our particular vets do not encourage castration until a year old.

Just wondered at what age your dogs were neutered.

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i was wondering this 2. i am gettin a bitch puppy in a few weeks and dont want to breed from her at all, just wanted to know the age u can get them spayed?

Hi Nina... my gsd isnt neuterd yet and my breeder and my trainer recommend to wait until he is 2 yrs old, so it gives him plenty of time to mature.

I asked my vet when we got Rocky his second injection and she said 6 months.

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Proud owner of Rocky the Yorkie, born July 2008, who came to live with us at 8 weeks old

thanks finoni x

Mums dog was neutured yesterday...he is 10mths, the vet said anything from 6mths +

I have a male dog and they said they would neuter him from 6 months on but would rather wait till he was a year. There are plus and negatives for both but I did not want any unplanned breeding so I got it done as soon as I could

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yeah thats wat i was thinkin! alot of ppl i no have dogs and dont want any surprises lol! plus i just want her to be a spoilt pet hehehe x

Not wanting an unwanted breeding is NOt a reason to spay/neuter early, IMO. Responsible ownershiop stops that.

There are plenty of reasons not to neuter or spay early and they by far outweigh the reasons to neuter or spay early.

I believe dogs shoudl eb neutered once they are mature, which for most large breeds is around 2 years old, maybe even a bit older.

What are the negative points to neuturing early?