What age to fix my pup

[tacklejunkie]

He is almost 5 months. Too young?

[reinhard1]

my daughter just had her lab pup fixed, and he is 11 months. good luck.

[wolf]

My vet recomended four to six months for are female pup.

[Todd Caswell]

After the first heat cycle for females, later for males, I like to see them develope befor they have there testosterone taken away, I think they develope better muscle mass. I don't like the looks of a altered male..

[FishinCT]

Todd, looks as far as the muscle mass you mentioned or more the boxy face? Mine is 11 months and really starting to get the square head, which I love. Don't want to take that away if that's the side effect of fixing.

[pointerboat]

BEFORE the first heat cycle for females, or app. 6 mo., you want them to be as mature as possible,yet not sexually ready.

[pointerboat]

You are correct .

[reinhard1]

that's when my vet also reccomended for my female lab. next month for her. good luck.

[Todd Caswell]

Todd, looks as far as the muscle mass you mentioned or more the boxy face? Mine is 11 months and really starting to get the square head, which I love. Don't want to take that away if that's the side effect of fixing.

It's not the head, either there born with it or not, it's the body muscle mass, that ripped, hard body look. A nuetered male that is in his best shape will not have that same build. I can almost always tell when training or trialing/testing which males have been clipped. There aren't many but they do stand out. I don't let my dogs run, or out of my sight for that matter so even if i had a male that wasn't going to be bred I still wouldn't have him clipped, unless it was recomemded by my vet for a health reason.

On the other hand if I had a female that wasn't going to be bred then I would consider spaying to eliminate the wonderful heat cycle.

[Todd Caswell]

BEFORE the first heat cycle for females, or app. 6 mo., you want them to be as mature as possible,yet not sexually ready.

Click Here ----> http://www.caninesports.com/SpayNeuter.html

and Here ----> http://www.naiaonline.org/pdfs/longt...uterindogs.pdf