When are you spaying/neutering?

The vets around here assume that you are going to spay by 6 months. I don't plan on taking that step that young. Far to early as far as I am concerned. The breeder advised me to wait until 9 months or later. He only suggested 9 months because I have a neutered male in the house and he was concerned that he would mount her. Well my male does try to mount the cat now and he is a neutered male. I'm not going to worry about it for a while yet. She is almost 5 months old now and I'm not ready to put her though that.
 
Interesting to see people's opinions on this! As far as I know, Sparta isn't getting fixed. The laws on animal welfare are relatively strict when it comes to these things, and any surgery done on any animal must have a specific medical (or serious welfare-related) reason behind it. In other words, the idea is that surgery should benefit the animal (not the owner) and behaviour should be trained (not operated on). Most vets will still spay/neuter when asked, but in most cases it's technically illegal and the threshold is pretty high. So Sparta gets to keep her internal organs intact for now. :wink2:

We considered getting the male fixed, but decided not to as the vets we talked to warned us that it could cause his insecurity/fear to worsen.
 
Enzo is similar. He has tried to hump, but I put an end to that (on people anyway). When he plays with other dogs he'll jump up from the side and put his paws on their back. He doesn't hump them, but I'm wondering if he might be testing them?

He's always been reactive, but now if he sees another dog on a leash, a lot of times he'll lunge and bark at them. But then if they get into his space, he'll want to meet them and play with them. I think I just need to put more training into him. That being said, he has snarled at a dog once, so it may not be solved with training alone.

I'm really trying to hold out on neutering him until ~11 months, but if his aggression gets worse, I'll do it earlier.

Judyg said:
Lacey is only 4.5 months so we have a ways to go.

Right now she is out in the yard with hubby attacking the sod he is trying to plant. She is soaking wet, her ears came unglued and is a muddy mess. Having the time of her life though.

Puppies!!!
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Thank you for the great visual!!! :yuckyuck
 
I had Bailey neutered at 8 months ( he is 10 months old now).

He was marking on his walks and was humping my cat and the pillows constantly before he got neutered. I wanted to wait a while longer but decided it was time . He has not marked or humped since getting him fixed and he is a bit calmer ( could just be related to getting older). He still is a major chewer and I have to keep shoes and any cat toys out of sight or he will destroy them.:eek2:
 
Cooper was neutered this week at 6 months. I take him to a doggy day care that requires all dogs over the age of 6 months to be fixed and I also signed a contract with the breeder that I would neuter. He is not aggressive at all but does hump his bed a little;)
My challenge has been keeping him from running up and down the stairs etc. I will let you know if I see changes in his behavior.
 
We will neuter Oreo after he is 1 year old. My vet wants to do it now, but my breeder suggested waiting until he is over a year to let him finish growing. Not sure when we will do it or even if we will do it. My mom lives next door with 4 unspayed irish setter bitches. If I can stand his behavior when they are in heat, I probably will not neuter. But if he becomes a little jerk, off they go!
 
After growth plates are closed--probably around 1. I wouldn't be opposed to not neutering at all but I'm not sure the breeder would be open to it. We will honor our contract. Of course I might change my tune once those hormones kick in ;)
 
Jocu is not in the class of 2014 but he will turn 2 at the end of this month. His neuter is scheduled for the first week in December.
Destin will be scheduled next summer....
 
I am hoping to wait until Jade is 2. We will see how her first heat cycle goes, seeing as Carter is still intact. She may be spayed earlier.
 
Obviously Celtic is going to be a show dog so he will not get neutered but I was planning on waiting until Birch was 2yrs. But I had him neutered at 16 months because he was turning into the biggest jerk on the planet and Justice was going to kill him. 1 of them was going to be neutered and Birch earned the right. 2 weeks later harmony had returned to my house. I would have put up with it if I needed to but I didn't. Oh Fyi Birch is still a jerk just in a different way.
 
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