[MyFairLacy]

Originally Posted by bpaske

He is ONLY 11 weeks old. There will be NO neutering him until he is 6 months old. So, in the meantime... my question is, is it even possible for him to impregnate her? I would doubt so, because his testicles at 11 weeks have not even dropped. And, in all likelyhood she is not even in heat... as she hasn't had one in almost 2 years. I have not spayed her because as of yet there has been no need to. My vet says that it's possible that she will never have another heat & thus unnecesary to put her through the spay procedure. I will call him tomorrow, just thought someone here might know for sure whether it was possible.

No, he can not impregnate her at 11 weeks of age. But it has been known to happen at even 5 months of age (not usually but it has happened). You can neuter earlier than 6 months...many vets are neutering as early as 8 weeks now (more commonly by 16 weeks). Also, I'm kindof shocked your vet would tell you that a 4 year old female wouldn't have anymore heat cycles unless she has had some major medical issue? Normal female dogs continue to go into heat pretty much until they die...they don't go through menopause like human females. Spaying her would be the best thing for her health...most unspayed females get mammary cancer. And I would hate to see any accidents happen