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Originally Posted by cj125  First, let me say that the law does have exceptions. *If the dog has some medical reason and you can supply a document from a vet. *If you are a licensed fancier, breeder, or pro handler. *If they are a search & rescue, police, or a service dog. I'm not in total agreement with the age that they decided to have this done - 4 months of age - I would have rather seen this more like 6-7 months old so that there's time to let the baby teeth fall out or have them taken out at the same time of the surgery. But I guess you could get a Vet's note saying that you're going to wait for that. I understand people not wanting to be told what to do, however, there are some people who need to be told what to do. Yes, rules/laws are made in order to keep things under control. Without rules/laws we have chaos. My position on this law is - that if people had been responsible prior to this they wouldn't have needed to make this law.  One thing I think they left out of this law is - that any breeding facility should have a maximum number that they can have breeding and/or in their facility. They really need to hit the puppymillers and hoarders. |
Besides the idea of having thier teeth pulled at the same time, its also important to wait to a later age so that the puppies bones can fully develop and grow. Its a known fact that the hormone that is being elimiated or reduced drastically during the surgery helps with the growth process and when taken away to soon, it can cause the bones to be extremly week. And with little dogs like yorkies, you already have a concern about thier fragile bodies, so its important for thier bones to get a chance to grow to thier full potential.