We have two vets we alternate with and neither will spay/neuter before 6 months. Plus they always say, be sure as you can't undo it. So many different points of view on the matter. Our one vet does encourage to spay/neuter after 6 months if you're sure you won't ever want to breed and the other said (paraphrasing) that once they've had their first heat, their body is "pregnant" insomuch as it prepared for getting pregnant and that doesn't go away in between heats thus it doesn't hurt to go unspayed for the first 3-4 years and then by then if you don't want to breed spay, as generally speaking uterus problems don't develop before then on an unspayed female. Now, I realize there's always the exception to the rule and someone will say their 18 month old unspayed dog had issues, but according to the vet that is the exception and not the rule. So think carefully about breeding, make your decision and then be prepared to stand by it.
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