15 months Our dog Hobo (she is a girl but got saddled with a boy name!) was spayed at 15 months. I wanted to wait until she had gone through her first heat and read many of the articles that were referenced above. The articles made me lean in the direction of waiting.
She went into heat at 13 months which I thought was late but I do not think it is uncommon with small breed dogs. The actual heat was not a problem. I put a newborn onesie on her and put a panty liner in it. She had very little bleeding. She was very clingy during those couple of weeks and I could tell she was not herself.
So at 15 months Hobo went for her spay and did very well.
Good luck with whatever you decide.
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