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Originally Posted by Nancy1999  While I really don't believe in ultra-young neutering and spaying, some breeders are doing it before they leave them. The reason for this is that many people are not abiding the contract rules and breeding them anyway. |
That is very sad. I know it's not always the case, but I can often tell when dogs were fixed much too young. Body structure is just kinda funky and most take a long time to mature IME.
Most breeders I've spoken to (for Silky's and Border Terriers) actually prefer to wait until 1 year, unless marking, etc, is becoming a big problem but they definitely do not want their pups neutered before 7 months or so. I remember asking.