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Originally Posted by pstinard;4410814[SIZE="3"

]Yikes! I guess that's not always true . How old was your little one when she went into her first heat?
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About the growth plates and other considerations, here are some links:

Determining the Best Age at Which to Spay or Neuter a Dog: An Evidenced-Based Analysis | petMD

http://www.caninesports.com/uploads/...tions_2013.pdf

The consensus is to spay after 6 months, but before the first heat. I had Bella spayed at 7 months.

Exactaly at 6 months. I guess one never knows with the small ones.