My family has had many spayed dogs, they were all free fed dry food and given wet for dinner. Only one has a weight problem and that's because she's fed WAY too many treats.
My aunt has/had 2 unspayed dogs, both had mammory tumors and were a bit chunky, again too many treats.
I just spayed Lola, she's a year old. I waited because she went into heat sooner than expected and she needed to gain some weight. She was also microchipped, had a few baby teeth pulled, and given a mini teeth cleaning.
Lola bled for a few weeks but it wasn't too bad, I just covered the furniture with blankets. I bought panties for her at petsmart, she only wore them when we visited people.
As for show dogs, they have exceptional genes to start with and I think many are spayed when they retire from being shown and breeding. |