My experience is that I spayed my female at four months old. She was a poorly bred and sickly puppy from a pet store. She made it through the procedure just fine, had an uneventful recovery, and she will turn 14 in September. She has outlived all her prognoses and has the energy and spirit of a much younger dog as evidenced by her all day play and romping with my three year old Yorkie. The young boy is no match for her.
I would spay a female at 6 months old today if I had a new puppy. I'm not concerned with anesthesia.
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