My opinion is for you to wait until the pup is at least 8 months old....his growth plates will be matured and bones will have stopped growing....he is a "full growed boy!" by that age, and neutering him at that point in time will not have a negative effect on growth patterns. If you get him neutered BEFORE he begins to mark his territory, chances are better than great he will continue to pee like a little girl and will not hike his leg to pee! Have extra teeth removed during the surgery....that is what is normally done, and if you wait until closer to 8 months old, you may not have as many teeth that need to be removed!
And of course, a neutered/spayed Yorkie's value to a thief, plummets once they are no longer able to be used as baby producing machines! They will still be targeted simply because of the breed value, but because they can not reproduce, THAT option for making money is eliminated, and the value for a yorkie that is not able to make money by reproducing, is cut drastically....a thief can only ask about 1/4 of the value/price they would demand otherwise. |