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12-07-2012, 11:25 AM | #1 |
Donating YT 500 Club Member | When should I neuter Dexter? I know this question has been asked a million times, and I know there are a million different answers to said question ..... but I was wondering what your opinion is as to when I should have Dexter neutered? Clyde was not neutered until he was two years old. He was never bred or anything. I just wasn't very educated about the importance/benefits of altering dogs that are only kept as pets. For Clyde's safety, however, I had him neutered (larger male dogs constantly tried to attack him). Dexter is almost five months old now, and weighs eight pounds. I am not sure how much bigger he will get. I know that he looks giant, but most of that is because of his cotton/soft coated hair. I think he will be ten or eleven pounds full grown. He is AKC registered and everything, but only by birth right (he does not fit the standard for AKC). There are people out there that want to breed with him?? People out there love his coat and want to try and duplicate it with the puppies. While puppies are adorable and everything I am not one to breed dogs for the sake of puppies & money. I believe breeding should be left to the professionals who breed to improve the breed and do it out of love of the dog breed. While Dexter is very handsome his coat is difficult to take care of and is not the set standard of the breed. Anyways ..... now I am rambling lol SO ... When should I have him neutered? Now? A certain month in age? A certain year? (Dexter is the black one. They thought it would be fun to dig a giant hole outside in our grass. They succeeded) Last edited by Clyde_Dexter; 12-07-2012 at 11:26 AM. |
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12-07-2012, 12:24 PM | #2 |
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| Well, I neutered my boy when he was 2 1/2 but for reasons specific to the situation. I would get a male neutered before he started marking a lot and getting territorial. I think 6 to 8 months is normal, but with yorkies...I'd go 8 or 9 months so you can get any baby teeth extracted that need to be at the same time.
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12-07-2012, 12:30 PM | #3 |
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| I have just has sammi neutered and he is 6 months old,he had just started to hump his toys, so when he went in for his hernia op i asked the vet if he could be neutered she said trhat they can be neutered at 6 months so we went ahead and had him done at the same time
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12-07-2012, 03:34 PM | #4 |
Zachary's Mom Donating Member | My vet neuters/spays at 6 months. This is before they start doing "big dog" stuff and usually will help them from forming bad habits. One of my dear dogs that I got from a private rescue neutered him at 3 months (that was years ago) and he never had any problems (lived to be 11, eventually developed cancer behind his eye). Louise and Zachary who is being a PIA today |
12-07-2012, 03:52 PM | #5 |
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12-07-2012, 04:00 PM | #6 |
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