When it's better to fix a puppy?

When we got Charlie, my breeder said that it's better to fix him at about 11 months old, so that his body was more developed.

What do you think?

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Permalink Reply by Kelly on December 8, 2008 at 2:13pm

I've heard that waiting til that age is better, especially if you're planning on getting your corgi into competitive agility. I've also read 6 months is an acceptable time, and that anything earlier than 6 months can harm your pup *shrug*

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Permalink Reply by Alla on December 8, 2008 at 2:23pm

that's an interesting info about agility,

thanks, Kelly!

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Permalink Reply by Nicola Porter on December 8, 2008 at 2:20pm

Oh dear LO just got fixed today at 20 weeks.

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Permalink Reply by Andrea Nicole on December 8, 2008 at 5:51pm

11 months? Nice to know I was worried we were waiting to long.

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Permalink Reply by Alla on December 9, 2008 at 10:56am

So, I presume most of the proud corgi owners have their puppies fixed at the age about 6 months?

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Permalink Reply by Erica on December 9, 2008 at 12:41pm

my vet had me do it at 6 months, so they dont feel it or remember it. poor things, what pain it must be.

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Permalink Reply by Alla on December 9, 2008 at 6:02pm

I am sure it's very painful :(

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Permalink Reply by Tina on December 9, 2008 at 2:29pm

I guess I've always been told to neuter before they have reached 7 months, 6 months is ideal. Our breeder, in our purchase contract, stated that we would get Ein neutered by the time he was 7 months if we didn't plan on showing him. Ein started marking things around 6 months, just about the time we made his appointment. He doesn't really mark anymore. We rescued Ed when he was 1 year, and he had just been neutered a couple of weeks before. He still marks everything, in fact he marked our house when we brought him home (we had to follow him with a shaker bottler for the first week or so)

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Permalink Reply by Alla on December 9, 2008 at 6:01pm

Thanks, Tina!

I had a dog before, in Russia. It had never been fixed. It was a mute. We've never had any problem with marking.

I wonder how show dogs behave? Do they mark? I presume they are all not neutered?

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Permalink Reply by disraeli ears on December 10, 2008 at 10:29am

I wondered that too...All show dogs have to be intact. So how do you stop marking problems?

My Rhys was neutered at 5 months. My next male - I may wait a little longer, depending on what his breeder thinks.

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Permalink Reply by Laura K. on December 10, 2008 at 12:03pm

My breeder told me anywhere from 4-8 months, but most of the research I did said that 6 months was ideal. Our little girl just got neutered on Monday at about 6 1/2 months.