This is a great article and has been quoted in opposition letters to legislators re: Mandatory sterilization. Chris Zink limits her discussion to the dog athelete, but it could be applied to any dog. Stormy On May 23, 2010, at 7:47 AM, MORGAN LEWIS wrote: > > > > Early Spay-Neuter Considerations for the Canine Athlete > One Veterinarian’s Opinion > © 2005 Chris Zink DVM, PhD, DACVP > www.caninesports. com > Those of us with responsibility for the health of canine athletes > need to continually read and evaluate new > scientific studies to ensure that we are taking the most appropriate > care of our performance dogs. This article > provides evidence through a number of recent studies to suggest that > veterinarians and owners working with > canine athletes should revisit the standard protocol in which all > dogs that are not intended for breeding are > spayed and neutered at or before 6 months of age. > Orthopedic Considerations > ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2010. All material remains the property of the original author and of GSD Communication, Inc. NO REPRODUCTIONS or FORWARDS of any kind are permitted without prior permission of the original author AND of the Showgsd-l Management. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. ALL PERSONS ARE ON NOTICE THAT THE FORWARDING, REPRODUCTION OR USE IN ANY MANNER OF ANY MATERIAL WHICH APPEARS ON SHOWGSD-L WITHOUT THE EXPRESS PERMISSION OF ALL PARTIES TO THE POST AND THE LIST MANAGEMENT IS EXPRESSLY FORBIDDEN, AND IS A VIOLATION OF LAW. VIOLATORS OF THIS PROHIBITION WILL BE PROSECUTED. For assistance, please contact the List Management at admin@xxxxxxxxxxx VISIT OUR WEBSITE - http://showgsd.org NATIONAL BLOG - http://gsdnational.blogspot.com/ ============================================================================