I do not require neutering of males and in fact discourage it. If they are adament about it, I ask them to please wait until 18 months. Pet bitches - whole other story. I want them spayed at 6 months. I've spayed 3 bitches at 7. One died at 10 of mammary cancer. One lived to 12 1/2 and the third turned 13 in Feb and is still going strong. I'll most likely also spay Panda after one more litter. She turned 6 in March. My corgi has a spay appt on Thursday. Doesn't bother me if others follow a different practice though. ; ) Melissa www.melanashepherds.com ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2008. 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@xxxxxxxxxxxx VISIT OUR WEBSITE - http://showgsd.org NATIONAL BLOG - http://gsdnational.blogspot.com/ ============================================================================