>I am living with the first neutered male I have ever had. I fell in love >with him as a puppy and he lives in the house. I neutered him at about 15 >months. I debated whether I should do it- He is not show or breeding >quality. Doing it was one of the best things I have ever done. He was a >marvelous pet before but he never started lifting his leg and still >oesn't - He doesn't care about bitches in season. and since my old girls >still come in that is great. infact I don't have to separate him from his >friends when they come in- Unless I was interested in showing or breeding >an animal I will not live in the house with a whole animal again. That said >I do not believe in early spay or neutering. I have seen the problems that >go along with that. I would want my dogs to be older before being done >Sally >www.embroiderybysally.org > > > > *Another reason to wait for a male to mature before neutering is it gives him a chance to develop a nice, masculine head. Doris E* ============================================================================ 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/ ============================================================================