Shelia, My Brad says that IF they are spayed before having a season they are like 99% guarenteed of not getting mamory cancer. My BC was estrogen induced as is most dog BC............Mo > One or two heats does indeed increase the risk of mamory cancer, I know, > but this is about balance. The first heat provides the body with hormones > needed to fully mature an animal. If they are spayed prior to the first > heat, then the dog never completely matures, and there can be problems > like extended growth of bone that causes other problems later, there is no > mental maturity either, it just stops at the point of spay. ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2007. 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 - www.showgsd.org ============================================================================