Thank you Susan, There are way to many folks willing to spay and neuter puppies and kittens way before they should be. The ramifications of early spay and neuter are only being realized. Which for some puppies and kittens well its unfortunate. Beth Colorado -----Original Message----- From: showgsd-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:showgsd-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Erynbrook@xxxxxxx Sent: Sunday, October 16, 2005 9:11 PM To: showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [ SHOWGSD-L ] Re: Picking Puppies In a message dated 10/16/2005 8:56:51 PM Mountain Standard Time, gsdsforlife@xxxxxxxx writes: > You make sure they are Neutered/Spayed when they leave.... Excuse me - I must have missed something. Someone spays or neuters companion pups before they are sold? Like at 8 weeks????????? Susan Casey Erynbrook German Shepherds and Front Range German Shepherd Rescue ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2005. 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://www.showgsd.org ============================================================================