spay and neuter - Page 1

Breeders who sell puppies to homes w/ a spay and neuter contact, i feel are really taking a risk. I remember a post not to long ago about a buyer who disregarded a contact stating the dog was not to be bred. Would'nt just be easir to just spay the dog before you hand them over to the buyer after they agree and sign the spay and neuter contract.

[cough] May I direct your attention to this thread....  Yikes! $320 to have a dog spayed?

That's one good reason why this doesn't happen.

sorry, did not finish.

People are not trust worthy any more, even after sreening who will be taking one of your puppies. This would really give out peace of mind to know they are not going to be used as breeding machines.

that price you gave me sound a bit steep,  thought it was more in the one hundreds. It might cost more to hire an laywer it a contract is breeched so why not have the surgery done, not all of the puppies will be sold on a spay and neuter contract, Or at least spay the females. i would think a female would have the worst of it.

IMO more important than cost is lack of proper development in pups that are altered, too young.   I don't like to neuter a male before one year so that the chest has a chance to develope properly.   The health of the pup even on pet dog contracts must be a top consideration.

I think 8 - 12 weeks is just waaaay to early to alter a dog...our mutt had to be done at four months as per the adoption contract I signed with the shelter...and well...he looks....pretty.  Nicest dog ever but its a little funny when people just cant tell that he is a she...our male cat on the other hand was neutered at 9 months or so and he definetley looks like a male.

He's still got a great temperment but a part of me thnks it would have been a heck of alot less stress on him if we had waited a little longer....it also kind of prevented us from meeting alot of other dog for socialization for a while because he couldnt run and jump and play - and as a four month old love pup that was all he liked to do.

If I had to do it again I would prefer to wait 9 months to a year - it would have allowed him some of his secondary sex characterisitics and as I said - the stress wouldnt have been as bad.

~Cate

It's sad that there is no trust left hardly anywhere. We know of a situation, where someone placed a dog as a pet (to be spayed) and they didn't spay her before they placed, her, and the family that took her "as a pet" decided that once they saw her pedigree they were going to breed her "just once".... it's sad because the people who placed this female, wanted her to be in a pet (non breeding) home, and it didn't turn out that way. I do think they should have spayed her prior, if that is the case, but I just can't believe someone told her they would take her, and offer her that loving pet home, and now they will be breeding her......

It happens all too often. Trust is nothing that is just given anymore. Makes doing business hard at times.

Yeah usimports  I just found that out . and with a preacher standing by,  and the attitude of   "who cares"

bunbun, its absolutely insane to spay a baby puppy, animals, if they really need to be spayed or neutered should not be done until maturity, which is anywhere between 14 and 18 months for some.  this is why breeders need to be very particular where their puppies go in the first place  :)    

Spaying females at very early ages can cause incontinence problems later.

Sadly, this is just how the world works, you can't trust anyone. I think the best thing a breeder can do to protect their good name is sell on limited registration. Or, perhaps they could hold co-ownership until the dog is fixed?