Comments on: Spay and Neuter

By: BRENDAN

BRENDAN — Wed, 29 Jun 2011 08:16:36 +0000

I have a 18month gs he is jumping the fence and when i put lattice on the top to make it taller he just goes to the next bit. I need to no how do i stop him from jumping and if i got him desexed would that settle him down at all

By: Martin

Martin — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 01:30:45 +0000

@Farrell @Julie – Julie, I’m glad Farrell got you a GREAT answer! Thanks a TON Farrell!

By: Farrell Aultman

Farrell Aultman — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 21:34:00 +0000

Julie,
You should have your dog’s hips x-rayed after he turns two years. Do not breed your dog if he has less than normal hips. Hip problems are common with DSGs and it’s irresponsible to perpetuate those problems within the breed. In addition, your dog will be more valuable if he has some certification that proves his worth as a working dog, such as BH or better Schutzhund. Or some certification as a show dog. But, this isn’t required. I considered breeding my beautiful girl, an all black GSD until we discovered that her hips weren’t that good. She’s turning thee soon and we actually had her spayed today. You should not spay before age two. The dog required those organs for emotional and physical maturity. She need to be an adult before it’s done. Whether to neuter a male is a point of much debate.

Farrell

By: Julie Wilson

Julie Wilson — Fri, 28 Aug 2009 19:13:09 +0000

I’ve been thinking of neutering my male GSD. He will be 3 in December and he is absolutely beautiful. I would like to at least breed him once before I consider neuturing him because I think he would make beautiful pups. I don’t have papers on him but I purchased him direct from the breeder with the mom and dad onsite. I didn’t think at the time I purchased him to ask for papers. How could I find someone in my area that has a female and wants to breed the dogs? Should I try and get the papers for him first?

By: Barbara

Barbara — Wed, 15 Apr 2009 21:04:44 +0000

I’m concerned about my GS puppy’s development and the best time to neuter. I do not want to neuter him prematurely.

When we adopted our Lab pup via rescue, he was neutered at 8 weeks old! It adversely affected his growth. His chest never developed fully, and he never learned to cock his leg although we do have an older Lab who set the example.