ellie05
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- Jul 24, 2012
I was raised with GSD and they usually got fix around the time of 6 months. This has been the case with all of our dogs now too. Except for our new puppy, when we adopted him he was already neutered at 10 weeks old.
We never had to have any baby teeth pull.
I've gotten conflicting information about the growth issue from different vets. This is what I've seen from personal experience. Our adopted puppy is at 70 lbs. The foster mom kept one of the puppies. They are both males and hers isn't neutered yet, she is waiting until he turns one. Her dog is close to 80 lbs. Both of the dogs are males and they were the same size when we went to pick him up (Our dog has just been neutered just a few days before we pick him up). This has been the case for some of the breed specific rescues we worked with. One of our trainers runs the sheepdog rescue and recently they had a reunion of the litter that his dog came from. His dog was the tallest and the only one that was neutered after the one year mark, because they fix all the puppies before adoption. But honestly I don't care if my dog is bigger or smaller it is not going to change their personality and that is what I love about my dogs, heck they could be green and I wouldn't care. They are perfect the way they are. What I would be more concern is reducing the chance of cancer and other health problems. That to me is the most important thing of all.
The most important thing out this thread is to make sure you get a vet you trust 100%. I went through a few vets before I find our vet but I trust him 100% and I know whatever he suggests it is the best for my pet and I never second guess it. You might want to contact the rescue and see if they can refer you to one of their vets if you don't like the one you have. Also talk to them about your concerns I am sure they will be more than happy to help guide you in the right direction.
Good luck with your new fur baby .
We never had to have any baby teeth pull.
I've gotten conflicting information about the growth issue from different vets. This is what I've seen from personal experience. Our adopted puppy is at 70 lbs. The foster mom kept one of the puppies. They are both males and hers isn't neutered yet, she is waiting until he turns one. Her dog is close to 80 lbs. Both of the dogs are males and they were the same size when we went to pick him up (Our dog has just been neutered just a few days before we pick him up). This has been the case for some of the breed specific rescues we worked with. One of our trainers runs the sheepdog rescue and recently they had a reunion of the litter that his dog came from. His dog was the tallest and the only one that was neutered after the one year mark, because they fix all the puppies before adoption. But honestly I don't care if my dog is bigger or smaller it is not going to change their personality and that is what I love about my dogs, heck they could be green and I wouldn't care. They are perfect the way they are. What I would be more concern is reducing the chance of cancer and other health problems. That to me is the most important thing of all.
The most important thing out this thread is to make sure you get a vet you trust 100%. I went through a few vets before I find our vet but I trust him 100% and I know whatever he suggests it is the best for my pet and I never second guess it. You might want to contact the rescue and see if they can refer you to one of their vets if you don't like the one you have. Also talk to them about your concerns I am sure they will be more than happy to help guide you in the right direction.
Good luck with your new fur baby .