Golden doodle

[Anonymous]

Realistically, we bought a golden doodle as a family pet and she is fabulous. She is 9 months old and my DH is urging me to get her fixed. Should we?

[Anonymous]

I'd talk to your vet, but absolutely when she's big enough to get fixed you should do it.

Did you never watch The Price is Right as a kid?!

[Anonymous]

Does your breeder not require that? Any reputable breeder will have a spay clause in the contract with a very large financial penalty if you do not. Absolutely get her spayed.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Realistically, we bought a golden doodle as a family pet and she is fabulous. She is 9 months old and my DH is urging me to get her fixed. Should we?

Was this meant to say "recently"?

Yes, get your dog fixed. There's an argument to be made for waiting until after her first heat cycle to do it, but you should discuss timing with your vet.

[Anonymous]

Yes, you should!

[Anonymous]

Yes, definitely do it. I too am surprised your breeder didn't have this in the contract.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Does your breeder not require that? Any reputable breeder will have a spay clause in the contract with a very large financial penalty if you do not. Absolutely get her spayed.

LoLz, yeah, good luck enforcing that!

How is the breeder ever going to know, unless I tell them?

Further, once I own the dog, paid in full, do you think that silly contract means anything? It’s MY dog now.

If I sold you a car, and demanded you put only Exxon gasoline in it, would you?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Does your breeder not require that? Any reputable breeder will have a spay clause in the contract with a very large financial penalty if you do not. Absolutely get her spayed.

LoLz, yeah, good luck enforcing that!

How is the breeder ever going to know, unless I tell them?

Further, once I own the dog, paid in full, do you think that silly contract means anything? It’s MY dog now.

If I sold you a car, and demanded you put only Exxon gasoline in it, would you?

It’s been a minute since I bought a dog, but I believe you had to provide proof of the spay/neuter and if you didn’t, you would get hit with an invoice for the breeding rights (in my case it was $10k).

Seriously though, why would you want to deal with a dog in heat unless you were trying to set up a breeding operation? And if you want to be a breeder, I would think you should be a bit more intentional about how you select your first dam vs. “Hmmmm, maybe I should breed this super cute puppy o have!”