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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]How old?

There is new research explaining that [b]castration[/b] is better done after bone growth is complete (1.5 to 2 years, depending on the size of the breed). That is usually AFTER sexual maturation, BTW, so you have to keep an eye on your pet during the period between sexual maturation and end of bone growth.

Bones do not all grow at the same rate, and lack of hormones will cause some to elongate while others have already finished growing, thereby causing un-natural tension on some joints, and increasing risks of neuromuscular injuries later in the dog's life.

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OP's dog is female. [/quote]

Can you move past the word and understand that it applies to both sexes?

Sigh.

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Does this apply to both sexes equally? My understanding was that it doesn't.

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It absolutely does, and that should be obvious, since we're talking about bone growth after sexual maturation. This happens in both sexes.[/quote]

Obvious? Not sure why you don't get that males and females are DIFFERENT.

From Cesar Milan: "Spaying females before 6 months is less controversial than neutering; preventing the first heat nearly eliminates the risk of breast cancer which is much more common than bone cancer."[/quote]

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