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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Is your dog a large breed?  (Sorry if you already said and I missed that.)  DVM here.  It’s smart to wait until age 2 years or later to neuter any medium, large, or giant breed dog, because their bodies release certain growth hormone until age 2 years.  Neutering before is not fatal of course, but can lead to dysplasia and some cancers.  We see this mostly in all classes of retrievers and retriever mixes. [/quote]

+1. NP. This is why we have been looking into a vasectomy for our med-large breed. Idk if Zeutering is still an available thing but there are options beyond the traditional neuter. It has been very difficult to find a vet willing to do anything beyond a traditional neuter, though. I don't understand why there is so much vitriol directed at non-traditional options to full castration, esp. for a larger breed puppy. We don't have behavioral issues and don't want structural issues since we are hoping to do agility. Vasectomy makes sense for us. [/quote]

Yes, neutered dogs can compete in agility. In fact, in AKC agility it is a [b]requirement[/b] that non-purebred dogs are neutered or spayed in order to enter an event. In other venues such as USDAA, competitors are allowed to show intact dogs of any breed or mix.  We had my male dog neutered a week ago. Still healing but, still very sweet!  [/quote]

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