Pet overpopulation is a real and serious problem. There are NO good reasons not to spay or neuter your pet and many extremely important ones to do it. This is not a good reason. The old wives don t have an answer to that. Actually, this frequently has just the opposite effect on many females dispositions and well as causing some potential health problems.
Dogs have to be six months old before they are spayed or neutered.
This is no longer true. In the last two decades, more and more animal shelters are performing early age spay and neuter surgeries in order to decrease the chances for unwanted litters. There is enough data accumulated now to prove that this procedure does not have long term detrimental effects. On the contrary, studies have shown that animals retain their desirable puppy and kitten qualities longer when spayed early and overall have healthier lives. The key is to decrease food intake and maintain exercise levels to minimize weight gain.