xChicken04x Posted September 25, 2008 Share Posted September 25, 2008 Hi guys, Zara the GSD pup is 5 and a half months now, she should have her first season pretty soon. As much as she would make a brilliant breeding dog, e.g her 'show' quality looks and her German father, we just don't have the time to breed from her . It's such as shame as people have been really keen to have pups from her next year, not that we offered, people just assume . When would you clever lot advise us to get her spayed? I've read it is better to let her have her first season and get her spayed after that? Any thoughts? xx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chelsea Posted September 25, 2008 Share Posted September 25, 2008 I've read it is better to let her have her first season and get her spayed after that? Any thoughts? xx Yes I thought it was the same as above. You should do it certainly before shes 18months. We didnt do our GSD and in hindsight we should have Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theherd123 Posted September 25, 2008 Share Posted September 25, 2008 Yes i agree, it is the best move to let her have her first season and then get her spayed. Having just looked into this for my girl Poppy my vet advised that 8 to 12 weeks after their season has finished is the best time to operate as everything has settled down then and it makes it an easier op for them. Make sure your girl is a healthy and isnt carrying too much weight, is fit and active and enjoying exercise and she should bounce back from the op really well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lesley Posted September 25, 2008 Share Posted September 25, 2008 I agree - for larger dogs it is now 3 months after their first season - Jazz was spayed at a year old - 3 months after her first season. She would have been a lovely dog to breed from as well Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seagazer Posted September 26, 2008 Share Posted September 26, 2008 My vet was insisting on Cookie being done before her first season. In the end we thought she was coming into season and cancelled the booking. She had a terrible season, phantom pregnancy etc and took a time to get over the op. She is only now getting some weight on her. I wish I'd had her done before her first season but I was worried that it would be too early at the time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rhapsody Posted September 27, 2008 Share Posted September 27, 2008 My two girls were done before their first season they are now 12 and 9 and it hasnt affected their health in any way. The 'letting them have a season' is a bit of an old-fashioned idea and depends on the age of your vet, not your dog! for getting her spayed, there are enough puppies needing homes as it is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
little chickadee Posted September 28, 2008 Share Posted September 28, 2008 We have a guide dog pup Quita who is in season at the moment. The Guide dog people are really up with all their research into dog health as it's really important that when they invest all the time and money into training a dog that they stay healthy. I think that rules with them is that she will be done 3 months after her season finishes. Then she'll recover from the op with us and go off to training Luckily we will be getting a 6 1/2 week old pup around the same time - how cool for the kids always having a puppy around! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xChicken04x Posted September 28, 2008 Author Share Posted September 28, 2008 Hi guys, thank you for all your replies. I think after talking it through with various people (including you guys) I'll wait till after her first season. I'm slightly worried about how she'll cope with it all. Any tips on how to get her through it? xx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smudgley Posted September 28, 2008 Share Posted September 28, 2008 safest time is 12 - 16 weeks after the end of a season. Could do it after her first season, or if you want her to mature a little first, then maybe after her 2nd one (depends what age she comes in & GSD's are not the most straight forward when it comes to them being in season) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
