Thanks for letting me know how Flyer turned out.
I used to work in a veterianry hospital years ago, and I was a huge proponent of early spay and neuter back then. I agreed with the younger, the better mentality.
Now, I have completely changed my opinions about automatically spaying an neutering (both early and at all). So much reserach has come out in recent years about negative health affects of altering dogs, most specifically early altering. It seems there is much we don't know...
That said, I am still for spaying and neutering for the most part, but just not as early as I used to think... I get so many weird looks and comments, even from my vet who is somewhat progressive, but doesn't really understand the desire to wait to neuter. I have explained that I don't want to it affect his growth at all, and he asked why it matters if he's not a show dog. Well, it matters to me, both for looks (I want him to look the way a poodle should look) and for movement, and also some studies have shown an increased risk orthopedic disorders in dogs that are spayed or neutered too early. It's frustrating that I feel more up to date about these topics than my vet. The same thing goes for vaccines, he sort of gets it, but not to the extent that I would like. Don't get me wrong, I do like my vet and he's not pushy about these things, he allows me to make the decision without trying to pressure me into anything I am not comfortable with, but I do wish vets were more up with the times...
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