Hip dysplasia is HEREDITARY it is not caused by early spaying or neutering. The people who did this so called "study" used dogs who were not tested for HD and used breeds who are known for bad hips, I believe it was Airedales.This is just me, but w/ a standard I would wait longer. There have been studies (I'm sure you can find them w/ google) linking early spay/neuter w/ HD.
HD is not always hereditary and can be caused by strenuous activity at a young age or injury. It makes sense to me that if early spay/neuter can affect the way a dog structurally matures, it could be linked to(I never said cause) HD. I'm not saying any study is gospel, only that they're worth looking at IMO.
http://www.caninesports.com/SpayNeuter.html
http://www.naiaonline.org/pdfs/LongTermHealthEffectsOfSpayNeuterInDogs.pdf
http://www.acc-d.org/2006%20Symposium%20Docs/Session%20I.pdf
I do plan on doing agility, and possibly rally, my breeder is very reasonable, would it be rude to ask if i could wait past the 9 month deadline?especially if you plan to do any type of agility with them, the later the better.
Not at all . I would definitely talk to her about it.I do plan on doing agility, and possibly rally, my breeder is very reasonable, would it be rude to ask if i could wait past the 9 month deadline?