Dr. Marty Greer joins us to discuss spay and neuter considerations. It's all too common when you go into the vet clinic for your new puppy's first appointment, that your vet is anxious to set up your puppy's spay or neuter. Or for some, it's us, the owner, that's anxious to have it done because we either don't want to deal with a female coming into season, or have been told a male will pee on everything. Dr Greer takes the time to explain these myths and ideologies in this episode, and what it's actually like to live with intact dogs, and the risks and benefits to behavior, development, and overall health.

9:50 Spay Options

13:25 Physical appearance and effects of early spay/neuter

16:40 Male behaviors and the relation to being intact

19:55 Typical female heat cycle

25:20 Housing intact dogs and bitches together

27:50 Panties for the girls

28:40 False pregnancies

30:10 Breeding bitches back-to-back

31:00 DHA

35:55 Spay & neuter considerations as senior dogs

40:30 Recommended age for spay & neuter

42:40 Neuter options

47:00 Hip dysplasia and working dog considerations

48:30 Canine Reproduction and Neonatology Book

49:45 Your Pandemic Puppy Book

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