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Chris is right about the topic of when to neuter potentially being a hot one. Have you discussed when with Westin's breeder? That would be a good first step. Unless you are planning serious dog sport activities with him, six months will be a good time to have him neutered.
I know of a few breeders who do pediatric spay/neuters on their companion/pet puppies before they go to their new homes. We're talking before 12 weeks old here. When some of them as adults visited with their breeder at a specialty show, even the most experienced and breed savvy of breeders could not tell which ones were the pediatric speuters and which ones weren't. I've had any number of adult corgi males in rescue that would fit what most are probably envisioning as a result of early spay/neuters - leggier, not quite as substantive, not really over sized, little depth of chest and these guys were neutered as adults of 3 or more years of age when I got them. Genetics have a lot to do with how an adult is going to look.
I don't consider a corgi "matured out" until they are 3 or 4 years of age. By a year, they will have their full size, but not the complete bloom of maturity. Neutered dogs will also fill out, but how much whether intact or neutered, is going to depend a lot on genetics.
Debbie
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