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Old 02-10-2008, 10:52 PM   #5 (permalink)
Peggy
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Originally Posted by Corgi_Lover View Post
i have a 5 month female corgi and a 5 month male corgi (not realated) and i want to do something, not sure, maybe agility or rally, with both of them but i dont want them breeding, i dont know if i should waith till abby goes through her first heat or if i should spay her at 6 months same with the male, wait till he is done growing or should i do it at 6 months
There is less chance of your female getting mammary cancer if she is spayed before her first heat. So that means by 6 mos. She does NOT need to go thorough a heat cycle prior to being spayed.

And I recommend doing the male now too. They heal very quickly when done as puppies.

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