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What age to spay?

I am new to the coonhound world. I have two female redbones. They are just over 5 months old. Since I do not have any plans to breed them, I think I will just have them spayed. I just want to enjoy them and hunt them with my kids. I have been doing a lot of research on when to spay them, but can only seem to find Bob Barker robots saying the sooner is better. What is your opinion? Thanks

After they are full grown. Probably 18 months old or so.

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Wayne Musgrave

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My vet said it is best to spay them after full grown and after a minimum of 2 heat cycles.

DONT DO IT, KEEP EM UP 30 DAYS AND FORGET IT, ITS NATURE

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4TH PLACE R.Q.E 2010
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WENT TO 2010 WORLD HUNT
AMERICAN REDBONE ASSOCIATION HIGH SCOREING REDBONE FEMALE OF THE 2010 WORLD HUNT
OVERALL HI SCOREING DOG AT 2010 BBCHA BLUE TIC SECTIONAL
GR.NT.CH. AT 12 and A HALF
MADE-EM SEE RED

I appreciate everyone's response. Looks like I have time to think about whether to do it or not. This information is much better than anything I could find doing a google search.

A quick science-based overview of what we know today:

Early dog neutering doubles the chance of hip dysplasia (1)
Early dog neutering increases joint disorders in dogs by four times (2)
Neutering dogs triples the risk of several joint problems in GSDs (3)
Neutering decreases longevity in Rottweilers (4)
Neutering increases the chance of cancer in dogs (5)
With this new research and more on the horizon, veterinarians and scientists are beginning to reconsider their stance on neutering and spaying dogs.

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Training dogs is not so much about quantity, it's more about timing, and the right situations...After that it's up to the dog....A hunting dog is born...

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Originally posted by Reuben
A quick science-based overview of what we know today:

Early dog neutering doubles the chance of hip dysplasia (1)
Early dog neutering increases joint disorders in dogs by four times (2)
Neutering dogs triples the risk of several joint problems in GSDs (3)
Neutering decreases longevity in Rottweilers (4)
Neutering increases the chance of cancer in dogs (5)
With this new research and more on the horizon, veterinarians and scientists are beginning to reconsider their stance on neutering and spaying dogs.

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Donald Bergeron

I don’t know…I copied from the internet…but it sounds like it applies to both…

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Training dogs is not so much about quantity, it's more about timing, and the right situations...After that it's up to the dog....A hunting dog is born...

And we all know every thing you read on the internet is true. “NOT!!!”

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Originally posted by Albert Fulton
And we all know every thing you read on the internet is true. “NOT!!!”

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Training dogs is not so much about quantity, it's more about timing, and the right situations...After that it's up to the dog....A hunting dog is born...