You are and now there’s lots saying even later than that too especially for large/giant dogs but rescues don’t want people breeding them and I guess don’t trust them not to so they fix them as babies.
plus to be transported up, most of the transport companies require them to be fixed. I wouldn’t think that would apply to little puppies and kittens who can’t even breed yet but 
our vet told us 4 months on male to prevent leg hiking, and 5 months female???
Yeah, they often need that and plus some can’t even breed naturally anymore I think and need to be artificially inseminated which adds to the cost too. Not to mention the fact that most small dogs usually have small litters. Plus health testing the parents and the cost of shows, etc. especially if they are using a professional handler. It all adds up and definitely is not cheap. Even most of the larger breeds are in the $1500-$3500 range now. Showing and health testing is crazy expensive. Although when I finally get one, I’m going to look in the country areas cause it’s still pretty cheap out there
or just get a farm bred BC or something 
it might be different for smaller dogs maybe but they can have health problems if done too early so for some breeds, they recommend waiting till a year old or even 18-24 months for most of the giant breeds since they take so long to grow and mature.
I've only ever had little dogs and I was a lit younger when we got Teddy so I only really know about small female dogs getting fixed.
bathrooms and laundry piles are brown recluse favorite homes!! where is that run for the hills emoji when i need it!!!!
bathrooms and laundry piles are brown recluse favorite homes!! where is that run for the hills emoji when i need it!!!!
how can you tell it’s harmless???
