You have always given great feed back My dog is being neutered will i regreat it.... advice needed a

My Gorgeous Sapphire Blue 1s 18 months she is going in tomorrow to be ' Done '.....  We all love and adore her she has a loving home and fills the house with joy...
My partner Myself 15 year old daughter and our two cats complete our family with our saffy girl.

I have cried lots today as I would of loved to have bred her as she is my girl.
Trouble is I know how sensitive I am but I'm unsure I'm doing the right thing.... as even though I would vet everyone with a fine tooth comb.

I'm worried her pups will still end up in the wrong hands.

My family and my Mum are against me going through with it.

Am I doing the right thing.....

Need your input and experience.
Thanks guys

Donna

Its a personal choice, I have always had my girls neutered and always will. Its a simple op now. Don't worry, Saffire will be fine Xx


Moving to chat...

She's at a reasonable age for spaying, in my opinion - she's had a chance to mature and have at least one season. I definitely think you've made the right decision in choosing not to breed her.

The operation itself is low risk and she'll bounce back quickly, but the decision is down to what you feel is best. If you feel that you might be tempted to breed from her if she isn't spayed, it might be for the best.

I agree that if you may be tempted to breed from her they having her done is for the best. Daisy is spayed and is fine  

To be honest there are already a lot of Staffordshire in the uk and a lot of people who don't care where the pups go. Breeding because you like your dog is not a good reason so I'm glad you are thinking about where the lups would go. I would spay her personally.

Thankyou very much I will take all advice and experience given and will enjoy Saffy as our gift and not to share... Thanks again my decision to enjoy as the gorgeous girl that we have, Love to all enjoy your Staff's

Much love
Donna

You too Donna, let us know how Saff gets on Xx

Yes, you're probably doing the right thing.

Don't worry, she'll be right as rain in no time - she'll be a bit groggy & whiney for a few hours after the operation, but she'll bounce back quickly & your biggest problem will be keeping her quiet!

Tilly was spayed at around the same age and absolutely no problems at all , personally I think you are making the right choice.
Yesterday I attended a fundraising walk for a staffy rescue in the North West and was talking to a lovely lady that has rehomed many many dogs in the last 20 years with her Breed rescue , she tells me the situation is so desperate as there just are no homes to get them into , and i saw some beautiful rescue dogs yesterday with varying stories such as unwanted after pregnancy etc , even in the best vetted homes you can never be sure what can change in the future

That's so true, and if you've been tempted to breed from her, then spaying will stop all temptation! 

I think your doing the right thing too. My lass has just had her second season so will be getting her done in three months too. It does have health benifits as well as stopping unwanted attention during the season itself. You may have to feed a bit less than before but play it by ear and keep an eye on her weight.

I would definately spay. Then you don't have to even consider worrying about people mis-treating any pups

When Moll was having the op...i was soooo worried but I needn't have been, all went very smoothly

Thanks again to everyone that has replied, your gems, they had to cancel today so op Monday. really grateful cheers guys for taking time out  

She really will be fine!

Good luck for monday & let us know how she is. 

Now stop your worry between now and then, we are here when Saff's second name is no or calm lol! She we will be fine. Xx

My Princesses are both spayed, I couldn't have parted with any of the pups!!  

I had my boy done a few months ago, he was a good boy before the op and now he's even better. I definitely think you are doing the right thing. I read a statistic the other day how for every Staff pup born 3 are put to sleep. If that is accurate then you are being very responsible not only for Saffire Blue but the breed as a whole

Well good luck for next monday anyway  

Definitely a responsible decision and will give you peace of mind as you would never be sure where a pup might end up if passed on due to a change in circumstances etc.
Hope all goes well on Monday. Keep us updated.

Great advice given here, great choice and very responsible of you for preventing breeding Good luck and let us know how she gets on

Hope all went well for Sappire during her op, I'm sure she will be fine  You are being very responsible in getting this done.