When did you neuter?

The vet is recommending we neuter Pip before 6 months- earliest would be 4 months. This seems a little early to me, so I'm getting some opinions! How old was your little guy when he was neutered???
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WE got Barney neutered at 7 months, but that was just because we got him when he was already 6 months old. I have always heard that before 6 months is best (for hormones and stuff), and I think my parents had their sheepie spayed at 4 months, so it doesn't seem too early to me...
I had Beaureguard neutered when he was six months old, too (Vet recommended). :D
Mitch got done at 7 months .
Was planned for 6 months but it took me a month to build up the courage to put him in for the op. :roll:
We did it at 6 months. I still don't think Clyde realizes that he had surgery.
The vet says it is best to do it early because new studies are revealing that the longer you wait the more prone they are to prostate cancer and other illnesses due to the hormones. I know that at the clinic we have dogs come in as early as 12 weeks old depending on when their testicles have decended. It is really a personal decision I think.
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