We have an unaltered male GSD, and he is the nicest creature you could hope to meet. Our breeder asked that we leave him intact so that he would grow into the

We have an unaltered male GSD, and he is the nicest creature you could hope to meet. Our breeder asked that we leave him intact so that he would grow into the impressive animal that he has. There are studies that show, at least for large dogs, that hip and joint problems are less prevalent if the dog is not neutered before 1 year old (or not at all). Roughly, the intuition is that in males it allows the testosterone to have muscles grow to match their bones. One citation: https://www.akcchf.org/news-events/news/health-implications-in-early.html https://www.akcchf.org/news-events/news/health-implications-... And another: https://www.dvm360.com/view/when-is-the-best-time-to-neuter-german-shepherds https://www.dvm360.com/view/when-is-the-best-time-to-neuter-...