We recommend not to get your puppy spayed or neutered. This is probably the strangest thing you ever heard and totally opposite what you heard since! We carefully select our new puppy families and trust that they are responsible pet owners. Our puppies are all sold as pet quality puppies, and even though we like them to stay intact it does not mean that they have the permission to be used for breeding. Letting them intact for at least 18 months will be healthier so they can mature and grow their adult coat. If they are spayed or neutered at any age, it may ruin the beautiful shiny long coat and it will get dull and fuzzy. Also the dog will gain weight!