When is the best time to spay a female Golden Retriever?

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The best time to spay a female Golden Retriever is between 7 and 8 months of age. At this time she is sexually mature but has not yet gone into heat, so it is best to spay her before her first heat.

This prevents heat-related behaviors from being retained after spaying and allows faster postoperative recovery. Spaying a female Golden Retriever has many benefits: it lowers the risk of diabetes, pyometra, breast cancer, and other diseases, and to some extent can extend her lifespan.

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