>Thanks for your help! We want a family dog or companion. thanks again. > > > >DeeDee(soon to be a pyr owner) > >Your family companion should be sold on a spay/nueter contract. This will guarantee that you will not breed and that you will have the sterilazation surgery by the time your Pyr pup reaches 6 months of age. Your Pyr will thank you for it. Adrianne Hughes