Sanity just turned a year, and as soon as I get the $$$ up he'll be getting the big snip. My reason for waiting is that most of the Danes I've seen that get done before a year are gangly and all legs for the rest of their lives. They need the testosterone to build up that muscle mass.
Hobo isn't really a giant breed. In fact because he didn't fit his breed standard (Chinook) he was altered very early. 6 weeks. I don't know enough (OK, ANY) Chinooks to compare him to.
Araby was spayed at a year. Our breeder REALLY wanted us to breed her, but I didn't have the time to field trial her, and I refused to breed her without her proving herself worthy of it. And her heats were HORRIBLE! She smelled rank, totally unapproachable, and she would wipe her butt on the walls. It was HORRID! Everyonce in a while I think of how nice it would be to have Mini Bibbles running around, but I remember those times she was in season and shudder.
Ang