neutering ? I dont get it ?

peachyprice

Celli wrote: »

You'd have to neuter as soon as the puppy popped out for that to work, My last boy was cocking his leg at just ten weeks old, yet his brother pee's like a girl.
I think the mechanisim for being male is a bit more complicated than getting them done before they've learnt to be boys.

I'm sure, just like humans, dogs develop at different rates. I'm just thankful that my dog didn't start humping before we got him neutered.

Although I do feel so sorry for him when my mum's dog visits, he's there squatting in the garden having a peaceful pee and along comes my mum's entire dog and cocks his leg up my boy, he looks very confused at that.

Celli

peachyprice wrote: »

Although I do feel so sorry for him when my mum's dog visits, he's there squatting in the garden having a peaceful pee and along comes my mum's entire dog and cocks his leg up my boy, he looks very confused at that.

Aww, poor guy, thats just not fair !.
When I still had my two boys, Spud, the smaller one, would often stick his head in for a sniff when Ben was pee'ing, put a different spin on the phrase " !!!! head " :rotfl:

Hintza

We have a Springer and I am of two minds.

In his adolescence he started wandering up to the farm to rendezvous with a 13 yo 3 legged Collie (that had apparently never come in to season in her life) he would spend a bit of time with her before wandering in to the village. That is when I started to get reports that he was being chased in to the village by lorries.

He had his nuts off sharpish when he was disappearing at every opportunity. He hasn't wandered since.

But

His coat has been awful since then, constantly full of lifeless hair and I am pretty sure that was caused by neutering.

Celli

Loss of coat quality is a common side effect in some breeds, better that than a dead dog though
Chasing after !!!!!es is the reason I got my first dog neutered when he was three. Like your boy, he never went roaming again.

purple.sarah

Neutered male dogs are less likely to roam, which means they’re less likely to go missing, get hit by a car, get in a fight and get hurt. Unneutered dogs can become frustrated and may try to escape.
Castration significantly reduces the chance of them getting prostate disease and reduces the risk of some cancers.

hethmar

My dog with the 1 and half paws missing started wandering up the road after a !!!!!, hopping off when he was about 9 months old. Gawd, that must have taken determination, bless him - it worried us a lot plus I had also been asked by a dodgey looking bloke - who had no dog with him in the park - if we had ever used our (pedigree) boy for a stud - he is a very good looking boy despite his disabilities and had a quality pedigree both English/German . That was enough for me, there had been a lot of dog thefts in the area and a disabled dog would have no value after he had been used for breeding.

He had his "sovereign bags" off the next week and we added "I am neutered" to his collar disc.

He will still try to hump now and then - usually boy dogs and clearly to show some domination but all in good humour, not aggressively. And they dont seem to mind, LOL.

BTW, my lovely dalmatian boy died with testicular cancer.

catkins

I am going to get my boy done but not until he is at least 18 months. My vet recommends 18 months to 2 years.

I had my last boy done at 7 months (12 years ago) and he had a few problems which may or may not have been down to his young age but I am not risking it again

BitterAndTwisted

In my opinion, if you're not a registered breeder all male dogs and cats should be neutered and all females spayed. There are far, far too many animals in rescues needing homes to justify even the tiniest possibility of unwanted pups and kittens.

JR4

I had my dog neutered at 6 months and it hasn't calmed him down at all ( in fact he is totally off his trolley ) I had decided to get him done no matter what but my insurance does not cover any illness that could be prevented by having preventative measures.

the_devil_made_me_do_it

Paradigm wrote: »

Castrated males can successfully mate & "tie" with a b!tch. It's not unusual. The only difference is that there are no pups later.

The urge to breed is hardwired & while removing the testes may lessen this, it doesn't prevent it.

Testicular cancer is rare in dogs.

Testicular cancer isn't rare in dogs at all. I've known quite a few dogs who have had to have their testes removed due to cancer. My sister in laws' dog endured two ops in it's life time to remove his parts. There are also many other health benefits to neutering.

Also, as others have said, there are far too many unwanted animals & not getting a pet neutered could certainly add to the numbers.

The earlier you neuter your pet, the better it is for them.

I can't see why people have so many issues about neutering. My dog is neutered & it certainly hasn't affected his quality of life. However, I guess it's up to the owner. However, I think people think about neutering in the same terms as neutering a human. You have to look at it in animal terms.