General Chat

Neutering your dog will not make any difference unless YOU are the pack leader. Your dog (or bitch) will still try to take over the role if you let them. Dogs have to be taught that they come some way below the youngest human in the pack hierachy.
Simple measures like never feeding the dog whilst the family are eating, always feed the dogs after the family has finished, NEVER before or allowing children to feed the dog will help the animal realise its lowly position in the pack.
And don't forget, your dog is just a stroppy adolescent right now, he will improve.

We've got an 8-month old dog and he has just turned into a 'teenager' :-)))) Humps everything, recalls are hopeless and he is quite boisterous. Luckily his temperament is good - no agression and he loves people, especially children. Our breeder recommends not to neuter this breed until at least 15 months - he still has some growing to do. We will get him 'done' though.

I had a very large boisterous, dominent Newfoundland and was told to have him "done" to quieten him down. We did, and I must point out that it can sometimes take months before hormones are out of their system (as we were told). It did quieten him a little.

I personally would not recommend neutering before a dog is fully grown. Too early can stop their development. ie, in Newfys the head doesn't mature to the correct size it should be.

Also, if you have a very hairy dog, it can make their coat thicker which needs more grooming. Both in Neutered dogs and spayed bitches.

Neutering a dog can prevent later health problems with testicle cancer and Spaying bitches can prevent pyometra which is life threatening. So if you are not breeding.....get them done!

Neutering my Newfoundland never changed his character, he was a very bright, intelligent dog, and ran like the wind when he wanted to.

something else to consider, some dogs are real houdinys, if you dog is constantly getting out....do the decent thing....get him neutered. I came home one day and a dog had got into my garden when my bitch was on heat.....luckily, she was in our dog run, and this dog couldn't get to her.....he had got in the garden over a six foot fence!

Of course, it is a personal decision.
Good luck
Dee

i had charlie (lab)neutered when he was 11 months old(we had just lost a lab age 11 who used to hump your leg and bolt every tine the front door was left open)charlie has not been out of our front garden unless hes going on a walk,but he did hump everything in sight for at least 12months after the op,hes still a lot of work and barks a lot,but most of the time hes calm,good with children and hes an important paRT OF OUR FAMILY.X

The master of dog behaviour - Cesar Millan also recommends neutering males!

Thanks for the replies it has made me decide its a good idea!!

(Sung to the tune of "Love and Marriage)

Spey and Neuter

Spay and neuter, Spay and neuter.
Without their bal*s
Their really so much cuter!
This i tell you brother.
you cant have one
without the other!

Very good Joy..... LOL

good idea but watch your thumbs,
between the bricks!!

LOL

Surely if you're not going to breed from your dog you should have him castrated.
It would make him less prone to wander, less sexually aggresive, and save him a lot of frustration!!
Here's an interesting article:

http://www.canineconcepts.co.uk/ccp51/cc/dog-behaviour/dog-castration.shtml

when i has the hubby done
i asked the doctor
if he would now stay in every night and get fat
the doctor said
what makes you think that will happen

and i said the cat did when we had him done lol

We got our Lurcher Milo castrated when he was about four ( as we had let him sire one lot of pups and didn't want more ) . It hasn't made much of a difference to his personality ( and he hasn't got really fat ) .
But he is less inclined to rush up to other dogs when out for walks .
, so it did quieten him down a bit , he is more " laid back " .

No, just OH!

I had Rory(westie) done to calm him down and also for
health reasons when older. Slight difference but wouldn't
want him to be so laid back he would be boring.

Emmax

i had benson castrated when he was 5 months
as he showed signs of aggression it did calm him down a bit

but he is still a willful soul a sort of free spirit

Has anyone out there had their dog castrated? My dog witll be 2 on July 9th and im considering getting him castrated as hevery boisterous & territorial. I dont want to put him through it if it wont make a difference to his behaviour. I have heard some people say that they have had their dog done and it has not made a difference at all. Any opinions??