Why should I neuter my male dog..?
When…
-With unaltered dogs, the risk of testicular cancer is less than 1%
-if done before 1 year of age, significantly increases the risk of osteosarcoma (bone cancer); this is a common cancer in medium/large and larger breeds with a poor prognosis.
- increases the risk of cardiac hemangiosarcoma by a factor of 1.6
-triples the risk of hypothyroidism
-increases the risk of progressive geriatric cognitive impairment
-triples the risk of obesity, a common health problem in dogs with many associated health problems
-quadruples the small risk (<0.6%) of prostate cancer
- doubles the small risk (<1%) of urinary tract cancers
-increases the risk of orthopedic disorders
-increases the risk of adverse reactions to vaccinations
–Removing sexual hormones will change his metabolism and make your dog more sluggish, resulting almost inevitably in weight gain. Also, muscle tone will decline after castration, and the classic result of this is a fat dog in poor muscle tone that ends up having a cruciate ligament rupture in the knee.
-Virtually all malignant prostatic tumors in dogs occur in castrated dogs. Castrating your dog puts him at risk for one of the worst cancers he can get. While you remove the very slight risk of testicular cancer in castrated dogs, that’s a small matter; the incidence of testicular cancer is so minimal. Also, almost all testicular cancers in dogs are benign. If we find a testicular tumor, we normally remove the testicle with the mass and leave the remaining one intact.
-Many male dogs that are not fixed are not aggressive to other males, do not mark their territory, or hump, or show dominance.
Consider your source.
Did you read the risks not just the benefits??? Will your dog ever be around a intact female? EVER?
magestik moose what breeds are your males and how old, just curious. And do they get along.
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Ok, fine. Don’t neuter your dog.
you can deal with an aggressive dog that pees everwhere.
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you should only alter your male if it is medically necessary(as in undescended testicles), or if you are not responsible enough to prevent him from breeding(which is EASILY prevented, with keeping dog on leash, not allowing him to roam, or interact with females in heat), or if you are otherwise too stupid to keep an intact dog.
ADD: i have 2 intact males at the moment, both mature. Neither are aggressive, and neither piss everywhere, only outside in the dog run, or when they are ALLOWED to mark bushes on walks.
both are training issues, or BORN temperament issues.
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the 2 intact males are a working, very high drive Renessance Bulldogge(3 years old),out of this line:
http://gargoylebulldogs.com/GARGOY~1/Omenx.html
and an equally high drive (intact male)Chinese crested.
We also have a neutered(long ago neutered) Carr line WEB Bulldog, also a working dog.
http://bttbab.com/
Both bulldogges are protection trained, ob trained, both are working on WP, and PSA titles. The little dog does conformation, ob, and is currently starting tracking, and agility.
all dogs get along, even the 2 intact males. we do not allow them to interact much(for our particular training methods), but that has nothing to do with them not getting along, they do quite well when we allow it.
none of them mark in the house, none of them even come close to roaming(they are crated when not supervised, and by supervised, that means crated unless actively training, working, or walks).
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Consider your source.
Did you read the risks not just the benefits??? Will your dog ever be around a intact female? EVER?
magestik moose what breeds are your males and how old, just curious. And do they get along.
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Ok, don’t and I will bet he runs off to get some gets hit killed by a car.
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You should neuter your dog so that we don’t end up with thousands and thousands of "accidental" puppies! Do you know how many puppies and dogs die EVERYDAY because people don’t spay and neuter? Seriously. I know people that have said, oh my dog will never get the chance to mate and then they end up with an unwanted litter.
Plus, this "-With unaltered dogs, the risk of testicular cancer is less than 1%" is nonsense… if you alter your dog, they do not have testicles to get cancer in! Come on now.
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To each their own.
I have no problems with a responsible pet owner keeping an intact dog.
Keyword being a RESPONSIBLE owner.
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where the heck do you get your information? Neutering a male eliminates the possibility of testicular tumors and greatly reduces the chance of prostate problems. Neutering decreases the incidence of perianal tumors and hernias, which are commonly observed in older, unaltered males. Neutered males are less likely to try to escape a yard to find a female in season. This reduces the likelihood of them being hit by cars, getting into fights or lost. Spaying and neutering before sexual maturity also offers a temperament benefit. Males neutered early in life tend to be less aggressive and less distracted. Neutered males are less likely to scent mark (real problem when they decide to mark inside the house). Unaltered males living together usually end up in fights with one or both having to see the vet for severe bites and injuries. The only way your dog will gain any weight is by you over feeding them. There are no scientific studies that show neutering causes your dog to gain weight. the only way your dog will lose muscle tone will be if you let him vegetate and not exercise him.
Also, most men find it harder to have their male dogs neutered because they feel it emasculates their dog (or themselves really).
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http://www.healthyhappydogs.com/Article.SpayingAndNeutering
OK, level 1 with 30 points, OK
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Oh, NICE, you have a pit bull/boxer mix! I can’t wait until it makes puppies that end up in the shelter! JOY! You MUST LOVE dogs!
before we sell one of our dogs (refuse to sell before 6 months of age) we always spay or neuter them b/c we don’t want our show quality dogs being bred and making mutts.
Some males have issues others don’t, but if you get another dog say a female then you might want to have her spayed, and if you get another male get them both neutered.
when we sell our pet quality dogs that don’t make it the show ring, they are either nueterd spayed, and when we check back on the ppl that bought them, non of the dogs have been sluggish and will not change weight if fed the proper food is given.
I did not sell this dog to you so it is up to you on how you take care of it
try this website;
http://www.akc.org/public_education/responsible_dog_owner.cfm spay and neuter is number 84
it is locate at akc.org the show dog website
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own a show dog kennel and will only have1-2 litters per year….rarely sell show prospects, only "pet quality",b/c they don’t meet the requirement of a show dog.
You should do it because it is good for your dog and it offers benefits for you too. Check this for more information, http://dogtime.com/why-spay-neuter-hsus.html
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