neuter question

[findrodhere]

What are the advantages of NOT neutering your dog?

[ShelterDog]

From PBRC.NET

This doesn't answer your question.

Ten Worst Excuses Not to Spay/Neuter Your Pit Bull

1. Just one litter and then we'll have Daisy spayed.
Studies show that virtually the entire pet overpopulation issue stems from the "just one litter" mentality.


2. My dog doesn't run loose, so he doesn't need to be fixed.
Murphy's Law says otherwise.


3. We always find homes for the puppies.
And that means that an equal number of puppies at the pound will be euthanized.


4. I want the children to witness the miracle of birth.
Rent a video.


5. My dog is so cute and unique, there should be more of her.
The shelters and pounds are full of cute and unique dogs, most with only a few days to live.


6. It's not natural.
There hasn't been anything "natural" about dogs since we began to develop breeds thousands of years ago.


7. I just couldn't look my dog in the eye if I had him castrated.
Watch it, you're anthropomorphizing. Remember, real men have their own...


8. A female dog should have at least one litter for health reasons.
Medically, factually and ethically indefensible.


9. Neutering my dog will make him fat and lazy.
Too much food and not enough exercise make a dog fat and lazy.


10. Fixing my pet will change her personality.
The main influences on a dog's personality are the kindness and care with which she is raised.

[findrodhere]

no it doesn't

[Crash97]

Very few. You can only participate in certain wgt. pulls with an unaltered dog. And of course it really hinders your responsible breeding program. Other than those, I don't really believe there are any disadvantages.

[davidlau_2002]

i'm only doing it bc i have to in frisco CALIFORNIA. otherwise i wouldn't do it. SIGH! will his muscle development suffer as a result of neutering?

[made_in_sweden]

yes it will, it wont develop as much as it schould. Hi dosent produce testosteron and thats bad!

[miakoda]

Here is a pic of a neutered male I used to have (he's now deceased):
http://www.game-dog.com/gallery/files/1/6/2/1/oldrexpic_655320.jpg

All the comments about how neutering is detrimental to muscle development, growth, & attitude are completely false & have no real foundation to stand upon.

[findrodhere]

at what age was he neutered, mia?

[DryCreek]

What are the advantages of NOT neutering your dog?
Your dog is breedable.
He can still be shown/weightpull.

And thats it I believe. Other than those two advantages, all I can think of is disadvantages.

[bahamutt99]

It leaves your options open. I can't show my girl or weight pull in ADBA because she doesn't have a uterus.

Its always funny when your dog lifts his leg on the fence while a person is standing on the other side.

[made_in_sweden]

but testosteron is whats make a boy to a man. back in the old days they neuted boys who sang in the boys choir, so they could have the same voice. the defects was that the boys dident develop,so they became boys for the rest of thier lifes. so it is obvious that testosterone developes your muscles and makes the difference between a boy to a man. thats why a dog gets calmer when his neuterd.

[pennsooner]

With Pediatric(sp?) nuter dogs can be a little less muscular and more rangey. It can "soften" the temperment somewhat, or so I've heard.


Other than that, all advantages. If you get your male nutered after, say age 1 and a half or 2 IMO there are NO disadvantages.

[miakoda]

at what age was he neutered, mia?
A year old. I didn't plan on neutering him, but he had severe generalized demodex that a) didn't seem to want to clear up w/him constantly stressing out about all the females in heat & b) as I still believe generalized demodex is hereditary, I nixed any plans on breeding him provided he proved to be a worthy candidate & c) he was a cryptorchid (his left testicle never dropped).

He was actually heavier & more out of shape before he was neutered. Once I neutered him, I started him in a pretty serious regime in order to prepare him as a catch dog.

As for neutering making a dog calmer, that statement is over used & too general to be true. Yes, they tend to calm down in the "gotta find a mate....gotta breed....gotta find that female.....gotta breed" mentality so there is a definite calming in the sexual excitement/activity area. However, we have several other dogs that are spayed/neutered & they did not calm down one bit nor did their drive suffer. We use these dogs as catch dogs (hog dogs) & actually having spayed/neutered dogs is an advantage--you can hunt anytime of year w/out having to worry about your bitch being in heat or your males deciding that the bitch in heat a mile away is more important than his job.

I'm a proponent of spaying/neutering at 6 mo. If I have a female that I don't ever intend upon showing or working on proving to see if she's a candidate in the faraway future for breeding, then she WILL be spayed before her first heat.

Oh, & to whoever said that neutering a dog will no longer make it a "man" dog, then tell that to all my neutered males. None act like pussies.

[TEXAS PIT DOGS]

unless you are breeding/showing/or weight pulling with him there is no reason NOT to neuter him.you dont have to deal with all the stuff that happens with a unalterd dog,plus you dont have to worry about unplaned litters being fatherd by your male.