Should I have my male puppy neutered?

Question

It's almost time, but I'm having a tough time making up my mind. It was explained to me at Banfield I think it's called that he wouldn't raise his leg to pee, wouldn't hump visitor's legs, and wouldn't try to wander as much.

Not sure what to think about him raising his leg to pee, because I don't have him properly trained, just put out the training pads which he normally uses. But I don't have many visitors, and even when I let him outside, it's in a fenced in area. I have a date set to have it done, it's already paid for, but I'm having second thoughts, as you can see. He could be registered, if I wanted to. I have the papers, but that isn't important to me right now. Any logical yet sensitive advice would be appreciated. Thanks!

Answer 1

Get him fixed. It is so much healthier for him. He will have less chance of developing several types of cancer if he is altered.

Answer 2

It's always best to have them neutered.. I am not sure why people are afraid of it.. I think maybe people put themselves in the dog's shoes and are worried about the future and what if they decided that they wanted kids or more kids etc.. The fear of doing something that can't be undone.. DO IT..

It isn't going to stop them from peeing like a boy necessarily. It will help curb that desire to lift their leg on the couch, or all the trees and posts from here to the park, and everything in between... Stop them from Marking things, not peeing like a boy.. Some males neutered or not, will pee in a slight squat depends on their mood .. Some always lift their leg on trees and stuff.. he isn't going to be gay or anything if that's what you are thinking?

The training pads are garbage, if you don't have him trained properly those are the reason.. Get rid of them. You are going against their natural instinct that tells them not to dirty the den.. You are saying ' feel free to pee in the den, it's no longer taboo.. ' You muck them up.. They should pee and poop OUTSIDE only.. Not sometimes in, sometimes out.. Always out, or you will end up with a dog that decides that the carpet is a perfectly good place to go, cause it acts very much like the pee pads, and soaks up pee.. Oh and by the way, the bed soaks up pee nicely too, so does that pile of clothes on the floor etc.

People are under the impression that because a dog is registered, it means that they are breeding quality, or show quality, or absolute perfect specimens of the breed.. Not true. It means that the litter was registered, it means that the puppies were registered and it means that they are purebred dogs of that breed, It means that their pedigree can be traced back thru history.. It is not a stamp or guarantee of perfection.. It is proof that the dog is purebred..
Not to say that there is anything at all wrong with the companions/pets in the litter.. Odds are IF there is a disqualifying fault, you wouldn't even see it or realize it, as a pet owner. Or it could be that the breeder designated that particular puppy as a pet, because he didn't inherit what she was breeding for in that breeding.. IE Say someone was looking for more rear.. Did the breeding and 4 of the 7 puppies had a better rear than the mom.. The 3 would be designated pets.. cause they didn't have exactly what the breeder was looking for in that particular breeding. They are perfectly nice, gorgeous puppies, nice temperament and as we hear daily, ' cute faces ' :) But they could use a little more rear.. Still can be a beautiful purebred pet, people will still stop you on the street and tell you how wonderful the dog is, but it could have more rear..

If you don't know the breed well, or the standard or how to look at a dog, haven't ever shown a dog or been to a dogshow, or anything else. Don't know the pedigree, and all the dogs behind your dog.. If you don't know that your dog could use more rear, how is it that you can even start to breed? Where do you start if you don't realize that you bought yourself a pet? How are you doing the breed justice if you just breed your dog cause he is cute?

Answer 3

Unless you are qualified ( I don't mean want cute little puppies) to raise puppies then you and your dog will be happier if they are fixed. Even though he is in a fenced area if he smells a female in heat he could dig out or even climb out of that fence. The humping problem might not be an issue now but could be in the future however getting him fixed is no guaratee that he won't do that. I have always had my male dogs neutered and my females spayed. It has never caused the males not to raise their leg when they pee. That is just what male dogs do.
As Bob Barker would say "Help control the pet population Have your pet spayed or neutered.

Answer 4

Hi there. You should go ahead with his neutering. He will be free of risk from testicular cancer. He will not want to wander away when he senses a female in heat. You can still register your dog even if he has been altered. Above all it is the responsible thing to do, which you already know I'm sure. Too many dogs die each year in shelters because people fail to alter their animals. You've done the right thing by arranging the apt. and paying for it, no just go through with it. Much luck to you and your dog!

Answer 5

I had my male dog neutered. He still raises his leg to pee and he has never really ever tried to wander away or dig his way out of the yard. I havnt had a problem with him "humping" things after he was neutered. As a pup before i had him neutured he was trying to hump everything though (stuffed toys, the other dog etc). As a pup the humping is more of a dominance thing though ive been told. I was concerned about it when i got it done for him, but it has turned out quite well for me. Good luck deciding.

Answer 6

Depends on how old he is. Personally, I don't like to neuter males before they have reached sexual maturity, because this interferes with the development of the dog both physically and in terms of male to male communication. Males neutered too early frequently have not learned how to properly behave around other dogs.
If he has reached maturity (age depends on breed), then I would recommend it. Dogs are happier that way - it's us that have the problem with it. Unneutered, he will be able to smell local females in heat (local can mean more than a mile away!) and will suffer frustration if he can't get to them.
All the males I have ever had neutered have continued to cock their legs.
It may not stop him humping visitors' legs - depends on whether this is sexual or dominance behaviour.
Dogs only wander if they can get out. They don't if they can't! Well done on keeping him fenced in.

Answer 7

When I was little we had a male dog that wasn't neutered and we could not keep him in the house. He always smelled, and he would disappear for days and then come home with an ear torn or a cut on his neck. Those were different times.

Now we have clean, neutered dogs in our house. I'm happy; they are part of the family. They remain puppy like and they do not spray in the house or hump your guests legs.. That is nasty. Do you want to breed him? Why? For the money? Everyone thinks that their dog won't procreate, but the pound is full.

Answer 8

Because he is not fully housetrained it will make life interesting when he starts lifting his leg as training pads won't help much because he can loose a stream as long as a training pad. so if he stands in the middle his stream of urine won't be on the pad, of course he will also start thinkig about marking his territory like your couch and corner of your bed , wall and furniture corners.

Even though he maybe registrationable, it does not mean the same thing as being breeding quality. Inorder to know if he is worth breeding he would need to compete in dogs shows and earn titles to prove he meets the standard of the breed, plus to ensure he helping to produce healthy offspring with no genetic defects he would need to be OFA and CERF tested only he when he have be proven to be a ideal specimen of his breed then is he worth of being bred, if you breed him without out doing those steps you would be referred to as an irresponsible backyard breeder who cares nothing for the breed and only wants to line their pocket at the smae time contributing to a severe overpopulation of dogs(8 million dogs are destroyed yearly because there are no homes for htm) and at the same time put your own dog at greater of risk of cancer There are far more reasons to neuter than not to.

And for a male pup not a big deal or any major risk, My little guy was playing(toned down from normal ) the same night

And it is only a small incision as you can see here, taken the night of the surgery http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y53/mleg2001/P1010061.jpg , the worst part of the surgery for a pup is getting over the hangover caused by the anesthesia in which they are woozy and nauseous from till the next day, the next day they are a little quieter than normal in 2 days they are pretty much back to normal

Answer 9

I think if you don't plan to breed then you should have him neutered. It should keep him from wanting to run away so much and he shouldn't hump legs, but he'll still raise his leg to pee. He won't be as apt to pee on everything though since he won't feel as aggressive and want to mark his territory as much. Above all though, it's healthier for him.

Answer 10

Neutering is a good idea...some males when they get older get very territorial, and can be aggressive. They are much more mellow after being neutered, and as you said they wouldn't wander as much...and if a female dog gets in your yard (even though that probably wouldn't happen), you won't be responsible for any puppies. lol

Answer 11

Yes Please do get him fixed.
amale that is not can have medical problem when tehy get older, they cqan actually get cancer. A male can smell a female in heat upto 5 miles away and if he really wants a fenced yard will not keep him at home. know of more than one unfixed male to go through house windows.
Papers really don't mean anythign unless you are showing him and it doesn't sound like you have plans for that.