Will a neutered German Shepherd Dog be less of a protection dog than if I did not neuter him?

Question

I want to neuter him because 1. I don't plan to breed him and 2. I don't want him to start lifting his leg to pee. But since I wanted him to go through obedience and maybe protection training, I was wondering if her would not be as good in protection. I don't want him aggressive but I don't want him to be a punk, either. Lol. I just want him to be able to properly protect if NEEDED.

Answer 1

Neutering does not make them less protective. Neutering will make your dog less aggressive, which is what you want. If he's neutered he will pay better attention to you, and what YOU want him to do, instead of worrying about whether or not there's any available ladies out there.

Answer 2

Certainly not. Actually neutering makes a dog more attentive to his people. His mind won't be thinking of "other things". Is better for him health wise also. This does keep them from becoming the ugly kind of aggressive. He may or may not still lift his leg. My male Basenji only lifted his leg to mark a new territory, but not at his own home. That is a toss-up. Have him neutered as soon as he becomes sexually mature. Can take a bit longer for the big guys. He won't be a punk!

Answer 3

Neutering will have little if any effect on the temperament of the dog. It will not make him more or less protective. The temperament of the dog is aready set.

As to lifting his leg, male dogs just do that, neutered or not. So he will lift his leg to pee.

Simply having a big dog is sufficient protection. Not all dogs are suited to protection work. When law enforement is looking for a service dog, they test hundreds of dogs before they find the right dog with the right qualities.

Answer 4

neutered dogs male and female tend to put on weight more easily.... read the vet texts they all say about the same on that. Not all will but you cant tell which ones will become dog sausages with a tail and legs. Gross obesity isnt healthy either.Notice that most police and boarder patrol dogs aren t neutered. It seems to take the edge off them. I ll not have another neutered dog...male or female as the first two turned into couch spuds. The male/female "problems" arent that big of a deal but you must know what to expect and be prepared to handle it.

Answer 5

How old is this boy? I tell people not to neuter a male GSD until after 12 months of age. This will not change him protection wise. Also, he might never lift his leg if you do not let him do it. My males here do fine in the home, all intact. But, I will tell you the only time that I have a problem with them hiking in the home is if a female is in heat on the property.

Answer 6

The testosterone that testicles produce aid in eliciting aggressive behavior, not protective behavior. Unless they are used for breeding, it seems like most personal protection dogs are spayed or neutered - removing hormones can sure help facilitate obedience training because your dog will be more fixated on you instead of that b*tch in heat he can smell half a mile away. And I can vouch that my neutered mastiff is still great when it comes to protection.

Answer 7

I have rescued German Shepherds for 4 years, that is one reason I made a group on yahoo For the Love of German Shepherds. Males are going to lift their leg to pee. Now i will not neuter a male until they 1 yr of age, but after that snip snip. I have a big male, seen here in my picture, he is great, and he has protected me.
Buster is well trained and well behaved, I rarely put him on a leash when we go out side. One morning we were outside and this lady started yelling from 100 yards away that my dog would attack her. I put him in a down stay and waited for her to pass. She came towards me and kept yelling that my dog was a killer. When she got about 3 ft from me, she pointed her fingure right in my face and continued yelling about my f*ing dog. That was the line and she crossed it. Buster and all of his 100+ lbs butt was on top of her in less than a blink of an eye. He didn't bite her, but he jumped up on her and was growling and had I not been able to grab a hold of him, she would have been biten badly. She said she was going to shoot him, but I haven't seen her in a while. Oh well, no loose I guess.

Answer 8

It's necessary to neuter a dog to protect future health - it will stop him getting testicular or prostate cancer, which are not uncommon in older uncastrated male dogs.

Good guard dogs are excellently trained, they don't just attack out of an aggressive instinct. All army and police dogs are castrated, and they're brilliant guard dogs of course.

Get your dog castrated, and find out how to train him to protect on command. Castration only removes sex-related aggression, it does not really change a dog's behaviour much.

Also, leg-lifting is just how male dogs pee - castration doesn't necessarily stop it - if castration is done early enough (before 6 months of age) it will stop dogs peeing here there and everywhere however.

Chalice

Answer 9

He's still gonna lift his leg to pee. I neutered my german shepard and he was very protective of us and had a rep in the neighborhood. He gave 15 great years may he rest in peace.

Answer 10

neutering has different affects on dogs.. for instance i had 2 male german shepherds... both verry good dogs.. i got them neuterd at the same time the one came out just the way he went in a little lighter if you know what i mean.. but our other one just snaped didnt want to listen .. kept snapping at his brother.. oh and a neuterd dog still lifts its leg to pee.. eather way obidience training is good for any dog so the choice is up to you