Why get a male dog neutered?

Question

This is my idiot father's question and i am an idiot for not having the right words to convince him, soooooo tell me all your best reasons for me to tell him.

My idiot father says that if he gets a male dog he doesnt see why it has to be neutered. People so narrow minded like him shouldnt be allowed to own dogs.

Answer 1

I got this in the bag for you.

You will have little to no undesirable sexual behavior problems such as mounting, roaming, and masterbating. Yes, male dogs masterbate (some females do as well).
Your dog will no longer mark. Most male dogs lift up their leg when they urinate, either way.
It can help eleminate a few forms of aggression that are influenced by male hormones.
You dog will NOT get testicular cancer. Because it won't have any testicles. It will also greatly reduce the chances of your dog getting prostate disease. Even show dogs that are bred are neutered at some point in their life after they have retired from showing. Castration can also reduce the risk of perianal tumors and perineal hernias.
Population control is the big one though. There are already millions of unwanted dogs in the world and fixing your dog will show your responisbility in that.

As for disadvantages, whatever you hear, it is false. Neutering you dog will not make him fat, your dog will get fat if you overfeed and/or don't exercise him.
He will not become lazy. My dog is just as hyper as ever.
Neutering doesn’t cause a change in personality, guarding instincts, intelligence, playfulness and affection.
Also, as long as you get your pet neutered at a reputable vet and follow they instructions and suggestions, there is no complications when it comes to the procedure of fixing your dog.

Another common misconception people have is that just because they have a pure bred dog, they should not get them fixed and maybe breed him. For those people, your dog is not a show dog. He's the offspring of a show dog. And if the breeder you got him from didn't make you sign a neuter contract, then you got your dog from a bad breeder. No real breeder should allow you to have an un-neutered dog from their litters...

Hope that helps!

Answer 2

If you neuter a male before he is 5 to 6 months old, it will not mark your furniture or hump your leg. Or if you have an older dog that is aggressive, it can help. Otherwise, I don't see the point either. Those are the advantages. Some people say it prevents prostate problems, but that is not true. They still have enlarged prostrates as they age. It will prevent testicular cancer if the dog is monorchid, or has only one teste down.

I wanted to add that all pits, rotties, or any aggressive breed should be neutered as well as any dogs currently being eyed for BSL. The risk they pose to the public outweighs anything else. Anything possible to prevent aggression should be done for these breeds.

Answer 3

Here is from medical experience:

Prostrate issues some of which cause incontinence...pretty common in unaltered males and not always at old age either..personally seen it as young as 3 years of age.

anal fistulas & tumors..very common, very painful and very hard to heal to say nothing of expensive also can cause fecal incontinence.

Testicular cancer not as common as the above but common enough..often not fatal unless it has spread to other areas (and it can and does)

injuries from dog fights very common and often very serious
From a trainers stand point:
neutered dogs are often more focused on the task at hand
usually no worry about dog/dog aggression
no unwanted hormonal male behaviors

Statisticly intact male dogs are the most likely to bite or attack people or other dogs

All dogs do NOT get enlarged prostrates as they age and neutered dogs rarely have prostrate issues. Also they do NOT have to be monorchid or cryptorchid to get testicular cancer while both of these conditions highten then risk they still can and do get it with two normally decended testicles

Answer 4

It definitely cuts down the chances on getting testicular cancer as well as postate enlargement; the dog will be less territorial and much less likely to want to fight with other dogs, less likely to mark territory in the house, likely keep them less aggressive. It does not make a dog fat, lazy or change their basic instincts.

Answer 5

Well, there are a lot of benefits to having a dog neutered.
You won't have to deal with him acting out aggressively due to sexual frustration, he won't "mark", i.e. spray urine around the house, he won't be inclined to run off. He won't get testicular cancer. He won't hump you and ejaculate on you or your furniture. He won't get "tied outside" which is when a male dog gets an erection that he cannot retract, and needs medical assistance.
These are a few of the benefits of neutering your male dog.

Answer 6

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Answer 7

They are much less aggressive, won't hump your leg, and your neighbor can't sue you for your dog knocking up their pedigree pouch. Besides, Bob Barker says so!! PS your Father is not an idiot, he is making you get answers for yourself.

Answer 8

To help keep the number of homeless pets down. Also so they don't do naughty things and fixing them helps mellow them down a little, plus unfixed boy dogs will attack other boy dogs.

Answer 9

It will make him a much better pet.
Having an unemployed stud dog is a pain!
Some even say it prevents testicular cancer.

Answer 10

of course it prevents testicular cancer-- they have no testicles--

it prevents unwanted puppies from entering the world saving 100s of lives

it will make your dog behave better including not having him spray his scent and ruining carpet and furniture saving you $1000s in the long run

good luck and yay to you for trying to convince him