Our neighbors recently moved out and left their young male dog tied up in the back yard alone with no food or water. We have adopted the dog to save his life and to give him a decent home, and today brought him over to our back yard. We already have a male dog, and put the new dog on a long chain outside the fence where the other dog stays so they could get used to each other. They seem fine until I go out there, then they fight through the fence. The new dog doesn't want me having anything to do with the original dog. We plan to get the new dog neutered as soon as possible. Will that help? The idea is to eventually put them both together, but that won't work if they're fighting. The new dog has never had much quality of life, and so probably craves attention and doesn't want to share now that he's finally gotten someone to pay attention to him. We feel so sorry for him, but yet don't want to ignore our own dog. Any advice will be appreciated.
2007-11-09 09:05:03 · 8 answers · asked by byrds.i_vu 1 in Pets ➔ Dogs
Neutering is hit or miss in regards to temperament of a dog.
Sometimes it works and sometimes it doesn't.
2007-11-09 09:14:18 · answer #1 · answered by nanookadenord 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I guess the first thing I should say is that if he is an aggressive puppy without proper training he will become an aggressive adult. If he has this temperament now he should not be bred as many breeders believe that temperament is genetic. Is he a registered purebred? If not then he should not be bred. Un-Neutered males do tend to be high strung. Neutering will calm them down quite a bit mainly because he won't have testosterone rushing through his body. Basically if he is neutered he won't have the constant craving for sex, which can be quite stressful on his mind and body. Also then you have to worry about problems such as prostate and testicular cancer. I would really look at the reasons why you want to breed him and weigh those against the cons. But....do your research, most vets recommend neutering around 4-6 months but new research is showing that waiting until your dog is fully mature (at least 1 year) before you neuter is healthier for the dog.
2016-05-28 23:55:52 · answer #2 · answered by karin 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
This is going to be tricky. You are essentially trying to bring a dog into your household that your old dog recognizes as a rival from the neighborhood and a threat to his pack and territory.
Is your old dog usually friendly with other dogs? If not he may need work to reduce his reaction to other dogs. The way you do this can vary depending on whether his reaction is caused by fear/dominance or a mixture of both.
If he is usually friendly then introducing the dogs, in a controlled environment eg on leads with two handlers, may help. Reward the dogs for showing good behavior and back off if they react. It can take time to build up contact, gradually bringing the dogs closer. Work on basic training with each dog individually to increase control. It also will help if the introduction is made away from the contested territory (ie not in your backyard). Having the two dogs in a face off across the fence may make the problem worse.
Finally the current thinking on neutering is that it is best to leave the dominant dog intact and neuter the submissive one.
Inter male aggression can be a complex problem and can require specialist behavior work. Ask your vet for help finding a good behavior councilor. Hope this helps a bit, at least, and good luck
2007-11-09 09:22:00 · answer #3 · answered by insomnia c 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
you're in for a fun ride! keep in mind the nature of dogs, the live in packs, packs have hierarchy, your new dog is looking for his place, the old dog is trying to defend his place. The new dog will mellow after being altered, but the dogs will still look for their place. What is most important is that YOU remain "pack leader" or "the alpha dog". Otherwise you will not be safe around the dogs. How difficult this will be will depend on breed, some breeds are easily adapted when new dogs are around, others more difficult. Hopefully none are bull terriers or pit bulls, if they are success is possible but difficult.
2007-11-09 09:13:10 · answer #4 · answered by rickb3825 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes, i work at a pet shop. neautering your dog will calm it down. but my advice is to try little by little to have the dogs in the same area. with people they trust. and make it look lik the other dog is ok and harmless try this a couple of time they should get adapted to the change
2007-11-09 09:09:57 · answer #5 · answered by yaya 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Neuturing is not the problem they are 2 male dogs and their introduction was not ideal situation. I think you should try introducing the 2 on neutral territory.
2007-11-09 11:56:25 · answer #6 · answered by Freckles... 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, that always makes a dog less aggressive and less dominating.
2007-11-09 09:17:44 · answer #7 · answered by Jessi D 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes male AND FEMALE animals become much less hormonal, aggressive etc. after you nueter/spay them.
2007-11-09 09:25:45 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋