Scientifically backed effect of neutering...

no matter what is posted or scientifically  posted...all dogs, cats and other animals including people...you cannot predict what the effect of neutering will positivly be...mostly it decreases aggression  and"bad habits" but once these things are instilled in the animals mind, neutering will usually not have a big effect.

Thank you kindly dvet.

Anybody else have anything more I can absorb?


-B.B

Shadow was neutered 12-07-05, at approximately 2.5 years old. He still pees on several spots during a walk. He never marked in the house to begin with. He still likes girl dogs. He can still get into squabbles with other dogs. Post-neuter, what he can't do is sire a litter. He can't suffer from testicular cancer. He has almost no chance of prostatitis or prostrate cancer. He is less likely to want to escape to find a female that may be in heat. If he's less likely to escape, he is less likely to get hit by a car. By not straining for every female, he is less likely to get into fights with other males. I, as an owner and having had him neutered, am doing what I can to help the pet overpopulation. There's 2 or 3 litters now that won't be born and wind up abused or in a shelter. If you want to help dogs in general, have yours spayed or neutered. It is the humane thing to do. If you are thinking of breeding, don't. There are plenty of good breeders out there without adding another 6 or 12 dogs a year to the mayhem.
 
And don't make the mistake of identifying with your dog's reproductive organs. You, as a human, can ignore or subvert your procreative drive into something that does not result in childbirth, a dog cannot. Getting a male dog neutered is not likely castrating a man. It is caring for your pet the best way that you can. If you have a boyfriend or whatever that cringes every time you talk about neutering your dog, tell him to grow up and be a man. Tell him I said that.
 

tell him to grow up and be a man. Tell him I said that.

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re the above quote. i once had a client who would not neuter his dog because he felt the dog was the reincarnation of his buddy who was killed during the war..And a nother lady would not neuter her dog because her son had owned the dog and her son was killed  and not wanted it so she could not go against his wishes,,Reasons like this i can understand but when young macho boyfriends of husband thinking  it might remove the dogs "manliness" or whatever, can  not easily, be turned around and see the logic and health benefits that would follow..I say not easily but it can be done...of course withcertain forms of persuasion or disuasions,,,if the is a good word

Anybody, I have a 13 year old, active, wonderful unneutered male but now he has a cyst on his butt that could be cancerous (or certainly lead to it) of course the vet says I should neuter him but I am worried that it will make him lethargic. We walk him every day and he has an excellent diet can anyone relieve my worries??? Also, of course all the men I know say oh! it's so sad, at least let him die a male, blah, blah....

Still to guilty to sleep

 if this cyst is a perianal adenoma then you best have him neutered when the growth is remove...these  adenomas are endocrine or hormonal  induced and best to get the gonads remove at the same time to prevent reformation

I'd like anyone to tell my yorkie, who is currently chasing a ball around the room, that neutering makes a dog lethargic....

You'll have to trust me that Shadow has no lack of energy. He still pulls like a freight train and runs faster than the wind. And other play activity, too.

i have a question:  i was at the dog park with jake last week and there were two mini shnauzers (SP) there and one of them kept trying to hump jake and he was obviously excited because his "thing" was poking way out of its sheath-- sorry i dont know the correct terminology-- anyway, the owner said both of his dogs are neutered but i thought their "you know whats" dont come out if they are neutere?  was the man lying or do neutered dogs still get sexually aroused?

ORIGINAL: jaye

i have a question:  i was at the dog park with jake last week and there were two mini shnauzers (SP) there and one of them kept trying to hump jake and he was obviously excited because his "thing" was poking way out of its sheath-- sorry i dont know the correct terminology-- anyway, the owner said both of his dogs are neutered but i thought their "you know whats" dont come out if they are neutere?  was the man lying or do neutered dogs still get sexually aroused?

 
It most likely had absolutely nothing to do with sexual arousal. Dogs use sex play for more than just procreation! It's a pack order thing, a play thing, dominance thing, etc.
And as far as dogs not being sexual after they're neutered... tell that to my neutered boy who will still breed a bitch in heat successfully (well, HE thinks successfully). He was also neutered at 2.5 years old though, and had been bred prior to that.
 
Back to the ORIGINAL discussion though, aggression and such:
I have refrained from altering a female airedale I had who was a "doggy" bitch. I have read and heard from experienced breeders that if you have a girl who is already too dog-like and aggressive, spaying her can make things worse. I've also heard that the same is true for "bitchy" dogs.
I believe that neutering a dog reduces aggression. It also reduces sex drive. It doesn't make them "lazy" per se, but I have seen a difference in work ethic / drive in neutered vs. intact males as well. However, I haven't seen this in spayed vs. intact females. Just personal opinion and anecdotal evidence!!!
 

isnt a dogs thing coming out equivilant to a human male having an erection?  that would not be possible without testicles.

No, it's not the same thing first of all. Not sure how much of this is discussion board appropriate, but dog's have a bone in there. Therefore, erection or not, it still may stick out from time to time. A lot of times when a dog sits a certain way and relaxes.
 
Testicles aren't required for an erection either. My dog can be cited as living proof... []

Penis.


Penis, penis, penis.

For you, Glenda[]

well, the conversation WAS appropriate until that last post.....