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My german shepherd is two years old. Should i neuter him or not ? Not going to bred him - he has dysphasia. He is like a big german shepherd - looks bigger than his 85 pounds. His temperament is totally not german shepherd. He is super friendly, has no food drive, likes other dogs, likes people and still behaves like a puppy. Does not hump and does not roam. He just gets super excited when he see two dogs he cannot play with cause they owners will not. He jumps around and goes a little crazy. Will neutering calm him down ? Any health benefits ? Any negatives ? Thanks, Mike | ||
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Neutering an adult will not change an already forged character. Sterilization should be done before sexual maturity (around 1 year of age) in order to influence behaviour, agressivity, etc. For non breeding females, it is advised to neuter before the 1st. oestrus (+/- 1 year) so as to prevent possible/frequent gynecological problems (often cancerous). Statistics tell us that this intervention does indeed prolong a bitch's life. André DRSS --------- 3 shots do not make a group, they show a point of aim or impact. 5 shots are a group. | |||
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Mike, Neutering will not have noticeable changes in his behavior. It will take the risk of testicular cancer off the table. It may reduce the attractiveness of a bitch in heat. However, I once had a neutered lab that tied with our chessie bitch. It of course did not result in any lab cross pups. I would go ahead and d it if I were in your shoes. Tom | |||
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He is set to be neutered in 10 days. I feel bad i am doing it. Uf small animal hospital in Gainesville, Fl will be doing the surgery. Mike | |||
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Mike, Your dog won't know any difference. When I was in grad school I took my dog to the same place. Tom | |||
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. Have had 9 Dogs to date and in fact have a German Shep 2 year bitch laying ON my feet as I type! She is also a puppy by nature and loves to play! Have never had any of our Dogs spayed or castrated. No reason to. I follow all of the above comments but just dont see why dogs should be neutered unless to combat cancer. Just my 2 Cents. Cheers "Up the ladders and down the snakes!" | |||
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I wouldn't neuter if I knew I had a dog that has corrected hip problems and the reasons being is that neutered and spayed dogs gain weight as well as get lazier as this has been the case with all of my bird dogs and guard dogs. However, I would neuter or spay a duck hunting dog as they need all the fat they can get to stay warm in a blind remaining still cold weather. | |||
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My dog has no food drive. I leave his dog food in the bowl and sometime over 24 hrs he will eat it. Keeping his weight in line is just controlling his food - he does not eat anything other than his dry dog food and dehydrated chicken strips. He does not like treats ect. He is pretty lazy around the house - at a dog park he is active. Otherwise he is pretty calm. I don't this he has any protective drive - it's just not there - he looks big and scary and goes to the door anytime someone comes. All he wants to do is play. If he is fixed I can put him in dog daycare - they won't take intact dogs. Mike | |||
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I don't buy all the talk about cancer. In 20 years as a military dog handler I can count on one hand the number of dogs we had to get nutted because of cancer. The cynic in me thinks that vets push the idea that dogs have to be desexed as it's their bread and butter and pays the bills  ------------------------------ A mate of mine has just told me he's shagging his girlfriend and her twin. I said "How can you tell them apart?" He said "Her brother's got a moustache!" | |||
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Neutering went fine. He has gained 10 pounds since then. I have cut his food to 3 cups of dry food a day. He has crazy food drive now. Going to get his weight to 85-90 pounds from 94-95 now. No change in personality. Mike | |||
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I have many dogos i breed dogos labs and pointers and i dont like anything thats not natural .So my advice is not . www.huntinginargentina.com.ar FULL PROFESSIONAL MEMBER OF IPHA INTERNATIONAL PROFESSIONAL HUNTERS ASOCIATION . DSC PROFESSIONAL MEMBER DRSS--SCI NRA IDPA IPSC-FAT -argentine shooting federation cred number2- | |||
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Mike, I'm in complete agreement that you should be neutered :-) | |||
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