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05-08-2013, 06:35 PM | #1 |
Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: Miami fl
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| Would love to hear your opinions. Hello my yorkie talk friends!! Okay so my husband and I are at a cross roads, basically I think we should neuter Bentley and he thinks there's no need to. My other chihuahuas are spayed and he doesn't come into contact with any other unspayed females. He's only indoors and walked strictly on leash. I would love to keep it as natural as possible, I don't like to so unnecessary surgeries. My main worry is him marking his territory. I don't want to wait too long to neuter him and have him already build bad habits. But I would love to let him be all natural. Would love to hear some opinions. Do you guys believe he will mark his territory if he's unaltered??
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05-08-2013, 06:48 PM | #2 |
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| Main worry is marking?? Sorry but my main worry was for Guinness to have a chance at a long and healthy life that hopefully will be cancer free
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05-08-2013, 06:51 PM | #3 |
Yorkie mom of 4 Donating YT Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: LaPlata, Md
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| Intact males can smell a female in heat miles away and they will lose there mind and do things that can really hurt themselves to get to the female in heat. Also with all the thefts of yorkies being intact would make him "worth" more money and he could get sold to a puppy mill. He also could get testicular cancer. Could mark and could have aggression with other males.
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05-08-2013, 06:51 PM | #4 |
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| He sure will. And i also have my Sharkie unaltered. soner or later i will have to get him fix only for the sole reason that he marks every thing that does not move. and i also love taking him to the dog park, thats where i have issues i have to keep an eye on him 24/7 . Having him fixed will give us a wonderful doggie for a longer and healthier time
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05-08-2013, 06:56 PM | #5 | |
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OP, is there a reason why your DH does not want him neutered?
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05-08-2013, 07:04 PM | #6 |
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| My GSP is unaltered and he has NEVER marked in the house nor has he ever made an attempt to go after a female in heat. He is 8 years old now. Now granted, he is a far different breed from a Yorkie, but I still don't believe that just because a male dog is unaltered automatically means that they will be aggressive, horny, or mark everything in his path.
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05-08-2013, 07:14 PM | #7 |
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| Oh, and I'm not necessarily advocating NOT having your pets fixed, I'm just saying that my experience has been different than the usual arguments about it. Sorry, I realize that I didn't make that clear.
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05-08-2013, 07:17 PM | #8 |
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| neuter him imo! "Male dogs that are neutered CAN’T get testicular cancer and they live 40% longer than their unneutered counterparts. Unneutered male dogs respond to the “call of the wild” and their desire to wander is fierce. In fact, 62% of dogs hit by a car are unneutered! Finally, 66% of unneutered males get prostate disease." -Quoted from Pethealthnetwork.com
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05-08-2013, 07:20 PM | #9 |
Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: Miami fl
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| The post is about neutering my pet nothing to do with what your saying.
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05-08-2013, 07:20 PM | #10 |
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| Our experience with Laddy was different to we had absolutely no marking issues or any others. We did however get him fixed before we got Kyra because we wanted no oops moments before she was big enough to have fixed. He was 3 when he was done. I do have to say he filled out nicely afterwards. He was a long skinny looking little guy before but added a pound after and his proportions are so nice now.
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05-08-2013, 07:22 PM | #11 |
Yorkie mom of 4 Donating YT Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: LaPlata, Md
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| It did have to do with this. When they have testicles they are at risk for testicular caner.......
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05-08-2013, 07:26 PM | #12 |
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| Meh, I think it's neither here nor there. You're going to find just as many health related problems due TO neutering as you will if you don't. Keeping an intact dog is not a cancer sentence. I think if one can responsibly own an unaltered male, there's no problem with keeping them intact. But yes you will have to be extra cautious and you may have marking. I personally will always neuter my future males (not before 7/8 months though, to let those growth plates close) because I'm lazy and don't want the added responsibility.
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05-08-2013, 07:29 PM | #13 | |
Yorkie mom of 4 Donating YT Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: LaPlata, Md
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05-08-2013, 07:30 PM | #14 |
Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: Miami fl
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| A helpful reply would be explaining the risk of testicular cancer. That would be your opinion. You were a bit rude
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05-08-2013, 07:33 PM | #15 |
Yorkie mom of 4 Donating YT Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: LaPlata, Md
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| You where rude to someone and I simply explained why she posted what she did and that it very much was on topic but if you think my post breaks the rules please feel free to report me.
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