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Originally Posted by remus  I understand everyones angles and reasoning behind neutering.
I seriously doubt Rocky will go around the neighborhood fornicating other dogs, as he is in a 1 bedromm apratment all to himself during the day. 
And he isnt marking or lifting legs yet. Dont froget , my last Yorkie, Remi, wasnt neutered and he peed on everything vertical, at home. It was a nightmare.
Rocky is also 3.6 lbs, at 9 month, and has been 3.6 lbs for the past 3 month. I am afraid operation will be hard for him.
SO with everyting going against the operation, I think I will stay away from it for now. |
You already know about the "nightmare" of marking - and it is! I wish I had neutered Max as young as possible, looking back. It might not have mattered, but if I had neutered him before he began marking and he never started, I could have avoided months of retraining after marking. My carpet still has the odor in the pad. I have a new little puppy and she can smell that which may make it harder to train her. Monday morning quarterbacking!
So...maybe you can do your research now. I would advise you not to wait and see if he begins to mark, if you do decide to neuter. Within 2 weeks, there was nothing that hadn't been marked, and just was a lot of trouble.
I understand what you mean about being traditional though. Who neutered dogs back in the 60's and 70's? You kept a close eye on them and that was that.