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Originally Posted by Carters Mom We were going to attempt to leave Cooper intact. Well . . . he made it from 9 weeks old until the day before he turned 7 months old.
He was extremely easy to train as a pup. He was really better than Carter, our older yorkie, who also was extremely easy to train. Cooper has had the sex drive of a teenager since he was about 4 months old - humping every animal in the house that he could find -- and always the right way - never the head! He began marking and we attempted to correct the behavior with increasing his outside trips and rewarding for pottying in the proper places. That didn't work.
His territorial habits increased and increased and increased. He didn't pee ON things -- it always missed and hit the floor. I had pee on the hardwood floor on each of the four corners of the rug (on the outside of the rug - on the floor itself). I had pee near every sofa leg, near every door frame. It just kept getting worse and worse until I could take it no more!!!!
Cooper was neutered today. He's a great little guy -- small for 7 months - only 3.3#. He's got a cute face, great personality, very loving, very loyal, etc. Would he be a good candidate to breed? Depends on what good qualities he can bring to a litter. Do I think he is a good candidate . . . ummmmm . . . . no . . . while he is a great yorkie, being honest with myself, he doesn't have the all the qualities that another yorkie owner might want. Personal choice after good research and talking to breeders.
BTW -- while some members choose to compare dogs to humans, I'm altered too -- my choice.
Is Cooper going through anything horrible today now that he's home from my very capable vet's office? NOOOOO.
I decided that I could not handle a male that has never been bred marking all over my house. Studding is not for me because I cannot handle the drawback. At this time, I can only HOPE that Cooper's territorial habits will diminish.
I hope that I provided you with an adequate accounting of my opinion on the matter.
Others need not dispute my opinion because it is all based on MY EXPERIENCE.
Lisa |
lisa, i'm so glad your little cooper is doing well! my sister also has a whippet named cooper... i use that name alot! he's a real sweetie. he is a brindle with the sweetest temperament you could ask for. and he isn't neuterd and guess what? he marks. he is NEVER around any females. my sister is not a breeder and she has cooper the whippet and lexy the dobmerman. (she's a big dog lover) i was trying to stress to everyone that males do mark if not neutered, not alot you can do about it even with training sometimes, and i think those of us here that are expressing our opinions about this are those of us into breeding who don't neuter our young males anyway.
best wishes to cooper and i hope he has a speedy recovery! you can bathe him in a warm bath (just high enough water to touch his privates) with some epsom salt if he seems to feel uncomfortable. take care!