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Originally Posted by alphiesfam  We have had many female dogs over the years. We decided on a Yorkie this time and opted to go male. We are not planning on breeding him, so what is the normal age for neutering? And he has already started "acting"  like a male. Is this normal for a 3 month old puppy? I hate to scold him for what "comes naturally". But it can be a bit embarrassing and hard to explain to children.  |
If you're speaking to the humping thing at 3 months of age it is not a sexual thing. It's more like a baby discovering those parts of themselves.
I'll explain a bit further and somewhat clinical way. Boys are born with their testes inside....however, as the begin to grow they will travel down to where they were meant to be. However, they must become seated....there is ring that eventually holds them in place. But, until that time they can pull them up at will...usually when they've been startled or in an unsure situation. Now allowing them to hump does assit in bringin those little testes down.
Now when to nueter, I recommend not until his growth plates close, your vet will tell you when that happens. You can have whatever retained puppy teeth he may have removed at the same time. This way he only has to be putunder anesthesia once.