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Originally Posted by kjcmsw  Once it's done and someone has a mellow dog a year after the fact, can't say that the dog wouldn't have been mellow without the surgery. They won't chase females if they aren't exposed in females in heat. |
I disagree with this statement. Kaji is the exact same dog he was before he was neutered. The breeder described him as a shy, scared little dog, and he is the exact same way 2 years after his neuter. In fact, he's getting to be a brave little boy in certain scenarios. He is still funny and lively, and hops around like a bunny when he wants to play. Then again, I've only ever had this one dog, and so far I'm 1 for 1 on positive experiences with neutering.
Also, if one lives in the city, or a nice suburb you can't say a dog will never be exposed to females in heat. Even if the female is 4 houses down, they'll know. We might not know there is a bitch in heat, but the dogs sure do. And if the OP is a social dog owner, meaning she takes her dog on outings to the beach, mall, out visiting with friends, or to the doggy park, (as it sounds like she might be) an unaltered male will encounter a female in heat out in the world. It's silly, but you also have to account for the thoughtless intact female dog owners. I've seen countless intact females at the dog park. I've seen 3 or 4 with owners that brought them to the park knowing they were in heat and didn't think much of it. It was a disaster! Many people left the dog park because of the commotion between the intact males. They were fighting, the owner of the female was mad because all the dogs wanted to mount her, and the males even attacked neutered males that were just playing in the general vicinity.