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Originally Posted by OwnedByJezebel 
The intact male didn't cause the problem -- it was an aggressive fixed male that attacked him. If there isn't a profound reason to use your male to breed, then neuter him.
Aside from that, most dogs that are hit by cars are intact males. They will do anything -- ANYTHING -- if they smell a bitch in heat from (which they can do from several miles away) to reach her. Dig under fences, scratch through doors, chew threw anything. Even if they can't get out of your home, do you really want them to be put through that?? Human males refer to that as having "blue balls," and they say it is somewhat painful. Do you want to put your pup through that? (It will also be difficult for you to deal with). Just get them neutered, and all of this will not be an issue, for you or for them. And the issue with testicular cancer will also be non-existent as well. |
Although I have not experienced any of the above behaviors with our lab, I don't have the same reason to leave Bubba intact as I did the lab. I wanted the lab to fill out, to reach his maximum physical potential and possibly breed. The breeding is now out of the question, only because he seems to be so naive and still very much our follower. It would pain me to lose that.
I don't know that our lab has ever even smelled a female in season, which is probably the reason his behavior is still predictable. I have a lot of research ahead of me. In a perfect world my boys will only socialize with their cousins (our family members' dogs). They are very sheltered for the most part, thanks to mom's agoraphobia
