You are doing that baby a favor with neutering. My grandma used to have an old saying in reference to womanizing man....."They are all run mad like a dog chasing a wench in heat...". Now while that is a little crude, you get the picture....an intact male is run mad with sex dr4ive....he is more tempted to roam away, he smells every female in heat for a 2-5 mile radius, he is compelled to "mark his territory" so no other crazy man...er, male, encroaches into HIS harem, and that is just the hormonal drive issues....your baby is a year old so his growth plates have matured, so no problems there.....there is absolutely no reason to keep a dog intact unless he is breeding stock, and that involves an entire different discussion on pedigrees and breed standards and quality breeding stock with proven lines. |