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Would love to hear your opinions. Hello my yorkie talk friends!! Okay so my husband and I are at a cross roads, basically I think we should neuter Bentley and he thinks there's no need to. My other chihuahuas are spayed and he doesn't come into contact with any other unspayed females. He's only indoors and walked strictly on leash. I would love to keep it as natural as possible, I don't like to so unnecessary surgeries. My main worry is him marking his territory. I don't want to wait too long to neuter him and have him already build bad habits. But I would love to let him be all natural. Would love to hear some opinions. Do you guys believe he will mark his territory if he's unaltered?? :confused: |
Main worry is marking?? Sorry but my main worry was for Guinness to have a chance at a long and healthy life that hopefully will be cancer free :) |
Intact males can smell a female in heat miles away and they will lose there mind and do things that can really hurt themselves to get to the female in heat. Also with all the thefts of yorkies being intact would make him "worth" more money and he could get sold to a puppy mill. He also could get testicular cancer. Could mark and could have aggression with other males. |
He sure will. And i also have my Sharkie unaltered. soner or later i will have to get him fix only for the sole reason that he marks every thing that does not move. and i also love taking him to the dog park, thats where i have issues i have to keep an eye on him 24/7 . Having him fixed will give us a wonderful doggie for a longer and healthier time :) |
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OP, is there a reason why your DH does not want him neutered? |
My GSP is unaltered and he has NEVER marked in the house nor has he ever made an attempt to go after a female in heat. He is 8 years old now. Now granted, he is a far different breed from a Yorkie, but I still don't believe that just because a male dog is unaltered automatically means that they will be aggressive, horny, or mark everything in his path. |
Oh, and I'm not necessarily advocating NOT having your pets fixed, I'm just saying that my experience has been different than the usual arguments about it. Sorry, I realize that I didn't make that clear. |
neuter him imo! "Male dogs that are neutered CAN’T get testicular cancer and they live 40% longer than their unneutered counterparts. Unneutered male dogs respond to the “call of the wild” and their desire to wander is fierce. In fact, 62% of dogs hit by a car are unneutered! Finally, 66% of unneutered males get prostate disease." -Quoted from Pethealthnetwork.com |
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Our experience with Laddy was different to we had absolutely no marking issues or any others. We did however get him fixed before we got Kyra because we wanted no oops moments before she was big enough to have fixed. He was 3 when he was done. I do have to say he filled out nicely afterwards. He was a long skinny looking little guy before but added a pound after and his proportions are so nice now. |
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Meh, I think it's neither here nor there. You're going to find just as many health related problems due TO neutering as you will if you don't. Keeping an intact dog is not a cancer sentence. I think if one can responsibly own an unaltered male, there's no problem with keeping them intact. But yes you will have to be extra cautious and you may have marking. I personally will always neuter my future males (not before 7/8 months though, to let those growth plates close) because I'm lazy and don't want the added responsibility. :p |
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I've never had a male dog myself, but do unaltered males tend to escape/run more? I know they can smell a female in heat from far away. The number of FB shares I see of males dogs that escape their yard and are missing seems very high. |
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Marking is a strong possibility. There are pros and cons on this issue. I choose to neuter my pets. |
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I vote for neutering. The dog is living a life of frustration but doesn't know it. Neutering him will make his life much more enjoyable. If he were running free in the wild, it would be a different story. But, he's not. Must my opinion. Thanks for the post. |
Mine marked everything- all over the house at 7 months before he was neutered. I was very strict and didn't let him get away with it but no amount of training would get him to stop. After neutering him at 7.5-8 months he mostly stopped marking :) |
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And more research hopefully will be out in the next 2 or so years. There is a 10,000 Golden Retreiver study going on now. And has been earlier studies with a smaller group of dogs. Even for females for example mammary cancer in un altered females that have not given birth is quite a bit higher then in altered - but still is not at 100% in fact far off that. And btw this cancer is easily detectable,and treatable. My largest concern for females is pyrometra- an immediate emergency situation - death can occur in 24hours if left un-treated. And even with this risk the stats are no-where near 100% for intact females. I will always spay females once they are retired, but I am looking at tubal ligation as an alternative to a full spay. |
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You could explore the option of a vasectomy, thus keeping those important hormones intact. I also recommend you do not neuter prior to growth plate closure. And there is no need to guess, you request a lateral view of the tibia be done let us say after 8mths old to see if this growth plate, which is the last to close has indeed closed. |
I plan on having Louie neutered as soon as he's old enough. Although every dog and situation is different, I just don't want to take any chances with my little guy. I spay and neuter all my pets. In my opinion, it's just better for them Genea |
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Here is an article on the pros and cons of spaying and neutering. I know it is a touch decision. I hope this helps. http://www.naiaonline.org/pdfs/LongT...uterInDogs.pdf |
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