is there any scientific evidence that neutering a young male,will decrease aggressivness? does it ruin any of their natural drives,with the exception of the obvious.i have no intention of ever breeding this "companion" dog,so altering ,from that standpoint,is not relevant.this guy is now a full two years old,and has not yet started marking his territory.he sort of half squats,with one foot raised a couple of inches off the ground.kind of comical looking at times. just jt.
if the dog is aggressive by nature, neutering him will not make much difference and especially so if they have already reached maturity.
apparently your dog is already neutered and you are wondering if this is why he still squats? you'd be amazed at how many mature/intact males never raise their legs.
if there are no dogs in heaven, then when i die i want to go where they went. ---will rogers
IMHO, neutering will not damage a dog...if you do it at the right time. If you neuter your dog when he is fully developed both mentally and physically (2 to 3 years old), I don't see there being any issues with temperament changes OTHER than a loss of sex drive.
There are different types of aggression...if it is behavioral, no neutering will not change it. If it is caused by territorial or sex drives...yes, neutering may decrease that aggression but never eliminate it.
I see a great deal of dogs in my local SchH club who are unneutered, mature and they never lift their leg. My 7 month old GSD isn't lifting his leg even though he marks his territory.
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somewhere I must have read that raising the leg is
an overmark trick meant to fool followers as to the size of the marker. And I 've also heard it's a learned behavior, as in they see others do it and then try it...so maybe, maybe not, point is not lifting is no cause for concern, as long as he ain't marking, count your blessings! <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/cool.gif" alt="" />
Personally i dont see the need to fix dogs, theres is no real evidence to support that it fixes agression, and also on the health tip there are arguments for and against - there is no real definate winner. JMO but balls are there for a reason - not just to reproduce - they produce hormones which are benifitial to the dog ie keep th coat in good conditon, aid regeneration of injuries. This is of course JMO, Im no vet, just what ive read.
Our vet experts at WSU told us that neutering our male GSD would NOT change aggressive patterns related to the breeding of the dog. It can decrease chances of some rectal cancer and testicular cancers (obviously). A naturally dominant dog will remain so. We chose to neuter our male and saw no difference in energy level or his natural dominance. He is very dominant and confident to this day. Talk with a knowledgeable vet and then make your decision. Folks on this board should have a lot of data to back up their comments. Should be very helpful. Good luck.
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