TheDailyPainter
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Thank you for this video...very interesting.
Seeking wisdom regarding neutering at what age?
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Wendy C
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lol that’s funny
BryanAndLarrysMama
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We have an appointment on Valentine's Day to have our boys fixed (They'll be 7 months). Happy Valentine's Day boys, we're snipping your beans! This was suggested by our vet
We've not seen any marking issues yet, and big Larry only tried to hump little Bryan once - it was right after their baths and both were a little crazy. LOL I'm hoping we're in time to stop any potential marking in the house before it happens. Big Larry barely lifts his leg (sort of like the Captain rum commercials hahaha) and little Bryan still squats to pee.
We've not seen any marking issues yet, and big Larry only tried to hump little Bryan once - it was right after their baths and both were a little crazy. LOL I'm hoping we're in time to stop any potential marking in the house before it happens. Big Larry barely lifts his leg (sort of like the Captain rum commercials hahaha) and little Bryan still squats to pee.
It is quite curious to me the disparity between what the breeders vs. vets recommend. Dakota was lifting his leg to pee and occasionally marking outside while on walks, and humping just about everything. We waited until 11 months and decided to schedule the surgery. He came home the next day and the prescription to keep him calm with no jumping lasted for a few hours. He recovered very quickly and the humping has disappeared and the marking has diminished. I definitely believe just as each person develops with respect to their own hormone production, the same can be said for our beloved canines. Do what is best for everyone involved!
ghggp
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Please watch the video I posted on this...
Personally, I would never them fixed at 7 months.
Growth plates have not closed. Liam is 19 months now and he has his appointment next month.
I am attaching a very interesting video on the subject. While everyone needs to consider individual circumstances it helps to have information to contemplate pros and cons.
I know if Liam was showing strong tendencies to hump and mark in the house I would have had him fixed before now. However, he is being very good. Anyway, the attached video is food for thought.
Margi
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I asked my new vet if maybe should run thyroid on Fillion as it was impossible to get any weight off. He mutters as he's lifting Fil to the table "Can't remove all the hormones from a body and expect it to function correctly". He then says Sorry I know I'm not supposed to say that, but hormones are there for a reason.
Needless to say I found my new vet
Needless to say I found my new vet
Sandy in CT
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My contract with my breeder for neutering was for younger than what I wanted for Brodie so I asked her and she said she put that in there to avoid those who might consider sneaking in a breeding even though she vets her prospective buyers quite thoroughly - she was glad that we were holding off. I initially planned on waiting a year. However, Brodie decided to go lifting his leg and started marking along my deck when he was outside on it with Kooper. Yuck! to cleaning up sliding glass door tracks filled with urine as he left a bit here and there and everywhere. Peeing outside went from a quick squat to more of the same; a little here, there and everywhere. Emptying the bladder became quite challenging and a full time job! I put up with that but then he lifted his leg IN the house; marked once, marked twice, never got a third time as a phone call was made and the following week, the deed was done. Within days his leg lifting all but stopped outside but the marking inside never re-occurred.
Some here are successful with a stern admonishment, but Brodie could care less about that (he fits in well with my now out of the house human kids!). I REALLY wanted to wait a year, but feel it is so much better to not have a dog who feels it is okay to pee inside. Un-training that interior marking is a bear.
You have to do what is best for you, your pupper, your household. I do feel that young neutering isn't the best, but has been done for years. Many are now more accepting of later neutering, and I personally feel waiting a bit is good for the dog, but you really have to do what you feel works for you.
Brodie was neutered right before 9 months.
Some here are successful with a stern admonishment, but Brodie could care less about that (he fits in well with my now out of the house human kids!). I REALLY wanted to wait a year, but feel it is so much better to not have a dog who feels it is okay to pee inside. Un-training that interior marking is a bear.
You have to do what is best for you, your pupper, your household. I do feel that young neutering isn't the best, but has been done for years. Many are now more accepting of later neutering, and I personally feel waiting a bit is good for the dog, but you really have to do what you feel works for you.
Brodie was neutered right before 9 months.
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Piper's mom
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I agree Gloria. I know with Piper I had initially been considering getting a vasectomy for him rather than a neuter but the marking at our obedience classes changed that and he was done at 2 years. Humping has never been a problem...humping amongst males is more about dominance than anything else. Finnie tried to hump Piper when he was much younger but a stern OFF put a stop to that right away.
Studies have shown that neutering before the growth plates have closed can cause a dog to grow too much leading to joint problems later. Definitely more research needs to be done on this. It certainly doesn't help when breeders have an early neuter clause in the contract. I've been fortunate with our breeder that she also understands the importance of waiting to neuter but of course it is a personal choice.
Wendy C
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I don’t know I always end up feeling like a bad mom...first food now neutering. We actually cancelled an earlier surgery trying to hold out, but as things got worse my Vet said to me that the growth plates are affected more in large breed dogs than smaller and lets get it done before behaviors get out of control. She has taken care of all our dogs since we moved back to Canada so I put my trust in her. Coop will be 3 weeks from his 1st birthday when he has his surgery and 2 weeks from that we have a behavioral trainer coming to help us out! lol
Elei
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Kip's breeder said in the contract to wait at least 1 year for neutering, and I hope to wait till 18 months if his behavior is ok. So far at 7 months, Kip is a big humper, but no other problems.