Nuts on or off?

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Following on from my new puppy post, I am thinking ahead :cool:.

I've never had a dog before, always bitches and always had them spayed, as have absolutely no inclination to breed.

So, do I castrate the dog as a matter of course, or do I wait and see if he needs to be done on behaviour grounds?
 
i keep nuts on matter of course - i'd take them off if necesary but never had a problem so far....they are workers too so around other dogs etc...

ETA - i've also never used them for breeding
 
Off. Always had ours taken off at 9-10 months. It saves the worry of them getting loose when there's a bitch in season and producing unwanted littlers; stops a lot of the stress caused by that as well. And my uncle's uncastrated dog developed testicular cancer which spread to his intestines as it was left unchecked :( I find it cuts down on the 'old dog' smell that tends to happen when they reach their senior years too.
 
I would also go with off, in general it makes for a less frustrated pet, and the health implications alone for me is a definate, also you can walk more than 10 steps without stopping for them to cock a leg:rolleyes::p
 
mine dont' cock their legs all the time :o

i'd never had thought about having them off for health issues - we've always had working dogs and always had them entire - never had any problems... and neaver heard of it through the people i meet shooting etc either - i'd say the majority of their dogs are also entire... odd
 
I work in a vets, so its certainly going to be bigger odds for me:D

Like the above, I have seen alot of testicular cancer cases that have been missed and spread, also perineal hernia's which I have only ever seen in entire males, (horrendous) just last week in a G.s.d and a bedlington terrier, the G.s.d had to be pts, it was so bad, he was 6.

I also had an entire boarder in recently who I had to take to the vet, and he to had a perineal hernia (the owner never even noticed):confused:, he is booked for castration next week.

Just my experience/opinion.
 
Off. I thoroughly regret not having Brig done as he is always attacked and the only reason I can come up with is his whole dog smell. He's a total wuss, never attacked another dog in his life and doesn't know what girls are but I think the hormones are maybe causing the problems.
 
I tend to keep bitches, but Windsor never had his off. He was a funny boy though, didn't behave like a typical uncastrated male. Although he did have a high opinion of himself, but he was so handsome he was entitled to ;) :D
 
Ssshhh! Don't anyone tell Bear The Border, but he's having his off when the time's right. ;);):D

He's not a stud dog, nor will he be shown, so off they'll come, probably sometime around Christmas/New Year. It'll be a bit draughty round there, so it had better be a mild winter! :eek:;)
 
OFF OFF OFF they go!

I'm not having a go here, but just one thing that always baffles me (this is particularly true with men who own dogs) that it seems perfectly okay and reasonable to spay a bitch - which is a) more expensive and b) a more invasive surgery (complete hysterectomy) versus a cheaper, easier surgery for a male to be castrated. WHY? Is it that the owners don't want to deal with bitches in season therefore it's their convenience? Or is is that they don't want unwanted pregnant bitches (but it's okay if their dog goes and makes someone else's bitch pregnant)?
 
Defo OFF!! JAke only had his off a few weeks ago and he already seems like a different dog!! He doesn't stop to pee on everything half as much as he used to either *thank god* lol
 
I know what you mean PNP my Uncle was terribly sensitive about having his Patterdale done - but my Aunt was quite gleeful about it :rolleyes: and actually he was a much nicer dog afterwards
 
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