Too castrate or leave him

No dont think your all weirdos ;) its just ive noticed people that WORK there dogs tend to be very much for keeping them on and they tend to know best about there dogs have a look on cockers online, plus ive seen it all in the vets they bring there dog in for something vet tells them what to do they then go home do something totally differnt then come back weeks down the line with a bigger problem.

As i said its not all of you ;) :) just some :)
 
Don't work mine but might give it a go with the babies. I reckon the big lad is too old to start cos he's nearly 8 (and he refused to eat the rabbit I bought him :mad::D)
 
BIL delayed neutering Alfie, staffie boy as he showed no sign of humping/agression etc then when it was decided that he should be done to ensure no unwanted puppies, they very very sadly found out he had a weak heart so left him be. This was, btw, a KC reg and very well bred little staffie boy.

But both my rescues are neutered. 1. The rescues make it part of their homing requirements (completley agree) 2. I could not, under any circumstances, justify even comtemplating yet another litter of unregistered staffie pups.

I did scare myself by looking into the consequences of neutering my bitch and wished I hadn't but it was the thought of potentially adding to the pound which made it easier for me.
 
No responsible dog owner adds to the unwanted puppy pile , no need whatsoever for their dogs to be castrated .Working dog/gundog folk like to feel that if the terrier/gundog is extra good in type/work it can be bred from,nothing wrong in that .Have some of you got a "thing" about testicles????:D:D:D:D
 
dingle12 said:
No dont think your all weirdos ;) its just ive noticed people that WORK there dogs tend to be very much for keeping them on and they tend to know best about there dogs have a look on cockers online, plus ive seen it all in the vets they bring there dog in for something vet tells them what to do they then go home do something totally differnt then come back weeks down the line with a bigger problem.

As i said its not all of you ;) :) just some :)
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IMO this is because of the great disparity between the work and show bred lines that exist in most of the gundog breeds in this country; that is in type, drive and natural instincts. (There are exceptions before people start typing!) Therefore if you have a good working dog then it is good to be able to have the option to preserve that work ethic, assuming all the other bits and bobs fall into place.....temperament, conformation etc etc. However, depending on the breed most working dogs don't prove themselves in the field until three years plus - often older for the HPRs - so to castrate/spey early would mean losing valuable genetic input, espec in some of the rarer breeds - eg field, sussex, clumber.
 
EAST KENT said:
No responsible dog owner adds to the unwanted puppy pile , no need whatsoever for their dogs to be castrated .Working dog/gundog folk like to feel that if the terrier/gundog is extra good in type/work it can be bred from,nothing wrong in that .Have some of you got a "thing" about testicles????:D:D:D:D
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Nope but the circumstances are entirely different. A puppy bred from proven working stock is not the same as breeding from an unregistered staffie...
 
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