Question:
How does neutering a dog changes his behavior?
Brujis
18 years ago
How does neutering a dog changes his behavior?
Fourteen answers:
mroof!
18 years ago
How neutering helps:



- Dogs will live longer, healthier lives

- Eliminates testicular cancer

- Reduces the risk for prostate cancer

- Reduces mammory cancer, cysts, abcesses in the region

- Helps to prevent overpopulation



Behavioral changes:

Neutered dogs are *LESS likely to:

- Roam

- Fight

- Show aggressivness

- Hyperactivity

- Mounting



Note the fact that the behavioral fixes are not necessarily a gaurantee, but neutering may help in many cases.



The reason for behavioral changes in unaltered males is because of the periods where large amounts of testosterone increase in the body.



Testosterone helps hone the animals instincts of survival. Inter-male aggression with other dogs, and threats, establishing territory and behavioral changes in males all attribute to this. They also hone certain characteristics in order to attract females and reproduce.



Hope this helps!



Here are some good resources and articles (including one that dispells the myth of an animal becoming fat because of spay/neuter procedures):
Bambolero
18 years ago
I have 2 male malteses that a neutered. One is a bit highstrung. I can't see any major changes in behaviour.



If you're not going to breed them, in the long run it's better for them.
doris c
18 years ago
I can tell you from my experience when we had our dog neutered he wasn't marking his territory all the time and he calmed down
Jenna
18 years ago
Some people told me that it was suppose to calm them down, but it didn't calm my Yellow Lab down. :o) That plus someone said they don't have a sex drive, which my dog was never around a female dog before he was fixed so I wouldn't know about that.
Mr. Effusive
18 years ago
Makes them calmer (but still plenty playful!), and takes away their natural aggression (theyll still b aggressive with protection but not to claim dominance)



It tends to make them a better dog.
Niki
18 years ago
It prevents babies. Case closed. But he will be a little down for a week or two with the elizabethan collar on. Same with cats. But a plus is less urination accidents. Spay or Nueter you pets please!!!! Help reduce our stray numbers! And they only get fat if you let them. I studied it in one of my vet courses in the community college.
TritanBear
18 years ago
It can calm them down slightly, they lose that strong desire to mate, hence also the urge to raom, it also cuts down on aggression.
Ginbail ©
18 years ago
It eliminates his sex drive. Other than that, same dog.
tess
18 years ago
I didn't notice any difference
18 years ago
he doesn't think about sex, so he just plays, not all horny, but i think neutering anything is MESSSEDD UP
koifishlady
18 years ago
ask yourself how you would be if you got your package cut off.
18 years ago
It makes them fat and lazy
lexus
18 years ago
its not as agressive
Rohan Kapadia
18 years ago
its aggression is affected.................



da better u keep it da patient it gets............normally


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