Deez Nuts - Neutering a Waterfowl Dog.

Mines 3 now and just can't bring myself to do it. He is the only man in the house now that isn't cut... Haha.
 
Wait till he's at least 2.It'll help him build a good body size up.Alot of people get em cut way too early and that doesn't do them any good.A vet will tell you the same thing if the honest !
 
My vet said to wait till a year for my pointer if I wanted him to be as big as he can be. Got him done around 14 months and and he is still the hunt crazy dog he was. He is slightly calmer but still has every bit of drive he had. Of course every dog is different but overall I think it was a benefit in my experience.
 
colin456 said:
My vet said to wait till a year for my pointer if I wanted him to be as big as he can be. Got him done around 14 months and and he is still the hunt crazy dog he was. He is slightly calmer but still has every bit of drive he had. Of course every dog is different but overall I think it was a benefit in my experience.
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Mines not a hunting dog, but he's got prey Drive even after losing his balls at 19 months. He's got much more cuddly and less aggressive. He's a big couch potato but he was before the neuter as well. One way would be a vasectomy, he won't be able to breed but still have all the hormones.
 
This is a tough decision for every dog person. I lost two dogs when I was kid because they were out and about doing what comes naturally. Hit by cars. My wife had an uncut Lab, who was an escape artist, when I met her. Spent a lot of time chasing after that dog and money getting him sewn up. That could be your downside depending on your dog's temperament. Got my current pup cut at about nine months, Harley is pushing five now and is fine. Excellent bird dog. Some advocate that a male dog is stronger and develops better physically if not cut. Probably some truth in that. I will advise you not to let him near a dog in heat, once they get started you may have trouble convincing him not to indulge. Even if castrated after the fact the term 'cut proud' comes to mind. Having a dog who is not cut will complicate things if there is dog in heat around as they will be distracted once they get the scent. Can't blame them for that. Depending on your living situation also. Beau, (the uncut 90lb Lab) was not fun to walk as he would go after other males if there was a dog in heat in the vicinity ( a very large vicinity). Always on leash in any situation except in the bush where I knew there were no other dogs around. This is a worse case scenario, not all dogs are as dominant as Beau was. Keep in mind that if your pup has his testicles he may not mind you.
 
bsand said:
Mines not a hunting dog, but he's got prey Drive even after losing his balls at 19 months. He's got much more cuddly and less aggressive. He's a big couch potato but he was before the neuter as well. One way would be a vasectomy, he won't be able to breed but still have all the hormones.
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That's a very interesting option and never heard of it before.
Be able to strut and not worry about being laughed at by the other dogs at the dog park too .
Rob
 
I'm not really worried about size with this guy. He was 10 kilos at 3 months and his parents are 40+. Personality wise he is the most dominant lab I've seen so a little less T might be good. I also have to appease the girlfriend who wants him to be off leash at the dog park.
 
If getting snipped can impact overall growth, I would have loved to have seen how big my cat could have grown to! We had him snipped at about six months and he eventually grew into an 18lbs beast. Fortunately its not a fat, overweight Garfield type cat, but rather a lean and muscular cat.

But back to the topic, I never been a big fan of getting the balls snipped off of pets. But in some cases I have to admit that its the right thing to do for both owners and pets.
 
Actually having a neutered dog while not full grown, will result in a lanker dog. This is due to the growth plates not fully fusing until later in life. That means a dog neutered before maturity would be taller and less muscle dense. The T helps with proper development, which was why I waited until he was close to 2 years as possible.
 
I had my lab neutered at 5. He was driving me crazy by trying to hump anything he could. Other dogs, the cat, any children that came to the house. Enough was enough and off they came. My vet laughed when I told him the stories and said there is nothing as horny as an intact lab.
He calmed down a bit but is as good a bird dog as ever.
 
As long as a dog doesn't exhibit any undesirable behavioural problems I am a firm believer in unsnipped. We have a 20 month old Golden that is an absolute tank, and also a big suck. He is a bit protective of the family, but that is one of the reasons we got a dog. As long as I remain top dog and he doesn't start to start looking for a date he will keep his junk.
 
KodiakII said:
As long as a dog doesn't exhibit any undesirable behavioural problems I am a firm believer in unsnipped. We have a 20 month old Golden that is an absolute tank, and also a big suck. He is a bit protective of the family, but that is one of the reasons we got a dog. As long as I remain top dog and he doesn't start to start looking for a date he will keep his junk.
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Thats exactly how I feel about it as well! The thought of snipping the jewels bothers me. But sometimes the animal is just too much to handle when he's unsnipped. It really depends on the animal. I agree, if the dog is well behaved and doesnt show signs of agressiveness or isnt spraying on everything he rubs on, he can keep his junk.
 
One major decision to neuter Remy was due to his consistent smegma droplets all over the house. We couldn't figure out why there were little white drops all over the house. Turns out he was dropping his juices all over. 1 week after neutering all has stopped. That seriously had to be the most disgusting realization. But I'm happy it's stopped.
 
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