Dog Posted 13 January, 2010 Share Posted 13 January, 2010 A mate of mine has got a 12 week old black labrador and has been told by the vet to have it castrated. What are peoples views on this? It is only going to be a house dog and not a working dog. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colinjb Posted 13 January, 2010 Share Posted 13 January, 2010 Get a hammer, a flat hard surface and DIY it, why waste the vet's time.... .... Or not. If it's a house dog why would you wish to keep it uncastrated? What effect on behavior will it have as the dog matures? It will stop it 'spraying'' mind which can be awful to clear up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OLYMPIC Posted 13 January, 2010 Share Posted 13 January, 2010 Common now days i have a Black lab and had him done when he was younger,it can help calm them down a bit although mine is just as mad it can also lower the risk of them developing various cancers later in life. It is also supposed to cut down on how often the dog marks its territory whilst you are out walking it,and with mine it did away with the leg humping overnight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuperMikey Posted 13 January, 2010 Share Posted 13 January, 2010 We have a Weimeraner, and we got him castrated almost as soon as we got him. He didn't like it at first, but I think it's the right decision to make. It calms the dog down a lot, which makes for an easier life indoors and also stops the dreaded leg humping. Go for it imo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
INFLUENCED.COM Posted 13 January, 2010 Share Posted 13 January, 2010 I too have a Weimaraner, didn't get him 'done' until he was 6, should have went through with it much earlier in his life to have saved him the times when a dog on heat sent him cuckoo for days on end, he is nearly 8 now and still a nut bag, only one with a deflated sack. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OLYMPIC Posted 13 January, 2010 Share Posted 13 January, 2010 Also just after you have had the dog done there is the comedy factor of picking a drunk looking dog up from the vet with a large plastic lampshade round their neck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dog Posted 13 January, 2010 Author Share Posted 13 January, 2010 But doesn't it take away its character and most of all its bottle when facing other dogs and intruders? The leg humping only lasts for a few months when they are reaching maturity, and to take away its balls seems to take away the dogs instinct and natural behavour. I say leave them on, poor dog. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ponty Posted 13 January, 2010 Share Posted 13 January, 2010 Either or... If there are kids in the house I'd say have him done. Otherwise, it just depends on the character of the dog. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
INFLUENCED.COM Posted 13 January, 2010 Share Posted 13 January, 2010 I say leave them on, poor dog. Had the same thinking for very many years but when you have your dog making pitiful whimpering noises every ten minutes for 3 days at a time because someone thought it perfectly ok to walk their dog over the field when in season you start to wonder what torment the dog is going through, I likened it to having an erection for 24 hours a day with no chance of relief so, decided to 'do the right thing' for the dog Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CB Saint Posted 13 January, 2010 Share Posted 13 January, 2010 Either or... If there are kids in the house I'd say have him done. Otherwise, it just depends on the character of the dog. As a non dog person, this is the bit I don't get. How do you tell what a dog is like? As far as I can recall, every owner of every dog that chewed up a baby has said the dog had always been docile prior to the attack. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
INFLUENCED.COM Posted 13 January, 2010 Share Posted 13 January, 2010 As a dog person, I would never leave my dog alone with a toddler, I consider my dog to have a great temperment and is classed as a soft mouth dog BUT he is a dog so can't tell me that when I go out of the room the toddler pulls his ears and tail and if he does it one more time he is going to give him a wallop, that said the sh1t****s that breed the pit bulls that have killed the kids in recent years knew they were vicious beasts with the potential to kill a man let alone a child as do other breeds of dogs, air on the side of caution irrespective of what you believe your dog to be and remove the possibility of it happening, dogs can have an ailment that is undetected and a child may just grab/touch/pull that area which turns it into the wild animal it really is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hamster Posted 13 January, 2010 Share Posted 13 January, 2010 We decided to get Boo (mrs h's Pug) done cos he just would not leave Shelby (18 yr old Yorkie) alone, the poor old girl could hardly wlak and his 'attentions' were not welcomed. He was a little confused when he first came around and would look at her in a funny sort of 'I know I fancy you, but don't know what to do about it' sort of freaky freudian mother****er sort of way, but that passed. As did poor old Shelbs just before Christmas. We ALL still miss the old girl. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
benjii Posted 13 January, 2010 Share Posted 13 January, 2010 We have a Weimeraner, and we got him castrated almost as soon as we got him. He didn't like it at first, but I think it's the right decision to make. It calms the dog down a lot, which makes for an easier life indoors and also stops the dreaded leg humping. Go for it imo. He weren't best pleased? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ponty Posted 13 January, 2010 Share Posted 13 January, 2010 As a non dog person, this is the bit I don't get. How do you tell what a dog is like? As far as I can recall, every owner of every dog that chewed up a baby has said the dog had always been docile prior to the attack. Hence why I wouldn't take the chance with kids in the house. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnners Posted 13 January, 2010 Share Posted 13 January, 2010 But doesn't it take away its character and most of all its bottle when facing other dogs and intruders? The leg humping only lasts for a few months when they are reaching maturity, and to take away its balls seems to take away the dogs instinct and natural behavour. I say leave them on, poor dog. leave the poor dog alone ive got a 4 year old lab with balls he,s fantastic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
.comsaint Posted 13 January, 2010 Share Posted 13 January, 2010 There are a few members of this forum that I'd happily see castrated before any poor dog ffs... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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