Neutering a working dog to eliminate protective/aggressive behaviour? - Page 2

In my experience it is not the source of the issue.
Running away won't help either.
 

my experience...........neutering does not control aggression.,  the only successful way to control aggression is thru obedience.
pjp

IF the behavior in the particular dog is testosterone-driven, neutering CAN reduce the intensity but there will still be behavior modification work that will need to be done.  There has been no evidence in the limited amount of studies that have been done on the subject as to the effect neutering might have on hunt drive, but logically speaking it's not an activity that would typically be hormonally driven. 

You might wish to consult the International Working Dog Breeders Association and request access to their published research on the subject.

Again, not sure if this will help, but I'll throw it into the ring
anyway:  I don't think that neutering either sex is the key
to changing their temperament, its too 'hit & miss'.  But
then you acknowledge you know its not 100% certain, your-
self.

Young GSD dog, kept as a 'Security Deterrant' rather than a bite-
trained dog, among several others, also neutered, on a private
estate.  He was cut at 8 months.  A mixture of working (Tierkehook)
and GSL lines.  The nicest dog one could know, very laid back
but energetic.  This dog was fiercest in defending 'his' kennel against
entry by strangers than any dog I've ever known (and I've known a
few).  Perfectly amenable to everyone who knew him and worked
with him going into the kennel, but he really terrified anyone new who
so much as stood in front of the kennel door.  None of our other dogs
behaved like this,  but none of our others as far as we knew had sport
dogs so close up in their pedigree.  This as he matured extended to his
guarding of any area we put him out in, if he could in any way interact
with strangers.  He could, and would, 'turn it off' like a switch when re-
moved from behind a fence.

Neutering to change behavior is a horrible idea.

It's a training issue, not a hormonal issue.

My mom's Frenchie was aggressive with intact strange males and marked all over the house. She's 100% pro-neuter, so he was neutered at six months, also hoping to fix those issues. He's STILL aggressive with other males, (now intact or not) and still pisses all over the house.

My Pomeranian is not, and will not be neutered.
Doesn't mark, loves other dogs of all shapes, sizes, and genders. Difference was I TRAINED HIM.

If you don't want a certain behavior from a dog, train him. Don't subject him to a surgery that will more than likely not work.

I've seen people neuter their dogs for behavior issues and it actually made those problems worse.

Some people do not really want advice. They just want a decision they have already made vindicated because humility is an ugly word and of course we all know best.

You asked for experience, not for opinion, so here is my experience. I worked with dogs at a humane society/shelter for three years and my experience is that neutering/spaying will not eliminate behaviour issues.
In my experience neutering dogs before they reach maturity is a bad idea because it will stun the dog's physical and psychological development and neutering a male dog after he reaches maturity often has bad effects on skin/allergy/coat issues, not to speak of any other, at first invisible issues, that arise when you take hormones away.
 

The only behaviors neutering seems to change is that our male isn't quite as interested in a female in heat.
Even after neutering, he still ties with females so we still have to keep them apart at times.

The rest of his behaviors are exactly the same as before.

Don't understand why someone would try a permanent solution that isn't 100% effective let alone 10% effective.

I neutered my dog at 6 months out of ignorance and he became dog aggressive at 1 year.  He's a terrier so he probably would have been dog aggressive even if he hadn't been neutered, but if I had to do over again, I'd wait until he was at least 2.  He has very high prey drive.

How about neuter him AND put him on Prozac


That's what they wanted to do to a magnificent dog that I had bred and just got returned, 
the vet told the people that he needed to be neutered and put on Prozac.

I have had him back since July and he is to me like an early Christmas present, he is 2 1/2 yrs old,
he is awesome, so glad they didn't cut his stuff off, the owners were just clueless and never owned a working type GSD, well....gotta go, I'm going to do jog-a-dog with him on my bike, good luck with your decision, but I think he just needs to mature and in time you will have an awesome dog!!!