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I have a stock coated puppy that is 4 months old in this picture. He has a great pedigree. He is the grandson of Yasko and Wallace and his mother won 12 to 18 month old in North American Seiger. He has a great temprament is not nervous at all and gets along great with other dogs. He is very smart and since his temprament is so good he is very easy to train. I plan on getting him titles obediance and or Shutzhund. Should I have this dog fixed. My breeder says no because that will effect his drive in Schutzhund. I have been told that if you do not fix a male then he should be bread so that his hormones don't drive him crazy and make him aggressive. He has a great under coat and the only extra hair is around his ears.  The hair down his spine is the rough hair but the hair around his head is very soft. His tail has the regular hair and no extra fur between his toes or on the backs of his legs. Any and all input would be greatly appreciated.

What a cute puppy.

At the age of 2  is really when you should be asking these questions. You first need to know "IF" he has the drives to do SchH  (just because he comes from a good pedigree and mother placed high does not mean he will have what it takes).  Does his temperament pass any test  (is not nervous at all and gets along great with other dogs does not count)?, Is his structure up to standards? What about genetics? will he pass? Titles are another.

There are guidelines and standards that will say that due to his long coat that he is a fault and should not be bred (Period) but there are people that say other wise. Only you can make that choice

These are all questions that can be answered then  but to breed a dog "so hormoes will not drive him crazy, or aggression" is really the wrong reason to breed any animal infact breeding can actually make aggression worse.

These are only my opinions.

Not breeding a dog has not to do with being more aggressive.....a dogs temperament is set when he is in his fright years of 4mos to 1 year old.....a male that is bred, usually acquires the    "stud dog" attitude  and has a quick aggression towards another male and can even progress with that same aggression... and his puppy temperament is inprinted from birth and heriditary from his genetics of parentage....and you can change that temperament on how you raise the pup... 

A male with only one testicle should be neutered for health reasons......after he is of an adult age.....He doesnt have to be, as I know several people with males , in that condition, and they  lived happy, health lives to the average age of 10 and 12 years of age,,,,without health problems  until the last year when the immune system gave way on one and the other bloated at 12years of age.....both were normal coat dogs...one more aggressive in temperment than the other but from the Tiekerhook line , which was his natural work line showing ,only doing obedience and some bitework from the age of 2-5 years of age....never being bred....but very very protective....of his territory and his family......

I agree with EkVonEarnhardt,  if you neuter, wait until the dog is at least 2, when he is done growing.   Is the dog monorchid (I don't see where it says that in the original post)?

Breeding has nothing to do with "puppy aggression"... If you were to ask me... I purposely chose a dominant male... based on experience, I noticed that you should choose a  "handler focussed pup" with tons of drive, if you want a Working Class GSD for training.... in time I noticed... one hard thing to train a male GSD is to mount bitches in heat... (If he does not like to breed...I wont force him... its against my standards...) now this dominant pup still should know you are the alpha...although if you want a good STUD...choose one that dominates his co-canines.... Considering... the working motto... To work as if  to at least pro-create his kind... (That's why we have baby-makers and pimps...) Joking...

Thanks for your replies. I Think what  EkVonEarnhardt post made a lot of sense to me as well.  I only heard about not breeding an intact dog would made them agressive from 1 source. It seems from what is said here that he could get a stud attitude if bred. I have been very careful to not let him get exposed to overly agressive dogs that could cause that fear agression. No he is not monorchid. Both of his testicals are fine.

Dave 

. I am glad to hear he is not monorchid at that point you have no choice.

Keep up the training and inprinting and loving this little guy and don't worry about breeding that will or will not come in time

Again you have a beautiful puppy , love the face expression ( good size ears and set, nice eye shape and color, thick muzzle, nice coloring , thick bone  and little eatie to westie but that could be the way he sat. Very nice so far.)

Good luck