Neuter a purebred male? - Page 1

Hi everyone

Chase is now 7 month, 60 lb (should be more but he has been getting some food allergies!), I leave him at a day care when I leave town for work and this one is the only one allowed me to keep him un-neutered passed 6 month of age!, I'm not oplanning to neuter him until at least 18 month of age? he still got months to grow and I'm afraid nertering him will affect his behavior and his health/bone and over all growth.

The day care told me yesterday that he is been showing some agreesioon toward one dog or two, I admit he is not been training lately and since he joined this day care he started barking at every dog he sees, I'm wondering if this is normal at his age and will go away in few month?, he is very good dog and is somehow easy to train.

I'm planning to devot more time for him from now on, I'm looking for a job for him, I'm surprised that I could not find anything around here (I live in south bay side of Los Angeles, Palos Verdes Estates) I have been trying to find something that can fit him, but I could only find one club in Long Beach to actually get back to me or answer my email, the people who attend this club are very nice and I enjoyed meeting them the one time I went there, however the park they go to is somehow isloated and it was dark and to me was not a good idea to keep going, not that I didn't trust them but I did not feel comfortable to keep going, I wanted a place that I can go during the day, on weekends not at night during the week.

Lina

A club is not always necessary for training!  Many of my friends have done all they're training at home (obedience, agility, Nosework, tracking and rally.)

Vonrivera

Lina,

The behavior will not go away. It will get worse as it is left uncorrected. It should have been stopped in the beginning when it first occurred. Fix it now while it's easy to fix.

Neuter if you must after they have matured. There's plenty of information on the internet that explains why.

The two problems seem connected and they are to a degree but not necessarily. The dog should behave whether it's intact or not.

And maybe try to find a private day care person either to come to your place or for you to take him to a private person where he is the only dog or maybe one other dog preferrably a female??  Just a thought.  Agree with Dog 1 he has to behave whereever he goes, intact or not.  Would NOT neuter him until he stops growing, usually between 2 and 3.  JMHO  Nan

Thank you everyone :), I think I should stop the day care forever :).

Lina

Quit the daycare but fix the aggression.