We have a new addition to the family coming in a few weeks, a male puppy. Is it beneficial for him to have him spayed (I know it's beneficial to others!) and at what age should this be done?
Thanks in advance.
Dawn

yes, have him "doctored".

if you have looked at the numerous threads on here about neutering and spaying, you will see, it's far better for the dog to be "done".

the benefits:-

No unwanted pups to add to the population.
Less likely to embarrass you by *cough* humping behaviour.
Won't go roaming, looking for a female in heat.
Generally, it calms them down (less aggressiveness).
Protection from things like testicular tumours.
It's the simplest of operations, and they are over it really quickly.


The cons:-

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well, apart from not being able to breed, there are no cons really.

Definitely yes!!!!!!!!

mines off tomorrow for his bits doing

I had my 9 month old cavvy done last Friday, that's all 4 dogs done now :) I walk a dog who hasn't been done and outside his own teritory he scent marks everywhere ,if he was neutered he wouldn't do this.

I think it makes them less likely to go off after a famle too! and I agree its better neut than not .

Thank you! We have no intention of mating him so it def. seems like the best option.
What age is best to have it done?

Thank you! We have no intention of mating him so it def. seems like the best option.
What age is best to have it done?

Anytime from 6 months onward, so long as they are big enough to have the op. (the vet will say, on examination, if the dog isn't grown enough to have it done.)

So pleased your going to get it done, my partner has just had a tumour removed from his Staffie who wasnt doctored. Not a nice experience and very expensive!

Your vet will will give you an idea when the lil chappy goes for his jabs.. I think it depends on the breed, normally about 5 months onward I think.

Excellent, thanks for advice. He will go for his injections on the Monday after we get him so I hope the vet (Hillsborough vets towards Malin Bridge, not sure how good they are?) will give us more advice re. his size etc.

Hallam Vets?? They did Sam's op and in my opinion are fantastic!!! Good luck!:D

Hallam Vets?? They did Sam's op and in my opinion are fantastic!!! Good luck!:D

That's them! They did our guinea pigs but only to put one of them down :( , they seemed fine but had no idea about dogs!

That's them! They did our guinea pigs but only to put one of them down :( , they seemed fine but had no idea about dogs!

hallan and abbeymore are the most expensive

Only "con" is it can make them put weight on, but it does depend on the dog, Ive had 3 dogs all there bits gone lol and only one of them got fat! Defo have them done, See if they can ya do ya partner at the same time , kind of a 2 for 1 ;)

I took my seven yr old dog wellington to be done he was aggresive and I thought it may calm him down.
I told the vet about him been aggresive and he went ahead with the op last friday. Picked Welly up from the vets and he had a big coller on the vet told me he was very aggresive (I already told them before op) Had I thought of having him put to sleep, I did mention yes due to him biting someone but thought the op would calm him.
Anyhow took wellington home he was ok friday.
Sat morning his eyes were glazed like he had lost it, he was in pain and trying hard to get the coller off.

We could not get coller back on him he would not take his pills

Sunday morning he ripped his wound open blood everywhere I took him back to vets the poor mite was in agony they had to sadate him to look at him he fell asleep and the vet looked at his wound.
They could see to him but we would be back next day with the same thing or have him put to sleep out of pain.

I was heartbroken I did not want him to suffer I let him sleep.
I still feel bad he was nasty but I did not want that to happen I wish now I had never gone in the first place.
please don,t call me for what I did I did not do it lighthearted still crying now.
I am sorry wellington please R I P

We decided not to have our dog done after researching into everything. Its personnal choice really, unless the dog is aggressive then it needs doing really. We asked the vet and thought about it and decided against it.

I took my seven yr old dog wellington to be done he was aggresive and I thought it may calm him down.
I told the vet about him been aggresive and he went ahead with the op last friday. Picked Welly up from the vets and he had a big coller on the vet told me he was very aggresive (I already told them before op) Had I thought of having him put to sleep, I did mention yes due to him biting someone but thought the op would calm him.
Anyhow took wellington home he was ok friday.
Sat morning his eyes were glazed like he had lost it, he was in pain and trying hard to get the coller off.

We could not get coller back on him he would not take his pills

Sunday morning he ripped his wound open blood everywhere I took him back to vets the poor mite was in agony they had to sadate him to look at him he fell asleep and the vet looked at his wound.
They could see to him but we would be back next day with the same thing or have him put to sleep out of pain.

I was heartbroken I did not want him to suffer I let him sleep.
I still feel bad he was nasty but I did not want that to happen I wish now I had never gone in the first place.
please don,t call me for what I did I did not do it lighthearted still crying now.
I am sorry wellington please R I P

OMG thats terrible, really feel for you Mistyraven .RIP Wellington .

I had my 9 month old cavvy done last Friday, that's all 4 dogs done now :) I walk a dog who hasn't been done and outside his own teritory he scent marks everywhere ,if he was neutered he wouldn't do this.

Not so true :)

Eddy was neutered 14 years ago aged 6 months and he still scent marks everywhere, has aggression issues towards other dogs (mostly males) and gets incredibly perky when he meets a bitch due on heat or having just been on heat.

And he's a rickety old man :lol:

To be fair, I put the aggression down to other things - lack of socialisation, poor eyesight, having been attacked in the past etc. but he definitely scent marks as much as he can when out and about and he knows when a bitch is on heat and suddenly becomes very tall!

To me, it's completely your choice - there are health benefits to doing it, there are also risks to doing it (although it's not such a big op as a bitch spay).

Dogs with behavioural issues should see a behaviourist - not be doctored to 'fix' it. A behaviourist will work through the issues with you and advise you as to whether or not a castration may help. Castration is not a magical cure for aggression and it certainly leaves some people very disappointed.

Of course, it may help with the roaming but a lot of entire dogs don't roam, and some neutered dogs still do. Eddy doesn't roam but as said above, he certainly knows when he meets an in season (or recently in season) bitch.

I do think if the dog is clearly struggling to control himself, his sexual urges are bothering him and you have no intention of allowing him to breed (not that I would recommend allowing him to breed!) then it's fairer to have him done - but that's because neutering will help an existing problem (his sexual frustration - Eddy is perky but not sexually frustrated!)

Despite the health benefits, I'm not really one for cutting parts out of dogs 'just in case'...

Despite health benefits, there are real risks, not common but certainly possible - a dog can have a bad reaction to anaesthetic or have real trouble healing etc.

I dont' think anyone can tell anyone else whether to neuter their dog or not - unless of course that dog is really having an issue with his manhood still intact!

Thanks for both sides to the issue folks. Can always rely on SF for that! I think, all things considered, we will see how things go, def. take up dog training classes, and keep an eye on things!
My DH went for the 'snip' (after our 3 children!) and it was me who backed out at the last minute, didn't seem natural somehow, so maybe it'll be the same with the pup!

I woukl NOT get a dog neutered at 6 months(shoot me down in flames) I will not be getting my male done till hes atleast 18months(if ever), I don't believe in early neurting