His testicles are in your hands ...

Nate75 · 11 Aug 2011 at 21:27

probably not right tbh, but I'm thinking onion gravy

mlbtheshow · 11 Aug 2011 at 21:46

My cats just had his nuts done.

Nothing wrong with him now, seems the same... but not got those 2 big things under his jack' anymore.

DirtyJester · 11 Aug 2011 at 21:49

contracteur said:
Yeah, someones got to have theirs removed. So, is it the dog, or you, OP?

Neither if I have my way

Superficial said:
absolutely not.

Dog lover here.

Plenty of dogs don't and live happy lives - my dog lived until a ripe old age.

Also think about how unhappy he will feel if it's done.

edit: the only way i would condone this is if he was very likely to be ill OR if he was very young and therefore wouldnt miss them as much. It's way too late now.

Vet says it reduces the risk of 'problems' in this breed later in life (he's just about 1.5 years old), our last dog a Westie lived to almost 15 and we didn't get him done.

NathanE said:
It will change his character. If you don't want his character to change then don't do it!

This is what I tell her and also my biggest fear

DirtyJester · 11 Aug 2011 at 22:00

Xire01 said:
One question, would you like your **** removed?

We trained our dog to only do it to a duvet, whenever he gets "horny" give him the duvet and just train him to only use that. Everyone works out a winner, dog gets his fun and you get less leg fornication.

.... had to come back to this one again :confused:

How did you train him to do this ....

vicisthebest · 11 Aug 2011 at 23:14

Yes, get it done. I'm a cat lover but have had dogs as well as cats and have always had them neutered.

[FnG]magnolia · 11 Aug 2011 at 23:19

Oh God it's like Primary School all over again :eek:

Energize · 11 Aug 2011 at 23:25

No, veterinary studies show that it significantly increases the risk of deadly cancers like osteosarcoma and hemangiosarcoma. Why put him through the stress of a surgical procedure if there's no issue with the dog?

Dog lover btw.

Dark Sun · 11 Aug 2011 at 23:25

We gave our dog the two bricks when he was young. It made him less aggressive and calmed him down in general. Don't really want him humping people's legs.

eg8076 · 11 Aug 2011 at 23:34

I am in the same situation with my Labrador. He is a happy dog, and not aggressive. Every time we see the vets, they say to get him done. But i worry about putting him through unnecessary surgery. I something happened to him during the surgery i would be devastated.

MooMoo444 · 11 Aug 2011 at 23:36

People say your dog is less lively and fun once they're gone. I dont mean in a humping kind of way, supposedly it just takes something from the personality.

Defcon5 · 11 Aug 2011 at 23:38

I have a pug and he is still intact, the vet never advises me to get him done so maybe its not particularly common in Pugs? (That or various breathing related illnesses will off him long before anything else!)

My mum has a scottie and he changed notably after he was done, much more lethargic. he is unbeleivebly lazy now, even sits down to have a drink!

DirtyJester · 11 Aug 2011 at 23:41

eg8076 said:
I am in the same situation with my Labrador. He is a happy dog, and not aggressive. Every time we see the vets, they say to get him done. But i worry about putting him through unnecessary surgery. I something happened to him during the surgery i would be devastated.

My thinking on this is simple (like most of my thoughts) Vet says chop and you pay vet bill .... no chop no bill.

Energize · 11 Aug 2011 at 23:44

DirtyJester said:
My thinking on this is simple (like most of my thoughts) Vet says chop and you pay vet bill .... no chop no bill.

A significant amount of income in a small veterinary practice comes from neutering so I would think that too. Some may call me cynical though.

FoxEye · 11 Aug 2011 at 23:46

singist said:
If you are not intending to breed from him or show him, get it done.

50 years a dog owner.

It's the responsible thing to do.

Cat owners should get theirs done too. There are soooo many unwanted puppies and kittens born because people didn't get them fixed, and this leads to a lot of animal cruelty (abandonment, etc).

DirtyJester · 11 Aug 2011 at 23:50

FoxEye said:
It's the responsible thing to do.

Cat owners should get theirs done too. There are soooo many unwanted puppies and kittens born because people didn't get them fixed, and this leads to a lot of animal cruelty (abandonment, etc).

Dexter is never out unless on a lead so next to zero chance of him becoming a dad, but I understand your point.

Energize · 12 Aug 2011 at 00:03

DirtyJester said:
Dexter is never out unless on a lead so next to zero chance of him becoming a dad, but I understand your point.

The irony is that responsible owners don't need to neuter for exactly that reason. So the whole "responsible thing to do" argument goes out the window, it's only the irresponsible owners that need to neuter.

Evoss · 12 Aug 2011 at 00:05

Also it reduces health risks in later life if you give him the snip.

More positives then negatives.

Cosimo · 12 Aug 2011 at 08:38

Yes, he'll you love you even more for it.

hudson86 · 12 Aug 2011 at 08:45

Been mulling over the same decision for my 2 year old Lab and this thread might have just cost him his gonads

, although hes not been a leg humper so far.

He's still getting over persistant kennel cough, so will leave it a bit longer before his umpteenth visit to the vets recently.

TheMightyTen · 12 Aug 2011 at 08:53

Energize said:
No, veterinary studies show that it significantly increases the risk of deadly cancers like osteosarcoma and hemangiosarcoma. Why put him through the stress of a surgical procedure if there's no issue with the dog?

Sauce??

If you're not going to breed with him yes he needs his nads lopping

Dog owner and lover for 30 years