Advantages and Disadvantages of Neutering Male Dogs

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Sarah Johnson

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Advantages and Disadvantages of Neutering Male Dogs

The advantages and disadvantages of neutering male dogs

Now that we understand the advantages and disadvantages of neutering female dogs, let’s take a look at the related situation of neutering male dogs.

1. Benefits of neutering male dogs:

1. You won’t be irritable or restless during the “dog” season, and you won’t chase bitches everywhere;

2. The aggression is weakened and the chance of fighting with other male dogs is reduced;

3. The behavior of leaving urine everywhere and taking up space will be reduced;

4. It can avoid the occurrence of the following diseases: balanoposthitis (there is always white secretion at the urethral opening), scrotal eczema (often recurring and delayed in recovery), orchitis or testicular tumor (especially in male dogs with cryptorchidism), Prostatitis or prostatic hyperplasia (more common in older male dogs), perineal hernia (more common in older male dogs).

2. Disadvantages of neutering male dogs:

1. The personality may become docile and less restless;

2. Like female dogs, they are obese.

Generally speaking, for male dogs, as long as they encounter a female dog in heat, they will often fight, get injured, run away from home, be unable to return home, or their personality becomes irritable and unstable. In order to maintain a good dog breeding Environmentally speaking, many animal doctors usually recommend that if there is no need for breeding, male dogs can be sterilized before they are 1 or 2 years old.