Benefits of neutering your dog
Neutering (castration) is a procedure that involves surgical removal of
the testis. Neutering may be performed at any age, but the preferable age
is between 6-12 months.
Neutering can provide you and your dog with the following benefits:
- Reduces annoying sexual behavior such as mountin and territorial
marking with urine.
- Unneutered dogs have a strong incentive to escape from their areas
of confinement such as a fenced-in yard or pen. Neutering reduces
traumatic accidents (being hit by cars) and bite injuries inflicted by
other territorial dogs while roaming in search of females in heat. A
decrease in roaming also reduces the incidence of disease and
parasites.
- Eliminates the risk of testicular cancer and reduces the risk of
prostate cancer, both of which are common in older dogs.
- Reduces the incidence of aggressive behavior. Statistics show that
most dog bites are inflicted by non-neutered male dogs.
- Reduces the pet population by preventing unwanted pregnancies.
Millions of unwanted pets are destroyed yearly in animal shelters
across the country.
DO NOT expect a major personality change due to neutering.
However, many dogs become calmer, more devoted family pets after
neutering.
There are many good reasons to neuter your dog early in life. Unless
you are convinced that you want to show and breed your dog, we recommend
neutering at the earliest convenient time.
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