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I am looking to see if anyone can offer their thought on neutering.

We have an 8th month old little boy whippet called Blue - who is the cause of many a discussion at home whether or not to have him neutered.

Blue is KC registered and a very handsome little dog.

He is a very friendly little man who loves nothing better to get any dog (regardless of size) to chase him along a beach or up in the hills. My boyfriend is worried that as he gets older he will run after a lady dog and we will have trouble in getting him back or loosing him.

I know that he is going through a little teenage faze at the moment and from being very obedient is pretending that he has never heard is name or a command in his life - but I have been told this is usual for whippet pups.

I must also point out that we also have a 10 year old lurcher who is a rescue dog that we have had for around the past 8 years and he is already neutered.

Any advice would be greatly appreciated!

Thanks

Jaq x
 
The words 'can' and 'worms' spring to mind here (w00t)

You could try searching previous posts on this topic. I think you'll find quite a few - thats if they haven't been removed!!!
 
I'll think you'll find some info on the FAQ section. Whatever you decide, remember that all dogs go through the naughty teenage stage and temporary deafness!!...be it dog, bitch, neutered or unneutered!.
 
Ooooooh. You've got some fun reading ahead of you! :lol: :clown:

Click Me - FAQ Neutering Threads

:thumbsup: :luck:

I jus thought I'd add that your boy sounds pretty normal for his age - recall didn't click for my whippet until around 11 months to a year, now she's fantastic (unless she spots a jogger or a squirrel, then that's it :- " )
 
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Hi there...don't be offended if you don't get many replies on this one....it has been a hotly debated topic in the past.

I agree entirely with the last post, and would also advise you to go to the FAQ section, as I'm sure Helen posted one of the debates there.
 
Well, I for one, am going to stick my head over the parapet and say don't have him neutered. He is more likely to 'run off' after rabbits/squirrels/deer/paper bags etc than he ever is after bitches.

IMO it is unnecessary to neuter dogs or bitches unless it is for medical reasons.

What you need to do is work on his recall now because what he needs is training not surgery!!!
 
Hi, just agreeing with what everyone else has said about the FAQ section. We're getting out first whippet pup in 2 weeks (and 2 days) and I've literally spent hours in the FAQ section reading past posts and threads. So make a cuppa, get yourself comfy, and prepare yourself for information overload! :)
 
I'm probably going to get shot down for this :unsure: but I'd say if you're not planning on breeding then get him neutered! :thumbsup:

I'd just like to point out before people start yelling at me that all my dogs are rescue and have to be neutered, but even if they weren't rescues, I'd still get them done. :sweating:
 
This is a very emotive subject and I hope this thread doesn't end up like some of the others. I think it really is a matter of personal choice. You will always get people strongly for and strongly against neutering.

Speaking for myself, I am having Lenny castrated in a couple of weeks because he has 2 retained testicles, and this COULD lead to complications later in life. I am not saying it WOULD but I am too nervous to leave it to fate. But thats just me, some people would choose and wait to see what happens.

All I can say is though, I am extremely nervous about this operation already, god knows what I'll be like on the day :b (however a routine castration would not be nearly as invasive).

I would say, read up as much as you can on the subject but try not to get bullied one way or the other. And bear in mind, the more people you ask, the more confused you will get :wacko:

Good luck with your decision.

Lucy

PS. I like sitting on the fence on this one :- "
 
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I wreckon thats just fine claire. All opinions are valid. Personally im a bit of a fence sitter on this. Had Nelly done for what I believe to be good reasons but would take each decision on an individual basis depending on the dog/bitch. I wouldnt do it just for the sake of it. If there are no problems and the dog/bitch is content I dont see the need.
 
My own view is that there is no need for a responsible dog-owner to neuter a normal, healthy male dog

Health and behaviour benefits, if there are any, are negligible. It has already been said a whippet's chase instinct does result in some risk of your dog being injured or lost (more than the risk of a trained and supervised dog going off after a bitch in heat)

My neutered dog has a bit of a social problem with dogs who think he smells feminine, and he is very fierce with them if they try to get too familiar. He doesn't just snarl at them as a bitch would when she's not ready to breed; he sometimes agressively runs after the offender.
 
jezza said:
Speaking for myself, I am having Lenny castrated in a couple of weeks because he has 2 retained testicles, and this COULD lead to complications later in life. I am not saying it WOULD but I am too nervous to leave it to fate. But thats just me, some people would choose and wait to see what happens.
All I can say is though, I am extremely nervous about this operation already, god knows what I'll be like on the day  :b   (however a routine castration would not be nearly as invasive).

I would say, read up as much as you can on the subject but try not to get bullied one way or the other. And bear in mind, the more people you ask, the more confused you will get  :wacko:

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Good luck with Lenny. It's vile having them in the vets but you'd have to be very, very unlucky to have anything go wrong. :huggles:

ps I so agree with you about the more people you ask the more confused that things can get.
 
Personally I think that it's up to each individual owner to decide what is right for them. There aren't any right or wrong answers to this which is probably why it always seems to end up in a big row.

Personally I have chosen NOT to have my males castrated. Fern my one bitch has been spayed though. It is not for me having entire dogs and bitches and before anyone shouts at me :p Fern came to us as an emergency foster and for some reason never settled anywhere else. So here she is. If I have another bitch in the future then I will spay her and it will be for my convience.

When Bean was replumbed for some reason the vet didn't castrate him at the time (they do most dogs). Because when he pee's the urine now trickles down his testicles he can get urine burns. But luckily he's a whippet and so hasn't got long hair and the other dogs clean him up. :x it's true but at least he doesn't have any urine burns and I no longer have to plaster him in vasoline when he goes for a walk and be constantly washing him when we are out for the day. Little treasures whippets. :- " Anyway if he had had problems then I'd have had him castrated. As it is despite him no longer being able to be a stud dog he is my top dog and I don't want that to change so have kept him entire.

Basically IMO entire male whippets and deerhound aren't a problem to live with. Mine do not scent mark in the house. They do not run off after bitches. They have not fought despite having in season bitches here.
 
Most of the pet dogs I know are desexed. You often see bumper stickers here saying

PREVENT A STRAY, NEUTER OR SPEY.

Ducking & running for cover now.

Linda
 
Macha said:
My own view is that there is no need for a responsible dog-owner to neuter a normal, healthy male dog Health and behaviour benefits, if there are any, are negligible. It has already been said a whippet's chase instinct  does result in some risk of your dog being injured or lost (more than the risk of a trained and supervised dog going off after a bitch in heat)

My neutered dog has a bit of a social problem with dogs who think he smells feminine, and he is very fierce with them if they try to get too familiar. He doesn't just snarl at them as a bitch would when she's not ready to breed; he sometimes agressively runs after the offender.

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how do you possibly know what a dog smells?
 
All five of my dogs are neutered. Four males and one female.

No matter how responsible an owner we may think we are,we are after all human and to err is human so to my mind unless you are a breeder it is better to neuter.

It's nice that some people on here have been fortunate enough not to have had any trouble whatsoever with unneutered males and in season females living together.But having worked in rescue i have seen the other side of this .....for example.....

A rescued intact bitch was homed by the breed rescue(but not by me)with the owner of an intact male greyhound,the breed rescue was run by breeders and an agreement had to be signed by the new owners NOT to breed from the bitch(the rescue organisation was against neutering).

Lo and behold one year on,several greyhound X puppies were then passed thru' the rescue for rehoming along with the original bitch(the mum).

I realise that when people breed it is almost tantamount to herecy to mention neutering,however i find it extremely difficult to be anything but pro neutering given my own experiences.

None of my dogs are bothered by unneutered males,since my boys aren't viewed as a threat most other males leave them alone.

On a lighter note my beagle still humps my mother in laws leg whenever she visits, my husband keeps accusing me of training the dog to do it (w00t) :lol:
 
what does "desexed" mean? does that mean a bitch who has had her reproductive organs removed is not female..... or not ? :wacko: ie removal of gender or does it mean removal of sexual organs???
 
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