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I have two dogs, both about a year old (exact age unknown since they’re rescues), and I’m not sure if I should neuter or not. I live in the Dominican Republic where people as a whole don’t much care for dog health. There are very little vets avaliable, even fewer with actual degrees, so there aren’t a lot of places to get a trustworthy opinion.
Like mentioned, both of my dogs are about a year old. I have a Boxer/German Shepherd (James Bond or JB) mix and a Rottie (Cooper), both boys. They get along great, haven’t had much trouble with fights for dominance or anything between them. They are guard dogs and due to some annoying people on my block, really really don’t like men until they get to know them. They don’t bark as much at girls. JB is a tad bit aggressive with food, but nothing major.
They have recently starting marking (ugggggg!) and I wake up every morning to my car tires squirted on. Will neutering help with this? What are the benefits to neutering? Is it absolutely necessary or will they do okay without it? Are they already to old?
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Please, please neuter your dogs! I have volunteered for many years at a shelter in NC. Thousands of dogs are euthanized in NC every month for lack of space. It is also healthier for your dog – a vet told me recently that it can add 2 years to the life of a male dog since he will not get prostate cancer; and it also extremely lowers the chances that he will get hit by a car. There is no reason not to neuter!
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My only suggestion is that you are sure that your dogs are done growing before neutering.With small dogs its not an issue, as they get to full size around six months, but for large breeds, its important to wait because the hormones dealing with growth have to have done their job. Giant breeds, especially, are more prone to bone cancer when neutered early. I would honestly wait until yours are 18-24 months old before neutering. This will also give you a little more time to find a good vet that you can trust with the surgery. Training them to obey you and to learn some simple social commands will help keep them safe. If the annoying people on your block are not dangerous, you may even want to enlist their help with the training. They may become less annoying to you and the dogs after they get to work with them a bit. And it will help the dogs recognize annoying versus dangerous activity.
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