Pros And Cons To Desexing Alaskan Malamute

[Tim'sMum]

I have a male dog, desexed at 6 weeks through a rescue organisation. His male hormones are certainly in evidence if his behaviour around a bitch in heat (our other dog - when we were fiostering her and before she was desexed) is anything to go by. OH kept complaining that the scene in the backyard was like a porno movie.

I honestly don't believe waiting till they are 2-3 years would make much difference and it also doesn't depend on the breed. 6 -12 months is fine and shows a responsible pet owner.

Desexing has more benefits than not desexing if you have no intention of breeding....apart from the risk of them impregnanting a female and creating an unwanted litter, undesexed males quite often become escapologists if there is a female in heat in the area.

[Nekhbet]

male dogs will always have some levels of testosterone, produced outside the testes, but not to the levels if they have their testes in.

As I said horses for courses, If you have even a shred of 'ok this I dont want to cope with' then desex. I'm more refering to large/giant breeds tims mum. After having a few and seeing that early desexing was NOT the smartest thing I could have done in one, and leaving the other entire was for his growth and development I'm now not completely convinced. Hormones are there for a reason, they do play a role in growth and development especially in the larger male dogs. Again if they do show they are overbearing the temperament of the dog then whip em out, also not saying that your dog will suffer without them (even though some randy buggers seem to make us think that)

and yes, my desexed male is a hell of a lot hornier then my entire