Replies on Chemical Castration in Your Future?

Will Falconer, DVM Moderator

January 13, 2015 at 1:00:08 AM UTC

No, Roxanna, I think this is erroneous. The intact males, like any other dog, can sort out social signals given half a lick of socialization in their upbringing. Socialization simply means spending time out in the real world, interacting with all kinds of dogs, cats, people, horses, rain storms, etc. etc.
I grew up with one intact male dog after another in my home, from age 8 or so till I went off to vet school. I never saw them get in fights or have other dogs treat them aggressively.

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Mary Marseglia

January 13, 2015 at 12:26:10 AM UTC

Hi Roxanna, I have been a dog trainer for 30yrs and dog & cat behaviorist for 24+yrs and although other males will sense your male as being intact, as long as your male is well socialized and you are the "pack leader" of your dog, you should have no problems. I raised/trained/showed/handled/trained Schutzund for 14yrs before getting a back injury(will be back this year so 19yrs as I have kept up with everything of my Top 100% West German Bloodline show/working GSD's) and my male stud dog was intact and got along with all other males.
I only believe in spay/neuter for people who are not going to be responsible or for an animal that actually has a problem physical illness that requires spay/neuter. No we don't need more puppies & kittens in this world, but I can tell you that in Germany(actually many countries in Europe including the UK) they have 60% of all their dogs intact and they have no problems and they all play in fields and dog parks and regular parks. When a female comes into heat, she is banned from running loose and they are responsible. We here in the US need to take lessons from other countries in Europe especially Germany, and stop doing all this harm to our animals.

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