I don’t wanna know about unwanted litters, i am very much aware of all that. I wasn’t planning on breeding anyway.
My Pug is from a line of champions, father recently won Best of Breed @ Crufts This year and my dog looks very similar to him. He’s 8 months old now, i wanted to show him but we’ve had problems with him. He has collapsed from lack of air three times since Nov 09. He’s had an operation on his nose to cut away a flap to unblock the nares, he no longer coughs like he used to and is breathin clearly, the vet cut his nose to avoid affecting his appearance in anyway. He also showed us, that in the X-rays he has a canine tooth that has grown incorrectly. I Don’t know whether it is even worth showing him anymore. Sure he looks good on the outside but what is the point in not showing healthy dogs?
Him – http://i268.photobucket.com/albums/jj7/XxNoteT0SelfxX/MILOSTAND.jpg?t=1271778075
So, i’ve been considering neutering him and it is a really difficult decision for me to make. His breeder wants to meet up and bring his sister to see how he is getting along and said she would be willing to help me show him, however if i neutered him that isnt possible to even show him, obviously. But with his health maybe i shouldnt, obviously i wouldnt breed him anyway if he has such health problems..why make more dogs suffer?
What behavioural changes can neutering cause?
He goes to training classes and is fine with the dogs there, but he likes to mount my mums male Pug who is younger. EVERY SINGLE DAY. He has done since he was 5 months old.
He walks loosely, comes when called, obeys most of the time when i tell him to sit before crossing, ignores people when we greet them ( i wish he wouldnt, but he just sits watching me. He wont play with or approach the puppies at our training classes unless i go approach them first, then he will follow and join in with them, or at least try to. So overall he is rather well behaved) but it is the humping of his toys and out other male dog that annoys me the most, he likes to scent mark on walks alot, and has even attempted to scent my foot when he was 6 months old when we were greeting a female Pug.
Are there other ways to discourage mounting behaviour other than neutering? He gets himself all worn out and pants like crazy when he wants to hump something, could he get frustrated from not being able to fulfill his needs? Will he grow out of this phase? because he is in his adolescent age right now.. I don’t want to neuter but if it can improve his concentration and stop the mounting of our other dog…
http://www.naiaonline.org/pdfs/LongTermHealthEffectsOfSpayNeuterInDogs.pdf
Seems rather obvious to me
To neuter!
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Help control the pet population, get your pet spade or neutered.
-Bob Barker
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Always go with spaying or neutering because it can prevent cancers in that area for both male and female dogs.
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http://www.naiaonline.org/pdfs/LongTermHealthEffectsOfSpayNeuterInDogs.pdf
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Realist
Neuter him. First of all, he had a medical condition, and also, dentition is VERY hereditary. This dog should not be bred.
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I completely agree that there is no point in showing an unhealthy dog.
My vote would be to neuter. Don’t let the breeder make this decision for you.
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I hate to tell you this, but neutering probably won’t stop your pug from mounting the other males. It has nothing to do with sex and everything to do with dominance. My dog has been neutered for three years and he’ll try to mount any dog he wants to dominate (which is most of them.)
As for showing him, your dog already has a lot of health issues. Do you really want to introduce the stress of show training on him? Neuter him and let him live out his life as a beloved pet.
Good luck.
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He sounds like a terrific pet.
However, it seems to me that he is not the best choice for a stud dog, due to his physical conformation problem.
If you neuter him, he will be the perfect dog for you, and you can fully enjoy him in all ways. I believe there are probably better sires out there, and your dog, regardless of his genetics, would not be the best choice for someone looking to breed their female pug.
Neuter him, and enjoy him.
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If he’s not for breeding and is no longer show quality because of his health, neuter him. There’s no good reason to keep him intact. If his bloodline really is that stellar, there are plenty of other pugs in his family who can pass down the genes.
Neutering him should cut back on his testosterone, which should help limit his dominance gestures (scenting, humping toys and other dogs). If you cut off his hormone supply, that will go a long way to limiting his "needs" altogether. It will also keep him from wandering or breaking out to find a female in heat, and can help prevent cancer later on. It does have some other effects — some dogs gain weight, others become less energetic — but I think the pros outweigh the cons in this case.
And you’re not "making him suffer" by neutering him. Neutering a male isn’t nearly as invasive or complex as spaying a female, and even with his health problems, there’s no real danger to neutering him.
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Neuter him because he will feel better. He is frustrated.
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Neutering rarely, if ever, causes any noticeable behavioral changes. The humping may never go away because it’s most likely a dominance issue (which is training based) not hormonal. The scent marking should decrease drastically and he should be much calmer around female dogs.
Unless you’re going to continue to show him (in which case I would question your motives) there is no reason to NOT neuter. You will have a much healthier, happier dog in the long run.
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If you really love your dog neuter him he will become much happier and he will love you more without his hormones getting in his way. He will also live longer and healthier. Cancer can be a problem if you do not neuter him and since he is unhealthy there is no way you can sell the puppies. There are lots of dogs waiting to get a good home in a shelter think of it this way ever time a puppy is born and goes to a shelter 3 dogs off that 1 dies. So lets sy it has 5 pups you just killed 15 dogs.
Please neuter/spay
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That fact that such an unhealthy pup is sired by a Crufts Best in Breed Champ just reinforces my decision to avoid all brachycephalic breeds like the plague.
I agree with the previous posters. He should never be bred, and dog with so many medical issues has no business being shown. Just neuter him, and if you want to show him just for fun, there are categories for altered pets.
The mounting isn’t going to stop with a neuter. This is about domination, not about sex drive. He isn’t frustrated about lack of sex. That’s not how dogs work! He needs to be taught that you lead the pack, NOT him.
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