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I’d check with a veterinarian

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@Marino Cane Corso Plenty of information out there on some benefits, if you don't buy into them and dig the way you train your dogs that is cool with me, has no impact on me or my dogs. I can only speak for myself and my experiences, I am not a professional dog trainer and have no interest in becoming one. I can tell you I had a much easier time teaching the dog any command that required him going away from me to complete, for instance an emergency down and place at a distance. I also found this dogs engagement level with me is much higher at this stage than my other dogs. Could be due to this style of training or may have nothing to do with it. Come to think of it, the place command itself was much easier this way, but again that is only my experience. A side benefit was it was fun as heck and the dog and I both seem to enjoy it. (Well I know I enjoyed it, the dog seems pretty stoked about it)

@Marino Cane Corso What methods do you use to teach something in 15 minutes? Do you mean just to get the dog to do a command in 15 minutes, or to do you mean to do it reliably on command every time from then on? The latter sounds too good to be true for any method. Most methods take some repetition to mitigate other variables in the environment.

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Robert's male dogs are not fixed(nuetured).

I know that you want an answer from Robert and that I'm not Robert. However, I have heard Robert talk about neutering dogs and what he thinks about it. Robert has said that he believes that a dog's normal state of being is unaltered and intact. He said that an altered dog is not a normal dog because it has been altered from its normal state of being, which is intact. Robert said that people should stop normalizing something that's abnormal. A neutered dog is an altered dog, and an altered dog is an abnormal dog. Robert could answer your question, but he didn't. I did, but I got the answer from Robert, and that's better than nothing. If you don't want to have your dog neutered, then don't. It's your dog. It's your choice. Don't let anyone choose for you, and watch people who want to make your choice for you a little closer. There's something abnormal about those people who want to take your freedom of choice.

@@logansilva8017 Oh this was good. Thank you , for now I canceled his neuter and lost my down payment of $300 but that’s OK I’ve heard a lot of negative about dogs that get neutered and it does not help with temperament and there’s a lot of physical issues also , so right now it’s on hold and it may be forever Thank you

@watchmoivies123 you're welcome. Neutering a dog can help with excessive marking, and neutered dogs don't wander off in search of a mate. Neutering also decreases the risk for potential dog fights because, intact, males who usually get along with other dogs will fight when there's a female in heat nearby. You are correct. Neutering will not solve most of the problems that people have with their dogs. If a person can't handle their intact dog, they more than likely won't be able to handle their altered dog either. I don't know how anyone can honestly believe removing a healthy dog's reproductive/hormone generating organs is what's best for it. The health issues that neutering can cause far outweigh any benefit that comes from neutering a healthy dog. Neutering poses health risks to all dogs, but especially large breed dogs that are under a year old. Look up health issues associated with the early neutering of large breed dogs. As well as how neutering affects working dogs. I think you are making the best choice by holding off on neutering your dog. You can always have it done later if you feel like that is what's best for your dog at that time. I think that people should at least wait until the dog is 18 to 24 months old before they have them neutered.

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My dogs are not neutered, but they are sterile. That being said, if you are curious as to what is good about neutering visit a shelter full of unwanted dogs or think about the hundreds of thousands of unwanted dogs that are killed each year. So the good with neutering is the lack of the ability to reproduce, not much else, IMO.

@@overhead18 well I do agility and I am a very responsible dog owner never bred a dog in my life and never will So, are you saying your dogs have vasectomies? Also, are you saying that other than not being able to reproduce is really the only plus with neutering a dog? Have you ever heard that they say it will, dog calm a down ? but I don’t believe it does do you? I also think after being neutered, they have a larger chance of tearing cruciates and lots more. Do you believe that so if somebody’s very responsible, do you think that’s OK to keep your dog intact? Thank you

I have not yet neutered my almost 2 year old dog as well, and not planning to. Unless it's life and death, he can keep his balls.. lol. So far, the convenience you get if you choose to neuter, your dog won't bother with female dog on heat, and reduce ultra ego between two intact male dogs.

There are so many dogs in shelters for many different when people get a dog but they signed a rental agreement that said there were no dogs allow. So when they are told to either get rid of the dog or move they usually get rid of the dog. Another thing that happens is couples get a dog, but then they make a baby, and raising a dog and a baby is too much for them so they get rid of the dog. Another reason is people getting puppies when their lives slow down such as when they are collecting unemployment, have a break from school, or while healing from an injury. However these slow periods are typically short lived and when things speed up again the dog is nolonger convenient so off to the shelter they go. Puppy blue's is another reason, and it happens when a person gets a puppy but they quickly regret their decision once they realize that having a puppy isn't as fun as playing with someone else puppy. All too often people don't think about what they are getting themselves into when choosing a puppy and they end up with a breed of dog that they have no business owning. People see well behaved examples of difficult working breeds, and since they grew up with a Labradoodle they assume they will end up with a well-behaved working dog like the one they saw. Reality smacks these people in the face after they have gotten the dog, who ends up paying the price for the poor choice that was made. How many times have you heard someone say, I got the dog for my kid? What these people are basically saying is that they got a dog that they didn't want, for their brat kid. Then these people act like they have been burdened by having to take care of the dog. like they are surprised that their kid who doesn't clean their own room won't take care of the dog either. Since nobody wants the dog enough to take care of it, off to the shelter it goes. Another reason is when a young person has recently left their parents home to live on their own. Since they are on their own nobody is there to tell them that they can't have a puppy so they get one. After a year goes by and they have failed at living on their own and are moving back into their parents house and they don't want a dog. You know what happens next. I can go on all day long about why shelters are full of dogs. There are 99 problems but responsible dog owners who did their research on the breed they chose to get at a stable time in their life because they are planning on raising a dog that fits their life which it will be a part of until it dies, aren't one of those problems.

@@logansilva8017 wow. I am the last one. Thank you