CptJack Posted August 3, 2014 Report Share Posted August 3, 2014 It allows for the dog to benefit from hormones the entire time it is growing. Neutering/spaying also keeps the growth plates open for longer so you end up with a taller/rangier dog. There's some impact on bone density, as well. Plus things like muscle development. All of this is far more a consideration with larger dogs, since they grow longer and need all the bone density they can get. There have also been some studies (for specific breeds, and may or may not translate across the board) that altered dogs have a higher incidence of certain types of cancer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GentleLake Posted August 3, 2014 Report Share Posted August 3, 2014 ^^ Yes! It's been discussed here numerous times. You want to wait till the growth plates have closed before spaying or neutering. In addition, there may also be benefits to not neutering a male especially. This also has been discussed here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maralynn Posted August 3, 2014 Report Share Posted August 3, 2014 It's not so much the marking I want to stop... I just want him to pay better attention and not be so distracted by smells. Unless you know that you've got intact/in season bitches in the area that he's investigating, I would tend to think that this may be more of a mental maturity/training issue than a hormone driven one. Of course if you were planning on neutering him in the near future anyway then maybe it's something you have done and if it helps great, if it doesn't then you up the training/management. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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