The best way to reduce
the likelihood of a male dog becoming a urine marker is to have him neutered at a young age, before he develops territorial behavior.
Not exact matches
«Our research shows that neither age at time
of neutering nor duration
of the problem behavior has influence on the
likelihood that a behavior will change following neutering, thus one need not think that because a
male dog has been engaging in problem urine marking or aggressive behavior for five years that it is too late to consider neutering.
Neutering also discourages
male cats and
dogs from roaming, decreasing the
likelihood of fights, car accidents, and disease.
Neutering your
male eliminates the possibility
of testicular tumors and will greatly reduce the
likelihood of prostate problems that are very common in older, non-neutered
dogs.
Likewise, it eliminates the possibility
of testicular cancer in
male dogs, and greatly reduces problems with marking,
dog aggression, and the
likelihood of a
dog escaping to breed only to be killed by a car or put in a shelter.