Loose,
neutered dogs tend to stay closer to home and get into less trouble around the neighborhood.
Spayed and
neutered dogs tend to be healthier and calmer.
Neutered dogs tend to live longer than intact dogs.
Neutered dogs tend to live longer and have fewer behavior problems (see below).
Not exact matches
A. Freed from the urge to mate,
dogs and cats
tend to be calmer and more content after spaying or
neutering.
Neutered and spayed
dogs tend to be less aggressive and wander less.
Cats and
dogs who are spayed and
neutered have lower incidents of cancer and
tend to wander off less than those who are not (which can result in injuries due to fights, car accidents, etc.).
Freed from the urge to mate, cats and
dogs tend to be calmer and more content after spaying or
neutering.
Testicular cancer is rare in both
dogs and cats, but if detected early,
neutering is usually curative, since most forms of testicular cancer
tend not to spread to other organs.
Males
tend to be aggressive toward other males, but this can be minimized by having the
dog neutered.
Additionally,
dogs and cats
tend to be calmer, more content, and more affectionate after spaying /
neutering.
Sexually mature, intact
dogs may face a greater risk of parvo than their
neutered counterparts because un-
neutered dogs tend to roam, increasing their exposure to infectious agents.
As in previous studies, the new data clearly shows that the positive behavioral effects that were expected from
neutering dogs did not occur, and if anything, the behaviors of
neutered male
dogs tended to be considerably less desirable.
Although territorial instincts vary from breed to breed, and from
dog to
dog, in general we can say that 1) males
tend to be more territorial than females; 2) breeds that are traditionally used as guard
dogs are more territorial than others; 3) territorial behavior is more prevalent in animals that have not been
neutered or spayed; and 4) territoriality can present or increase as the
dog ages.
Dogs neutered before puberty (generally age 6 months) tend to grow a bit bigger than dogs neutered after puberty (testosterone is involved in the causing bones to stop growing so without testosterone the bones stop growing lat
Dogs neutered before puberty (generally age 6 months)
tend to grow a bit bigger than
dogs neutered after puberty (testosterone is involved in the causing bones to stop growing so without testosterone the bones stop growing lat
dogs neutered after puberty (testosterone is involved in the causing bones to stop growing so without testosterone the bones stop growing later).
Dogs that are
neutered also
tend to be less aggressive.
Dogs that bite
tend to be unrestrained, not spayed or
neutered and not indoor members of the family — all issues of owner responsibility.
Dogs with problem aggression
tend to gain weight and become more phlegmatic, and calm when they are
neutered.
According the World Health Organization there are an estimated 200 million stray
dogs worldwide.17 Similarly, according the ASPCA there are an estimated 70 million stray cats just in the United States alone.18 These numbers are understandable when you consider that less than 10 % of strays that enter the animal shelters in the US are spayed or
neutered and that female cats and
dogs tend to have litters of 2 - 6 babies.19