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question for hunters with male dogs..
have noticed that a lot of big game dogs have been castrated. I don't figure that all of the reasons are related to aggressive behavior toward other dogs.
Would like to know some your reasons behind castrating. Don't want to hurt the natural hunting instincts of the dog. More of my reasons would be to see something in the dogs that does not need to be reproduced down the line. Heard some hunters say that it will take a lot of the nonsense out of the male dogs that may keep him from becoming a better dog in the long run.
Just would like to hear some of you guys reasoning about this....thanks

Most males I don't think it affects them any. But if I wasn't going to breed I'd for sure fix the male.

Most of my dogs are fixed, I dont believe it hurts there hunting abilities in any way. I beleive if anything it makes a better dog out of them.

I think you take away a lot of bad and bothersome characteristics by castrating. I have one male dog and he got LOTS better after castrating him. In both males and females you take away a lot of cancer risk by neutering.

The world would be a much better place if most male hounds were cut. It's real easy to make a litter of pups, it takes a hell of alot of time, effort and money to make one good hound. I just cut a really nice high tan yearling yesterday, and I like him even more today.

I don't believe that fixing dogs negatively effects their hunting. I just had a male and female done yesterday. They are both good hunting dogs. The male is too big than I want to breed, and I am not certain of the lines of the female, so she got fixed as well.

I have one male and two females left that are fertile, which I am still debating on breeding or not.

Marcial

cut those things off!!! I want to get to the point where just about every male I hunt is cut.

The only instinct it is going to ruin, is his instinct to breed and be in the RUT.

this male dog I'm thinking about fixing him has a trait that I'm trying to fix is that the dog can make a real nice dog but he is a hard running track dog and hard tree dog when he feels like it. Sometime when he runs a coon in to the tree he will tree approx 100 bpm and other times he may do the same thing again and not tree at all. This will be the same if with company or by himself. I know there is no boxing at the tree or any kind of agression. He is two years old and I have tried to correct it but have determined to just get it fixed by castration. My not work but dog is worthless this way. Has anyone had this kind of problem??....thanks

jimmy wrote:Sounds to me like he doesn't know it is there. That is a flaw that may be fixed on its own by age, but also may not get fixed at all. I don't think him getting cut is going to help him locate.

50bees

no, but it will usually help a dog pull his head out of his a$$ which makes it easier for them to locate. if I aint breedin them I cut them.

I know it dont hurt them at all, if your not going to breed that dog get them fixed. For the males you dont have to worrie about them running around smelling every female before the hunt, during the hunt and after the hunt. And for the females you dont have that down time when they are in heat you can run them yr round.

livetohunt wrote:I know it dont hurt them at all, if your not going to breed that dog get them fixed. For the males you dont have to worrie about them running around smelling every female before the hunt, during the hunt and after the hunt. And for the females you dont have that down time when they are in heat you can run them yr round.

I suppose every line of dog is different, and every hunter has a different standard on what they are looking for, but when do you make the determination to breed or not to breed?

Have you ever had a dog fixed, that down the line you wish that you hadn't?

i got two things to add to all thit ..1,dogs born with demedectic mange lack appart in thier emunesystem that can fight it of so my vet does not recommend that i breed him cuz it will pass that trate on.2,i no a guy who bought a cut male who was on his way to being a good dog untell he met a certain dog that i wnt mention who it belongs to but we called him the alligater for a good reason too,any ways alligator found out that that young dog diidnt have his manly parts any more and wel... lets just say the other male dogs cought on and that poor dog lost his dignity and would no longer hunt. yes its true that poor dog would get gang rapped in the box ,sad sad story but true as the day is long. so idk i geuss it could happin to any dog.

DirtAddict wrote:Have you ever had a dog fixed, that down the line you wish that you hadn't?

I have but it has only happened once and I say spay them all.

We nutted 4 of them today. If you are worried about getting offspring off them, then get them collected before you nut them, then you can hunt the heck out of them and you wont have to worry about anything else.