Droplets
- Thread starter alschwahn
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Phew!!! Thank you Jen. 
Of course you could say the same about adolescent human males!!!
I completely agree with Fiona, it is down to each individual dog and each individual owner. I've had four male dogs, and have never felt the need to have any of them castrated - though Bones did have an implant for six months when he had prostrate troubles. None of them ever howled, and certainly there was never a chance of any of them going off their food!!! Of course, when there are bitches in heat around, you have to take a bit more care than usual, but really that is common sense, in my opinion. If Merlin were really to start suffering as a result of being love-lorn, then I would think about it, but it's just never been something that I have felt necessary.
Here's Rory with some big droplets
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- The Hague, The Netherlands
Hunter is still in tact (with his Hunter was here willy mark all over the floors etc!!) I think every dog is individual and as their "parent" 
you have an inkling as to what is best for them. Hunter has had so many operations etc that I do not want him having another major op or the chemical option. Until now it has not been necessary.
you have an inkling as to what is best for them. Hunter has had so many operations etc that I do not want him having another major op or the chemical option. Until now it has not been necessary.
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- Manchester UK
Zaba has no interest whatever in the call of the wild. Even when Mollie was in season he just gave her a cursory sniff. We’ve passed dogs in season (people don’t seem to care about it round here 
) and he’s shown no more interest than Tatze does.
But he does have smelly boy bits, which have some oozing going on. So I don rubber gloves, get a damp cloth and wipe his bits with Cowboy Magic once a day - smell and gunk gone.
) and he’s shown no more interest than Tatze does.But he does have smelly boy bits, which have some oozing going on. So I don rubber gloves, get a damp cloth and wipe his bits with Cowboy Magic once a day - smell and gunk gone.
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- Buckinghamshire UK
Bear has never been castrated but I don't remember any droplets. Having said that, he is small JR and his bits are close to the ground so I may not have noticed much happening that far down.
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- Malvern Worcestershire
Each to his own, non of us are right or wrong, we do the best for our dogs whatever that is 
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- United States
@Jelinga Aspen has this annoying habit of sniffing dogs that he knows non-stop if they are over at our house. Bums are not off limits either. He will seriously obsessively lick or sniff, and if he does listen to our leave it command, he stands a distance away from the dog and whines. When the other dogs are settled, Aspen is antsy with wanting to lick and sniff everyone. It has started to become really frustrating because some dogs really don't like their personal space to be invaded. I understand that sniffing bits is a way to communicate, but Aspen does it obsessively and sometimes won't listen when we tell him "leave it". Do you think this is behavior from being intact? We've never come across a dog in season, so I don't know how he would react. Either way, he's on a leash or in the yard so an accident (on the road or getting a dog pregnant) is not likely.
Why did you choose to fix your pups?
Why did you choose to fix your pups?
This is behaviour that you need to teach him is unacceptable - it is very common in young male dogs, and they just need to learn that it is not ok. Neutering him MIGHT change the obsessive sniffing, but it's a bit of a sledgehammer approach to something that is completely fixable through training. In my opinion!!
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I agree with Karen. If he doesn't respond to "leave it" then take his collar and lead him away. You need to step in and break the behaviour so it doesn't become an ingrained habit. As you say, some dogs don't like this. Willow would have firm words with any dog who did this to her.
@alschwahn - if it makes you feel any better, I am going through similar with Merlin at the moment. He just thinks ALL girl dogs love him, and showers them with attention and ear kisses, then if they don't object to that he progresses to their backsides, and if he feels he can get away with it, he'll start to mount them. I try not to let things get to this stage, so if there is a female dog who I know will not tell him off, I let him play for as long as he behaves nicely, but as soon as he starts to become a pest I take him by the collar and move him away. He will eventually learn that other dogs do not enjoy this behaviour. He doesn't try it with Poppy, because she would bite him! And there are plenty of bitches who have told him off, and who he is now very polite with, so he can and will learn proper doggy etiquette, it just takes a bit of time.
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- Malvern Worcestershire
@alschwahn, it does sound as if you dog is sexually aroused, on the other hand, some dogs give off a scent, often anal gland, which some male dogs find very attractive, but this is unusual.
I had all my dogs neutered, in the female it was to avoid possible future health problems and having been a vet nurse I have seen many bitches with mammary tumours and pyometra. With a male, I think it unkind to keep them entire when they are not allowed to express their sexuality. The op for castration isn't a major op, though the risk of anaesthesia in any op is. Just my opinion.
I had all my dogs neutered, in the female it was to avoid possible future health problems and having been a vet nurse I have seen many bitches with mammary tumours and pyometra. With a male, I think it unkind to keep them entire when they are not allowed to express their sexuality. The op for castration isn't a major op, though the risk of anaesthesia in any op is. Just my opinion.