He has me on Ignore and I have him on Ignore, so his opinion doesn't count.
I don't have you on ignore yet.
He has me on Ignore and I have him on Ignore, so his opinion doesn't count.
If you are a good owner, you should be able to prevent your dog breeding without cutting his balls off.
The females I don't really see a change.
I agree, our Lhasa Apso is is definitely the boss dog, she will dominant both the red heeler x shepherd and the shepherd x rotty. I just hope I can find a way to make sure she realises she's not 3rd in charge when my partner and I have kidsOur neutered female is still a bossy madam, can't see that it's changed her personality at all
You are missing the point. Asguard made it quite clear. Neutering animals prevents over population, which diminishes neglect and suffering. All three of my dogs are rescues, so we are looking after other people's mistakes.
Also if you have a bunch of intact male dogs, they are more likely to fight that neutered males. They are going to get into a few fights purely through testosterone in their lifetime, which means bites, pain,possible infections and vet bills. The latter is when many animals get abandoned.
Taking off a dog's balls has very definite positive effects. The same cannot be said for tail docking.
Neutering humans prevents over population, which diminishes neglect and suffering.
Also if you have a bunch of intact male humans, they are more likely to fight than neutered humans. They are going to get into a few fights purely through testosterone in their lifetime, which means bites, pain, possible infections, hospital bills and getting arrested. The latter is when many humans get abandoned.
Taking off a human's balls has very definite positive effects.
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Sorry, I couldn't resist
Sadly Enmos...you're speaking fact...
Taking off a human's balls has very definite positive effects.
:roflmao:
Sorry, I couldn't resist
If you've ever been in a room with an excited great dane that still has a tail,
I agree, our Lhasa Apso is is definitely the boss dog, she will dominant both the red heeler x shepherd and the shepherd x rotty. I just hope I can find a way to make sure she realises she's not 3rd in charge when my partner and I have kids
Here is an article making the case for tail docking:
http://www.cdb.org/case4dock.htm
Why Are Dog's Tails Docked?
1. To avoid tail damage
A number of working gundog breeds have to hunt game through heavy vegetation and thick brambles, where their fast tail action can easily lead to torn and bleeding tails which are painful and extremely difficult to treat. Docking the end of the tail eliminates the risk of injury.
Working terriers are docked for the same reason. In addition, terriers which are bred to hunt below ground for purposes such as fox control, have their tails docked to a length which is more practical when working in a confined space.
2. For reasons of hygiene
Long haired, thick coated breeds like the Yorkshire Terrier and Old English Sheepdog are docked to avoid the hair around the base of the tail becoming fouled by faeces. Even with constant grooming and washing, such fouling is unpleasant. If allowed to get out of hand, it can lead to severe problems of hygiene, or even flystrike and subsequent infestation by maggots.
Good luck with that. My oldest dog is an Alpha male and he decided from the gate that he had more authority than my younger brother, who was 5 when we got him. He pushed him around, laid on him, sat on him, never listened to anything my brother told him to do because he felt like he didn't have to. Now nearly ten years later. My dog still views my brother as beneath him. He rarely listens to my brother, hits him, and still lays on top of him. He's alomst 10 years old now, so I doubt he's going to change his attitude. In fact he's gotten worse. I think Alphas are always Alphas, they just put up with you because it makes you happy.
Neutering humans prevents over population, which diminishes neglect and suffering.
Also if you have a bunch of intact male humans, they are more likely to fight than neutered humans. They are going to get into a few fights purely through testosterone in their lifetime, which means bites, pain, possible infections, hospital bills and getting arrested. The latter is when many humans get abandoned.
Taking off a human's balls has very definite positive effects.
You have to be joking. Have you ever owned an intact male dog? We breed Lhasa Apsos, a breed that doesn't get much over 20lb/9kg and is not noted for agility. One of our studs once jumped through a window that was 4ft/1.2m above the floor, in order to get to a bitch in heat. Another time we left him in the car with the window cracked for fresh air, and he managed to slither out and walk across three busy highways and through bear- and cougar-infested woods to get to a bitch in heat 5mi/8km away.If you are a good owner, you should be able to prevent your dog breeding without cutting his balls off.
As breeders we've heard all the legends. But the one that seems most likely true about Rottweilers is that they were originally working dogs in the Roman Empire, pulling carts and doing hard farm work in the Alps, where a horse is too big to do it. This vicious temperament that they have become famous for was bred into them much later by the Germans. Their tails got caked with mud, which caused at least clumsiness and at worst infections.I'm not sure I totally agree with this assessment. To my knowledge, Rottweillers were, in fact, developed as a hunting breed. Source: Rottweiler information There are numerous other internet references, but I'm kind of in a hurry, so I grabbed the first available. But trust me, there are a thousand more.
Au contraire. Sometimes they get stuck and the very strong tail allows the owner to pull them out. This is still done today.Like scottie terriers bred for going face first into badger holes? They all grab the face of their target or go face first at them. Long tails are not a disadvantage in that situation.
But most breed standards were developed in an earlier era when they were indeed working dogs. Ironically, the American Kennel Club, which is less than 150 years old, has some of the most antiquated standards. They still require tail docking on many breeds or they're ineligible for shows. In several other countries not only have the standards been modernized, but docking is even illegal.I would add into this mix, the fact that most of these dogs are not being used for their original breed purpose and are mostly pets whos primary job is making sure someone pets them when their people come home. Companion animals.
One of the differences between Canis lupus familiaris and C. lupus lupus (the wolf) is that in dog packs a female is often the alpha. We've certainly observed that in our own packs.I agree, our Lhasa Apso is is definitely the boss dog, she will dominant both the red heeler x shepherd and the shepherd x rotty.
We've spent twelve thousand years carefully culling from the gene pool any dog that doesn't yield to the authority of humans. Nonetheless, some herding dogs regard small children as members of the herd rather than of the family, because after all children do tend to behave like unsupervised livestock. There are many reports of herding dogs kept strictly as pets, never getting to exercise their herding instinct, and when the family has children they joyfully herd them into a corner of the yard.I just hope I can find a way to make sure she realises she's not 3rd in charge when my partner and I have kids
You have to be joking.
RSPCA response to unscientific swedish study:
You are refuting a study that nobody brought up? Nice....
So I have the perfect dog:
Balls cut off (no humping)
Vocal cord removed (no barking)
One back leg removed (he was jumping on people too much).
But we left his tail alone.
He is the perfect dog, I am telling you...
You are refuting a study that nobody brought up? Nice....