I'd love to see him--he'd be closely related to my Gracie & Chubbs

for sure!

Hugs to you for being with him at the end.

Andrea and Ruby
XXOO

he died on his 10th birthday from a heart attack. We just found him dead in bed May 6, 2001.
We loved that guy to bits and he was an Am/Cdn Ch Beefeater's Harley Dickens. My first show dog. He was sooooooooooooo special and once I had success with him, I was hooked for life as far as the showing went. He won everything I entered him in!!! (except the Nationals!!!). So much fun, we had together.
I miss him still today.

He never humped and was a perfect gentleman!

Andrea and Ruby
XXOO

Love that Beefeater line!! I have 2 Gonzo (Ch Beefeaters Line Backer) babies that I am currently showing. My Butkus is almost 18 mths old and a little rambunctious, but the sweetest of boys.
Laura

Good question...I have an intact Champion male and thinking about having him neutered not because of fear of him having testicular cancer but because of his own well being. My boy is finished at one year of age and I have not had a chance to breed him due to working too many days and many hours. So, no time to devote to raising a litter of puppies, but I digress...
Well, back to the reason of why I am thinking about neutering him, my boy is well behaved, never hump anyone or anything, never mark anywhere around the house. The only problem is when the girls are in season, he quits eating...no matter how tempting the "goodies" are..He fasts for 3 weeks and just drinks a little of water to hold him over. I do not have a kennel so all of my dogs are house dogs and I am seriously concerned about his well being but I do not want to risk putting him through anesthesia because I lost one girl in the past when she was put down for soft palate surgery...

He was an intact male.

The biggest issue was marking .... so he became a kennel dog, though his kennel area was extremely spacious and I still tried to give him plenty of individual attention.

I've known of some who have lost their Bully boys in the neutering procedure, so it appears to be a risk either way.



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So heartbreaking.

Lynn King CPDT

who came into rescue, owner surrender. He had lived in 5 different homes and outside his entire life in the 110 degree weather near the desert.
I took him to the vets and low and behold he had testicular cancer. I had him scheduled for surgery but I recieved a phone call that they could not perform the surgery because they could not intubate him. His life outside had compromised his trachea and palate and we had to put him down. It was devastating and I drove down there to be with him when he passed. All of this could have been prevented had he been neutered and the vets concured to that.

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Also if you have intact bitches. The only reason I neutered MacKenzie. He was a perfect gentleman but I didn't want the worry when one of the girls came into season.

It happens, but it is pretty uncommon, and often, it can be cured by neutering at that point. Anyone with older intact males should check their testicles periodically and seek veterinary help if they feel a swelling or lump, change in size etc...

On the other side, neutered males are MORE likely to get prostate cancer, which is almost always fatal as opposed to intact males which may get prostatitis which is treatable.

Here is well researched article that looks at this and other effects of S/N, good and bad

http://www.naiaonline.org/pdfs/LongTermHealthEffectsOfSpayNeuterInDogs.pdf

J

I personally have lost a dog to neuter surgery so I think if the dog is well mannered, why do it?? Why risk losing your baby for it?? I have 2 intact males. They do not lift their legs(in fact both squat outside), they do not hump, etc. I guess like everything else, just a matter of choice.
Laura

Murphy is 9 1/2 years old and has no problem. I see no reason to neuter as long as the dog is under supervision when outside and no Bulldog should be allowed to roam on his own. Murphy is never outside unless I am with him.

Larry

Kyle Fishers Ch had it was to late to treat she had to put him down last year. We see it at the clinic I work at .

the dog has no bad habits. Some intact males hump everything in sight and some mark in the house. Those issues would be a good reason to neuter.

I see no reason to neuter if the dog is perfectly health and a gentleman.
Sue

I don't know of any either.

Sue

my first bulldog I spayed at just over a year, we now have a pet frenchi male, who we will fix at 6 months... I just don't know who would want an intake male if you have no plans of useing them for breeding???


kristie

testicular cancer in intact males but I have never known anyone with a dog that had it. Years ago, we didnt neuter any of our males and none died of testicular cancer.

Lynn King CPDT

that had testicular cancer in one testicle at the age of 4. They removed only the one testicle and he is going to be celebrating his 9th birthday later this summer.

to some degree... I have boys who arn't fixed, and very well behaved. I also read the general fourm, and see alot of temperment issues with dogs that reach maturaty. I'm still trying to decide if these people bought puppies with unsound temperments or if they just don't understand how to train them, and when they hit maturaty its a problem?? my daughters pet will be fixed because I do not want to have to worry about separating him from girls when they are in heat since he will never be bred, not because i think he'll get cancer from not being fixed.


kristie