Some dog owners keep their dogs purely as pets, and they may consider having their dogs neutered by neutering surgery to avoid the troubles caused by their physical performance . However, before making a decision to sterilize a dog, you should consider two aspects:

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1. Think from the current world basis of purebreds

2. From the ecological level of your own dog Think about it

1. Merit inheritance to the next generation

Let’s start with the first aspect, in the world of purebred dogs, one has been castrated No matter how beautiful it is, how obedient it is to the standards of its own breed, or an excellent dog with the prospect of a champion, but because it has been neutered, it must not participate in the dog show. The reason is that one of the beliefs of the dog show is to breed purebred dogs of good blood. The dog show judging method of examining the beauty and merit of a dog in a dog show, one of which is how much of the dog's merit can be passed on to the next generation, leading to an improvement in the quality of the breed. We all know that neutered dogs, whether male or female, must not be able to reproduce, so they are prohibited from participating in dog shows. If your dog is a really good representative, but it has been neutered, is this a loss to the breed itself? I personally think this is a very pity.

2. Become lifeless

As for the second level of consideration: usually the ecology of the dog after castration, the secretion of sex hormones in the body will change. If they are not normal, they will be lazy, their sensitivity to smell will be reduced, their interest in things around them will be reduced, and they may become particularly gluttonous, which will lead to the appearance of obesity. In the long run, it will have an impact on its overall health. Of course, the above situation can be changed by the owner's efforts, such as taking the dog out of the street more, teasing it to play, so that it will not be lazy all day long and not be angry at all. As for the phenomenon of obesity, it can also be controlled by the amount of food distributed by the owner, thereby controlling the weight of the dog.

3. No more running away from home to find a partner

A neutered dog will save a lot of trouble in the home environment, and the male dog will become It is tame, less wild, and the territorial protection characteristics will also be weakened, and the behavior will not be stimulated by the smell of female dogs due to the physiological cycle, which will become wild and restless. Nor will they stubbornly look for opportunities to run away from home to chase the opposite sex, and they will not often use urine as a method of field division. Female dogs lose their normal menstrual cycle due to neutering. The menstrual cycle of wolves is a six-month cycle. If there is no cycle, there will naturally be no blood that will stain the home. In addition, female dogs are not biologically driven to become feral and find ways to go out to find their mates, and their restlessness has also changed with neutering. The neutered dog is no longer fertile, and the owner will definitely not suddenly have a bunch of puppies of unknown origin, which will make the owner spend a lot of time, effort and money to raise them, and how to deal with some excessive BB dogs in the future. problem will not arise.

4. When is it appropriate to sterilize?

After careful consideration of the above two aspects, when you decide to sterilize your dog, you must consider When is the most appropriate time to do sterilization? If it is too early, it is said that sterilization will affect the normal hormone secretion of dogs, thus affecting their development. Therefore, doing this operation too early will cause considerable damage to the body and various parts. Influence. But if it is done too late, the owner will have to endure all the troubles brought about by the male or female dog in the menstrual cycle. Therefore, it is more appropriate for male dogs to undergo surgery when they are about seven or eight months old. For female dogs, it is better that the owner can endure the trouble brought by the first estrus, and the sterilization operation is performed after the first physiological cycle, because this can ensure that the overall growth and development of the dog reaches a certain level.

5. Reducing stray dogs exists

Now there are a lot of stray dogs . Thousands of dogs are born every year, can't find a suitable owner, and may eventually become stray animals. If everyone takes a responsible attitude and does not let their pets grow, the fate of existing animals will be different. Love them, care for them, and please don't give your pet the chance to give birth to animals you don't want it to be born with.