10 Benefits of Neutering your Pitbull
Neutering your pitbull buddy provide many good reasons. However, neutering makes your dog unable to reproduce and any behavior related to the breeding process. Below are the most commonly noticeable benefits of neutering your best bud.
The effects of neutering a Pitbull
Neutering a Pitbull will have many effects on them, some positive and some negative. Let’s explore both sides of the effects;
Aggressive behavior is usually increased after neutering. If your dog has aggressive behavioral tendencies in the first place, neutering can cause it to increase.
The temporary hormonal imbalance can cause your dog to be moody. Humans know this feeling too!
However, neutralization decreases fear aggression and dominance aggression. Since your dog no longer needs to show himself to be the dominant/alpha dog in any situation to attract females, they are going to be more accepting of your leadership and easier-going with other dogs.
Testerone increases self-confidence in dogs the same way it does in humans.
This rise in self-confidence can make pit bulls very stubborn. High levels of self-confidence can make your dog very inflexible. They probably don’t listen to your commands and act as the dominant character.
Thankfully, after being neutered, they will be more flexible and listen to you more.
Just like humans, male dogs are more prone to get in fights. It’s a fact that we can’t ignore. Of course, there are always exceptions.
In general, neutered pit bulls are less impulsive and risk-lovers, which ultimately means they are more predictable and calmer.
Dogs with a high sex drive tend to run away or roam around looking for females to mate with.
Since neutered dogs are indifferent, they are less likely to run away or roam around looking to mate.
Of course, that would be easier for you as you don’t have to go chase after your dog or look for them for hours.
As for females, while they are less likely to run away, their heat cycle does change them and put them at different risks. You can learn about those risks in my guide to the Pitbull heat cycle here.
After being neutered, your dog will be more welcoming to other dogs. They will demonstrate less aggressive behavior in the presence of other dogs.
If dog aggression originates from the male hormones the pit bull faces, you can cross that off the list of your worries.
You can learn more about how to get your pitbull to get along well with other dogs here.
Territorial behavior is common for many dogs. They want other dogs to know that they can’t invade their space. To do that, they often resort to urine marking to do so.
Since neutralized dogs are usually friendlier to other dogs, it is uncommon for them to feel the need to mark their territory.
Consequently, it will result in fewer flights and a mess that you would most probably have to fix.
When the testicles are removed, the chance of testicular cancer goes with it. Testicular cancer is, unfortunately, a common illness in intact dogs.
Removing them makes sure that your dog lives a happy life, most probably free of cancer.
When dogs are in pain, they can sometimes resort to aggression, and this is true for all dog breeds, including pit bulls. Make sure your dog is healthy so that it can live a long and happy life with you.
By the way, Pitbulls naturally get calmer with age, and you can learn about when do Pitbulls calm down here.
Reduces the population of homeless pets
There was once a time when numbers of unwanted and stray animals are growing. Even local shelters are not enough to cater all those stray animals. Neutering your pitbulls may help to reduce the population as also increasing the available shelter for animals.
Unneutered male pitbulls have the tendency to jump into other dogs. Although this behavior also comes out from neutered pitbulls, it shows that the reason behind this behavior just roots from over-excitement or lack of exercise. Also, the dog may not be trained properly that this is an unacceptable behavior. Aside from training, neutering may also help to reduce it.
PROS and CONS of Neuturing your Pit bull!
Pitbulls, includes all dogs in general, have this perception of the higher they spray their urine, the more impressive they are to other dogs. Since, neutering reduces, but not totally eliminates, the amount of testosterone in the pitbulls body, leg-lifting is also reduced and become less noticeable.