Some dog owners just keep their dogs purely as pets. They will consider neutering their dogs through castration surgery to avoid the trouble caused by the physical manifestations of the dogs. However, before deciding to neuter your dog, you should consider two major aspects:

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1. Think about it from the perspective of today’s purebred world system

2. Think about the ecological aspect of your own dog

1. Inherit the advantages to the next generation

Let’s start with the first aspect. In the world of purebred dogs, a castrated dog, no matter how beautiful it is, how obedient it is to the standards of its own breed, or an outstanding dog with the prospect of being a champion, But because it has been neutered, it must not participate in dog shows. The reason is that one of the beliefs behind dog shows is to breed purebred dogs with good bloodlines. Dog show judging examines the beauty and merit of a dog in a dog show, one of which is how much of the dog's merits can be passed on to the next generation, leading to improvements in the quality of the breed. Everyone also knows that sterilized dogs, regardless of whether they are male or female, must not produce the next generation. Therefore, they are prohibited from participating in dog shows. If the dog you raise is a truly outstanding representative, but it has been neutered, is this a loss to the breed itself? I personally think this is a very pity.

　2. Becoming lifeless

As for the second level of consideration: usually after castration, the secretion of gender hormones in the body of dogs will become abnormal, causing them to be lazier, less sensitive to smells, less interested in things around them, and may Becoming particularly gluttonous, leading to 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 more often and playing with it so that it will not be lazy and lifeless all day long. As for the phenomenon of obesity, the owner can also control the weight of the dog by controlling the amount of food distributed by the owner.

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

Neutered dogs will save a lot of trouble in the home environment. Male dogs will become docile and less wild, and their territorial protective characteristics will also be weakened. Their actions will not be stimulated by the smell of female dogs due to their menstrual cycle. , and become wild and restless. Nor will they tenaciously look for opportunities to run away from home to pursue the opposite sex, nor will they often use urine as a way to divide territories. Female dogs lose their normal menstrual cycle due to sterilization. The menstrual cycle of wolves is a six-month cycle. Without a cycle, there will naturally be no blood staining the home. In addition, female dogs will not become physically drivenThey are wild and try their best to find their mates, and their restless mood also changes with the sterilization operation. Neutered dogs are no longer fertile. The owner will certainly not suddenly have an extra puppy of unknown origin, causing the owner to spend a lot of time, effort and money to raise them. How to deal with the excess BB dogs in the future? problems will not arise.

4. When is the appropriate time for sterilization?

After carefully considering the above two aspects, if you decide to sterilize your dog, you have to think about when is the most appropriate time to do it? If it is too early, it has been said that sterilization will affect the dog's normal hormonal secretion, thus affecting the dog's normal hormonal secretion. They develop, so doing this surgery too early will have a considerable impact on the body and various parts. But if it is done too late, the owner will have to endure all the troubles caused by the menstrual cycle of the male or female dog. Therefore, it is more appropriate for male dogs to undergo surgery when they are seven or eight months old. For female dogs, it is best if the owner can tolerate the trouble caused by the first estrus and undergo neutering surgery after the first menstrual cycle, because this can ensure that the overall growth and development of the dog reaches a certain and sufficient level.

5. Reduce stray dogs to exist

There are a lot of stray dogs now. Thousands of dogs are born every year. If they cannot find a suitable owner, they may eventually become stray animals. If everyone took a responsible attitude and did not let their pets reproduce, the fate of existing animals would be different. Love them, care for them, and please don't give your pet the chance to give birth to an animal you didn't want it to be born with.