Question about intact males...
this is more curiosity than anything. I've never had an intact male dog, and now I have Oskar, who I'm waiting till he is at least a year old (end of May) before I neuter him.
He's 10 months now, and for the most part, I don't really notice that his behavior is much different from the neutered males I've had. He's been a pretty easy dog, and he still is. He doesn't mark anymore than any other dog I've had (including my female Shiba) and he's pretty gentle.
However, in the past month or so, he has developed a great deal of interest in other dogs in general, and females in particular. He's never been around an intact female, so it's not an issue of a female dog being in heat, thankfully, but lately he's just....super interested in Bel who is spayed. Esp. after she pees. Not to be too gross about it, but he has to run right up and sniff her and sometimes lick her right after she pees. She's not terribly patient with this--she mostly just rushes off, but will, occasionally turn around and snap at him for this. He was around another spayed female recently, and did the same thing, and she also was not at all pleased by his interest.
He's only tried to mount a dog in play (and hasn't done it to Bel for months, though he did do it to my best friends neutered male GSD the other day! that was clearly play, though).
It's not a big deal at all; I've just not seen my neutered males be quite so interested, and I wondered if it was because he's unneutered.
He's 10 months now, and for the most part, I don't really notice that his behavior is much different from the neutered males I've had. He's been a pretty easy dog, and he still is. He doesn't mark anymore than any other dog I've had (including my female Shiba) and he's pretty gentle.
However, in the past month or so, he has developed a great deal of interest in other dogs in general, and females in particular. He's never been around an intact female, so it's not an issue of a female dog being in heat, thankfully, but lately he's just....super interested in Bel who is spayed. Esp. after she pees. Not to be too gross about it, but he has to run right up and sniff her and sometimes lick her right after she pees. She's not terribly patient with this--she mostly just rushes off, but will, occasionally turn around and snap at him for this. He was around another spayed female recently, and did the same thing, and she also was not at all pleased by his interest.
He's only tried to mount a dog in play (and hasn't done it to Bel for months, though he did do it to my best friends neutered male GSD the other day! that was clearly play, though).
It's not a big deal at all; I've just not seen my neutered males be quite so interested, and I wondered if it was because he's unneutered.
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My neighbor has intact male and female Malinois. His female is just about to go into her first heat. Koda goes nuts over her. He literally made out with her for like 15 minutes the other day french kissing and was all up in her business licking her. His favorite thing is to have females lick him too. This happens quite frequently. Honestly, he's the horniest neutered dog I have ever met.
I've lived with intact dogs my whole life, and I think there's a big hype about their behavior being so different. I'm not convinced that it's all that different other than managing behavior when a female is in heat. I don't have to worry about my neighbor's Malinois or Koda and her producing MaliKais.
Tara, I agree, at least in my limited experience, it's been more about the individual dog than if they were intact or not. Toby was a hellion after being neutered at 5 months, and Oskar (licking aside) is still a pretty calm and sweet dog while intact.
anyway, thanks guys. I was curious about this behavior. And poor Bel....she's little, and still recovering from her surgery, so she can't really get away from him as quickly as she would like. I have to intervene most of the time.
Brad do your male neutered dogs act strange around so many bitches coming into heat around the same time? Aside from Tara's Koda....I don't know that all neutered males are so over the top....not sure though so thought I would ask what your experience is on that in your group.
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