Here is another question for our panel of experts. I have not delt with this one myself. Here goes- “I hunted my dog last year and now want to get him neutered, will I see any drop off in performance while training or on the hunt”?
Not if the vet does a good job 
(Just be glad I stay in the Mississippi river, Minnesota ricer and Metro threads usually)
Not if the vet does a good job
(Just be glad I stay in the Mississippi river, Minnesota ricer and Metro threads usually)
Awhile back in one of the hunting dog magazines I read about a study the Canadian govt did on a wolf pack in the Northwest Territories.
For some reason they chemically fixed the pack. I can’t remember why they wanted to do that – but the end result was the wolf pack became more efficient killers over the length of the study. The evidence of that being the numbers of kills and health of the lower status pack members.
Relay this to domestic wolves – the dog should hunt the same and most like much better.
This is because he will take less frequent stops to mark territory and will be less interested in the other dogs when hunting in a group.
The change in a dog’s physical makeup will occur gradually over a 6-9 month time span. 95% of hunting dogs are better after being neutered for those two reasons.
I have seen a number of clients to the shooting preserve hunt their dogs for a season – take them to be fixed – then come back a season later and tell us how much better the dog is.
Awhile back in one of the hunting dog magazines I read about a study the Canadian govt did on a wolf pack in the Northwest Territories.
For some reason they chemically fixed the pack. I can’t remember why they wanted to do that – but the end result was the wolf pack became more efficient killers over the length of the study. The evidence of that being the numbers of kills and health of the lower status pack members.
Relay this to domestic wolves – the dog should hunt the same and most like much better.
This is because he will take less frequent stops to mark territory and will be less interested in the other dogs when hunting in a group.
The change in a dog’s physical makeup will occur gradually over a 6-9 month time span. 95% of hunting dogs are better after being neutered for those two reasons.
I have seen a number of clients to the shooting preserve hunt their dogs for a season – take them to be fixed – then come back a season later and tell us how much better the dog is.
From my experience there is definitely no drop in performance. Not to hijack this post, but has anyone noticed differences after a female has been fixed or had puppies?
From my experience there is definitely no drop in performance. Not to hijack this post, but has anyone noticed differences after a female has been fixed or had puppies?
I have seen females that loose some stamina and never really seem to get it back after having pups. Both times they were older dogs ( 5 yr + ) and had a hard time keeping weight on during before birth.
I have seen females that loose some stamina and never really seem to get it back after having pups. Both times they were older dogs ( 5 yr + ) and had a hard time keeping weight on during before birth.
I can only speek for my female, but after she had pup she hasnt lost a step. she is as rock solid as ever BUT I monitor her food closly all year long and I never let her get even a little bit over weight. I think fat lazy off season dogs are more often blamed for spayed or neutered dogs losing a step. my .02
I can only speek for my female, but after she had pup she hasnt lost a step. she is as rock solid as ever BUT I monitor her food closly all year long and I never let her get even a little bit over weight. I think fat lazy off season dogs are more often blamed for spayed or neutered dogs losing a step. my .02
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