3 year old intact male question?

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I know this question will be hit or miss and nobody will know for sure but I just moved into a house where there is another male dog.

My male lab is intact. He's not aggressive but acts stressed out and agitated by the other dog. There have only been 2 other male dogs that he actually played with and they were older than him. This other dog is neutered and is only 1.5 years old.

I'm not looking for people to tell me to neuter or state health reasons why I should neuter... I am looking for people who have been in a situation where their intact male was stressed (not aggressive) and decided to neuter to see if it helped the dog to relax. My male will once in awhile give a 2 awning snap as to say "back off" but never full out attacks. He would rather leave males alone but when I'm in the yard the owners dog just wants to play.

Suggestions? Any training I can do to get my dog more comfortable around males? Has neutering your 3 year old helped him around males?

kristendw78 · Accepted Answer

Dogs are just like people in that there are some people we like and some we don't. When my dogs were puppies they got along great with each other(they're littermates). However, when they reached sexual maturity they started getting snippy and more and more aggressive day by day. After they were both neutered they became the best of friends again. As you can see by my pic, they're constantly laying close to one another. Neutering may help your dog. In the meantime you can try a calming collar, Thundershirt, a plain t-shirt, a few drops of lavender oil on his collar, or some Rescue Remedy to help him calm down around the owners dog.

ZotsRule · Answer

Neutering is OBVIOUSLY the solution here.  Even though the other dog is neutered your unaltered dogs hormones till perceive him as a threat.  The fact your dog is snapping as this dog?  VERY bad and when your dog ends up attacking their dog you'll end faced with a lawsuit.

I'm sure you're male and think it's not "manly" to neuter a dog.  Complete BS.  Neutering most often reduces aggression in dogs.  You're also leaving your dog vulnerable to Testicular and Prostate Cancer by not altering him.  So get him snipped.

3 year old intact male question?

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