When should I neuter my humping, aggressive puppy with erections?

The best thing you can do for him right now to help correct this behavior is to get him neutered. As he grows and starts to produce more testosterone, he can start to become more aggressive and dominant as male dogs are prone to these behaviors. Once they learn the behavior, it can be difficult to train them out of it. But if you spay him now before he has a chance to fully develop these tendencies, it will keep further behavior problems from worsening. It should also stop the humping behavior. After his neuter, if he still seems like he is having issues with aggression, you will want to enroll him in a training course or work with a behaviorist to help you establish yourself as the one in charge. Training courses are there to teach us how to respond to our pets as much as they are to train our pets to respond to us. Aggression is something you want to tackle early before they h ave a chance to become routine behaviors.

Now is the best time to neuter them both. Neutered males are more docile and make better pets. When they reach sexual maturity at around 6 months and their hormones go into full swing so to speak, they may act aggressive toward other males and want to become dominant in the household. If you wait too long, neutering will not help. I suggest neutering all dog sin the house as soon as possible, then the hormones will die down in a few weeks. At this time, implement a training program with a trainer or by doing some research. The behavior will most likely get better, but that is not definite. Neutering with combined training is your best plan to change his behavior. .

At 4 months and 13 days old he can be neutered. The humping could also be an attempt to establish dominance. Do not let him hump, tell him "NO" and then remove him to his sleeping place. Schedule an appointment for having him neutered.

Wrigley is such a handsome boy! Dogs can get erections even if they are fixed or not, I have a three year old fixed Basset Hound who occasionally gets them. Since you had just given him a bath, I would be more likely to attribute his behavior to his excitement from having a bath and having it be over than the erection. I'm not sure how old he is, but male dogs typically do not become fertile until they are six months of age or older. If Wrigley is at least four months old, it's fine to schedule his neutered at any time. Some people like to wait until around a year of age, which is also fine, but just be sure to keep him completely away from any intact females or there may be puppies on the way! Best of luck, I hope this helps!

There are some studies that recently may have found a correlation between earlier neutering and an increased risk for joint issues. This is pretty new evidence and at this point I think it's not really clear what the risks and benefits are. I typically recommend waiting until a male dog has reached his adult size, usually around 1 year, to neuter BUT in situations where the dog is showing undesirable behaviors potentially related to sex hormones I strongly recommend neutering earlier. If you were planning on having him neutered by 8 months I doubt 1.5 months of growth would make much of a difference for his bones and joints, so I would considering scheduling the neuter now. You could always talk to your veterinarian about pros and cons as well.

This is a good question. This may be unrelated to being intact, but in dogs that have early signs of aggression, I find that neutering ASAP can cause those signs to improve. Sometimes mounting behavior will continue (and even seen in females) but if there are other signs of aggression I would neuter immediately and also consider calling a positive reinforcement based trainer. I hope this helps!

It sounds like your vet is recommending having Victor neutered. When combined with training, this procedure can help reduce unwanted behaviours such as humping. Please see the links below for more information: https://www.aspca.org/pet-care/general-pet-care/spayneuter-your-pet https://www.canadianveterinarians.net/documents/benefits-of-neutering-your-male-dog