Hello All,
I have a 8 month old mini dachshund, Arnie. He has been great so far. Due to work commitments, I won't be at home a for a few days here there over the next few months (I normally work from home) so we have found him a brilliant place that does doggy day care nearby.
However, since he has been at doggy day care, he has been extremely horny. He is humping all the other puppies and older dogs, of both sexes and all sizes. He is humping them so much that he has to be separated at times because he is annoying the other dogs so much.
At home, Arnie used to hump his toys a lot, but he hasn't done this for the last 2 months. He doesn't hump humans either and is pretty well behaved and respects boundaries we have at home. The owner of the doggy day care discussed Arnie's humping with me and suggested that he be neutered. However my breeder advised that all mini dachshund should not be neutered until 18month/2years. This is let their hormones settle and due to the link recently found between IVDD and early neutering.
Does anyone have any experience on having a mini dachshund neutered? Does early neutering cause problems mentally and physically? All research I have done so far specifically states that mini dachshunds should not be neutered and neutered at 18month/2years. My breeder also said that if they are neutered at young age, they will keep their mental state at the time of neutering forever so will never mature. My vet said that he is fine to be neutered from 6 months onwards but my breeder completely disagreed with this and claims that all vets don't understand mini dachshund needs. I'm unsure what to do, we don't want to breed from him and money is not a problem in terms of paying for the procedure. I don't want Arnie to be a forever sex pest as well. any thoughts and guidance would be much appreciated.
I have a 8 month old mini dachshund, Arnie. He has been great so far. Due to work commitments, I won't be at home a for a few days here there over the next few months (I normally work from home) so we have found him a brilliant place that does doggy day care nearby.
However, since he has been at doggy day care, he has been extremely horny. He is humping all the other puppies and older dogs, of both sexes and all sizes. He is humping them so much that he has to be separated at times because he is annoying the other dogs so much.
At home, Arnie used to hump his toys a lot, but he hasn't done this for the last 2 months. He doesn't hump humans either and is pretty well behaved and respects boundaries we have at home. The owner of the doggy day care discussed Arnie's humping with me and suggested that he be neutered. However my breeder advised that all mini dachshund should not be neutered until 18month/2years. This is let their hormones settle and due to the link recently found between IVDD and early neutering.
Does anyone have any experience on having a mini dachshund neutered? Does early neutering cause problems mentally and physically? All research I have done so far specifically states that mini dachshunds should not be neutered and neutered at 18month/2years. My breeder also said that if they are neutered at young age, they will keep their mental state at the time of neutering forever so will never mature. My vet said that he is fine to be neutered from 6 months onwards but my breeder completely disagreed with this and claims that all vets don't understand mini dachshund needs. I'm unsure what to do, we don't want to breed from him and money is not a problem in terms of paying for the procedure. I don't want Arnie to be a forever sex pest as well. any thoughts and guidance would be much appreciated.
