Will getting him neutured effect his hunting?

patakadarragh

Will getting my dog lurcher neutured effect his hunting?

landkeeper

yes , they usually gain weight and get lazy when they loose their:eek:i've only ever seen one good hunting dog post removal and that one was out beating three times a week .
Why do you want to cut him? aggression!!

patakadarragh

really oh thats a pity...he is a whippet x though is it different with sightdogs than gundogs?

he would cetainly burn off enough excess fat withcthe amount of arsing around he does!

Nah bo agression he is an ould eejit we want to get into breeding and dont relish the thought of having 5/6 jack russel x this eejit running around the place!

Would you see this as a problem?...having an unneutured dog with a bitch...i know we could seperate when she comes in heat but my fear is he might cop it before we do!

landkeeper

it would depend on how big the whippet x was and how small the jr bitch was
no on a serious note you'd notice the fact she's coming into season and be able to prevent an unwanted mating easily enough i would think

patakadarragh

The dog is 24.5 inches and i suppose we would be looking for a miniture jr bitch i think around 8 inches.
When it is noticeable that she is in heat how soon after this will she be fertile? or whatever the term is..Is it immediately or will we have time to seperate them?

thedragon

If you got your bollox ripped out would you be into your usual activities.

deerhunter1

patakadarragh wrote: »

Will getting my dog lurcher neutured effect his hunting?

No it will not effect its performance in the field, may put on some weight just watch his diet, I have always neutered my dogs if not using them for breeding for the past 30yrs never effected their performance

elius

Im in the same position thinking of getting my bitch spaded. And am unsure weather it will effect her in the field...

pat58

I have a friend up the road who was neutured ,He never hunted the same since :D

Feargal as Luimneach

patakadarragh wrote: »

really oh thats a pity...he is a whippet x though is it different with sightdogs than gundogs?

he would cetainly burn off enough excess fat withcthe amount of arsing around he does!

Nah bo agression he is an ould eejit we want to get into breeding and dont relish the thought of having 5/6 jack russel x this eejit running around the place!

Would you see this as a problem?...having an unneutured dog with a bitch...i know we could seperate when she comes in heat but my fear is he might cop it before we do!

You could get a vasectomy done on the dog. Not that difficult to do. He would still have his testicles but he would be infertile. You wouldn't have to worry about possible loss of hunting drive. The ideal solution to your problem.

pedroeibar1

Feargal as Luimneach wrote: »

You could get a vasectomy done on the dog. Not that difficult to do. He would still have his testicles but he would be infertile. You wouldn't have to worry about possible loss of hunting drive. The ideal solution to your problem.

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