cambridge 0 Posted January 31, 2008 Report Share Posted January 31, 2008 ive just been given an 11 month patterdale dog, the problem i am now having is that I keep bitches as a rule and this has now thrown a spanner in the works. He is Marking EVERYWHERE, gets aggressive for no apparent reason and is doing his level best to scew my black lab. I have spoken with a number of people and the general consensis is that if i have him done he will lose his "spark" and not make as a good a working dog, And this dog has a lot of potential. Is it worth running the risk of ruining a fantastic worker???? comments please! Quote Link to post
dev 227 Posted January 31, 2008 Report Share Posted January 31, 2008 ive just been given an 11 month patterdale dog, the problem i am now having is that I keep bitches as a rule and this has now thrown a spanner in the works. He is Marking EVERYWHERE, gets aggressive for no apparent reason and is doing his level best to scew my black lab. I have spoken with a number of people and the general consensis is that if i have him done he will lose his "spark" and not make as a good a working dog, And this dog has a lot of potential. Is it worth running the risk of ruining a fantastic worker???? comments please!what if he turns out to be the best terrier you ever had? you will one day want to take a pup from him,kennell him on his own and problem solved Quote Link to post
liamdelaney 2,587 Posted January 31, 2008 Report Share Posted January 31, 2008 are u mad dont cut the dog he will be no good if u cant handle him give him to somebody who can keeping working terriers is not always easy get a poodle Quote Link to post
cambridge 0 Posted January 31, 2008 Author Report Share Posted January 31, 2008 are u mad dont cut the dog he will be no good if u cant handle him give him to somebody who can keeping working terriers is not always easy get a poodle Hello. For a start, I keep working terriers. but I have always stuck to bitches. I am just trying to find out if having him chopped is simply going to cause me more problems by way of having a dog which is no good. keep the poodle Quote Link to post
cambridge 0 Posted January 31, 2008 Author Report Share Posted January 31, 2008 ive just been given an 11 month patterdale dog, the problem i am now having is that I keep bitches as a rule and this has now thrown a spanner in the works. He is Marking EVERYWHERE, gets aggressive for no apparent reason and is doing his level best to scew my black lab. I have spoken with a number of people and the general consensis is that if i have him done he will lose his "spark" and not make as a good a working dog, And this dog has a lot of potential. Is it worth running the risk of ruining a fantastic worker???? comments please!what if he turns out to be the best terrier you ever had? you will one day want to take a pup from him,kennell him on his own and problem solved I see where u are coming from however even if i kennel them separatly i still have to exercise them all together. It wouldnt be possible for me to keep them separate like that im afraid. I think the best thing would e to swap him for a bitch. dont you? Quote Link to post
liamdelaney 2,587 Posted January 31, 2008 Report Share Posted January 31, 2008 are u sure u dont want him Quote Link to post
Dawn B 212 Posted January 31, 2008 Report Share Posted January 31, 2008 If you have only just had him, he's probably just scent marking and trying his luck! You could speak to your Vet about a ""Tardak" injection. its a temporary castration and lasts about 4-6 weeks. it will mimic castration and give the dog an opportunity to settle in, by the time it wears off, you may well have no further problems. Should you wish to go for castration in the long run, it wont alter his working ability, nor his prey drive, but personally Id try the tardak first. Dawn. Quote Link to post
Guest Ditch_Shitter Posted January 31, 2008 Report Share Posted January 31, 2008 Either way; Castrating him likely won't solve any of the 'problems' you percieve there, mate. If ye prefer bitches, better to stick with those. Quote Link to post
dev 227 Posted January 31, 2008 Report Share Posted January 31, 2008 ive just been given an 11 month patterdale dog, the problem i am now having is that I keep bitches as a rule and this has now thrown a spanner in the works. He is Marking EVERYWHERE, gets aggressive for no apparent reason and is doing his level best to scew my black lab. I have spoken with a number of people and the general consensis is that if i have him done he will lose his "spark" and not make as a good a working dog, And this dog has a lot of potential. Is it worth running the risk of ruining a fantastic worker???? comments please!what if he turns out to be the best terrier you ever had? you will one day want to take a pup from him,kennell him on his own and problem solved I see where u are coming from however even if i kennel them separatly i still have to exercise them all together. It wouldnt be possible for me to keep them separate like that im afraid. I think the best thing would e to swap him for a bitch. dont you? i dont see it being a problem,i keep 4 dogs and two bitches,kennell them all seperate and have no problems Quote Link to post
i am the undertaker 1 Posted January 31, 2008 Report Share Posted January 31, 2008 i have always kept dogs and bitches and never had problems but definitely wouldnt castrate him Quote Link to post
hunter cammo 0 Posted January 31, 2008 Report Share Posted January 31, 2008 prety sure your mother or father wouldnt take the bollocks of ov you if you were randy and being a moody bugger so dont do it to the dog. just a waste my mother bred a jack russel and got told it was like yours thay took its balls off and it didnt make a diffrence .so it aint worth it Quote Link to post
lonedigga 22 Posted January 31, 2008 Report Share Posted January 31, 2008 (edited) ive just been given an 11 month patterdale dog, the problem i am now having is that I keep bitches as a rule and this has now thrown a spanner in the works. He is Marking EVERYWHERE, gets aggressive for no apparent reason and is doing his level best to scew my black lab. I have spoken with a number of people and the general consensis is that if i have him done he will lose his "spark" and not make as a good a working dog, And this dog has a lot of potential. Is it worth running the risk of ruining a fantastic worker???? comments please! ... Edited June 3, 2008 by lonedigga Quote Link to post
TOPPER 1,809 Posted February 1, 2008 Report Share Posted February 1, 2008 leave the little fella intact as ditch said it wont sort your problem let him settle, i keep 4 dog sand 6 bitches and manage ok so you should have no problem Quote Link to post
dogger 100 Posted February 1, 2008 Report Share Posted February 1, 2008 ive just been given an 11 month patterdale dog, the problem i am now having is that I keep bitches as a rule and this has now thrown a spanner in the works. He is Marking EVERYWHERE, gets aggressive for no apparent reason and is doing his level best to scew my black lab. I have spoken with a number of people and the general consensis is that if i have him done he will lose his "spark" and not make as a good a working dog, And this dog has a lot of potential. Is it worth running the risk of ruining a fantastic worker???? comments please! if you have just been GIVEN the dog why take it if you just keep bitches as a rule if there was no money changing hands why not just GIVE the dog back if the dog is trying to mount bitches hes just trying to show his dominance over the pack there shouldnt be a problem there as long as the bitches arent in season at 11 months his balls might not be down yet anyway show the dog you are the dominant one from the start and he should soon settle down good luck with him dont give in too soon theres never a bad dog just a bad trainer/owner atb dogger Quote Link to post
outshooting 0 Posted February 1, 2008 Report Share Posted February 1, 2008 If you was given the dog & it didn't cost you anything ? Don't just chop off his balls because it doesn't work for you, give the dog to someone who has the appropriate environment for it, but ask yourself the question " why did you want the dog ?" Quote Link to post
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