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castrating makes a difference?

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Question
Dlee, I grew up with four different dogs but all were female and all were nuetered. I just got a Puggle puppy, I don't get to take him home for another week (he's 8 weeks now, and they have a policy to keep them until thay're 9 weeks). He's a little male, playful disposition. I have a friend who wants to mate her puggle with mine, but I'm not sure. I hear all the time that if you don't castrate a male dog they'll be more aggressive, proactive, dominating, and hump more than castrated males. I think I want to castrate him because of this. I just want to know the outcomes if I do or don't castrate him... I need to make this decision soon because I'm putting him on a Wellness Plan with Banfeild and I have to either pick the one that covers castration/neutering or not, by the time I take him to the next vet visit. Do you have any advice or opinion?

Answer
Hello, First let me say congrats on your new puppy...what's his name?

I am more of a female dog person as well I have two female dogs both Spayed and one male who is Neutered.

Neutering can reduce dominance, can reduce humping(my male Still mounts my large female dog for dominance herchery every so often). Neutering stops cocking the leg everywhere this is why I got my male neutered. He was lifting his leg all over the house...chairs, couches, bags, books anything at floor level after I neutered him this stopped.