Can I have a bit of advice on neutering an aggressive dog please?

Hi everyone, apologies for my lack of activeness on this forum, but been super busy preparing for the baby etc!

I need some advice on neutering for the purpose of aggression only.

As some of you may know we have a near 2 year old Husky x malamute male - hes never been neutered only because there isn't a need..until now.

He only started becoming aggressive toward other dogs when he was attacked by a rottweiler, before this he was fine.

Let me explain a bit more to help you understand...

Hes mostly aggressive with other male dogs, he will be very confident walking toward them and may be ok for a second but then turn and go for them IE if the male was to do nothing, Koda expects that hes allowed to sniff the other male but if the other male dare does that that is when it turns ugly, but sometimes there will be no quiet period, he'll just lunge...

now up until yesterday hes been fine with all females, but yesterday he got really growly and dominant with one that hes normally fine with (and we found out shes in season whether that changes things??)

Now with people...hes dubious with male men, hes fine if they don't grab him around his face or get in his face, for eg a drunk-ish guy once kneeled down in his face and koda got that real evil look and luckily i intervened before he could snap...

he is fine with all female people, children and adults, no probs there.

Young boys however, he really has a problem with young boys, if they come near him he wont go for them first, hell try running and hiding but if they were to corner him lets say i think he would bite out of being scared, but he only shows fear around young boys, hes completely the oppostie with dogs...

I know neutering will help the aggression providing its hormones that are causing the dominance, i understand it won't fix it if hes fearful, but he doesnt come across like that when hes the one lunging for other dogs....

Its a pricey procedure and we have a baby on the way soon so i just need a bit of advice whether you'd go for it and get him neutered or not? Sorry for the long post x

oh and he was socialised big time as a puppy and is constantly socialised on his walks daily, hes never not been socialised x

I see no reason to keep a pet male dog entire, so yes I would neuter. I would also muzzle and keep my dog on a lead at all times if it behaved like that towards other dogs (and men).

Before you decide to neuter you could try chemical castration to see if that would work - if it does you'd know neutering him would be the way forward.

Ask your vet about Tardac.

I agree - and people have to remember neautering is not a quick fix solution for behaviour issues!

I would not even go there....this only lasts for a month and will not give you a true indication of what effect (if any) castration will have.

If you are unwilling to go for the full op - I would look at Suprelorin

See on this thread as well...
http://www.dogsey.com/showthread.php?t=112851

However - tbh - it will add to the expense if you finally do decide to get him neutered.

I disagree - Tardac has previously been administered in the past to one of my own dogs it had massive positive effects

I dont believe neutering is a quick fix help, I DO have all my dogs neutered, but for health and not having puppies - and cos they are rescues - but I wouldnt have them done to solve a problem
I would try and get some behaviourist help - your insurance may cover that - to try and build his confidence up, it is unlikely to be dominance - if it has happend since the attack then it sounds like a lack of confidence - and a behaviourist should be able to help you with that (find a good qualified one and run a mile if they talk about dominance, prongs, choke chains, e collars or the like

Great....but I have known situations where it has made dogs more aggressive and nervous....not something you really want to play with.

However - the point still stands...it does not reproduce the effects of castration - it does not suppress the testosterone.

Neutering will not solve the problem, it will simply reduce the amount a male hormones in his body.

He sounds fear aggresive to me so would be looking to see how that issue could be resolved.

I am not a lover of muzzles as it will allow idiots to let their dogs behave in appropriatly around your dog and then make your situation worse.

I do agree that he has to be kept under strict control and do some socialising with dog that are known to be bomb proof and not react to your dog. I would be contacting some trainng schools and seeing if they can help.