I had a male Cocker, fixed at around 9 months & he marked like crazy when
out on walks, we had to stop at every upright object so he could leave a
deposit, he'd even lift his leg when he was empty.  The 2 intact males we
had would mark but weren't as obsessive about it as the Cocker, if either of
the 2 intact males had needed to be fixed they would have been but they were
buddies & I kinda wanted the option of breeding 1 since he was my farm
collie Tippy & I really liked pretty much everything about him & really
wanted a dog as much like him as possible.

Diane Peter
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From: "Laura Sanborn" <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Tuesday, July 19, 2005 7:44 PM
Subject: Re: [FARMCOLLIE] early spay/neuter


> A lot of people believe that too.  Intact males are more likely to urine
> mark too.  Actually, that was the most noticeable change I saw when I
> neutered my ES Rikki at 20 months of age.  Whereas before he'd urinate a
> little bit here, a little bit there, ever since he was neutered he stopped
> doing that, and will empty his bladder if he has to go.
>
> Of course, like anything YMMV.  Dogs vary a lot as individuals.
>
> Laura Sanborn



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