Could neutering him help with this problem?

Question

We own a 1 year old grey & white blue nose pit bull male and he is not neutered but my female(his sister) is spayed and whenever I take him for walks he lunges out of the gate as soon as I open it to start marking and I think I know this already but will neutering him possibly make him stop this? He is almost as big as the white adult male pit(father of the pups) and he can pull me over but I am having problems with my ankle as for I injured it in a car wreck a few months ago in may and I do not want to sprain it as for I feel pain in it when I walk or stand for long periods of time and V-tech(male puppy) is about a quarter of an inch away from being as tall as him but not as wide and bulky in muscle mass but I feel as soon as he reaches 2 years he could start being able to almost pull me over and drag me.

Answer 1

prob would, but it would not hurt him to have it done, i say get him fixed soon ;)

Answer 2

It most likely would help. The sooner done the better though, before the habit becomes ingrained.

Answer 3

Teach your dog to sit and to wait. Wait is like stay but the dog knows it's for a much shorter period of time. The best way to teach it to them is to make them sit by the door then say wait you may even want to put your hand in front of his nose. When you start to open the door as soon as he lifts up slam it. Then repeat sit and wait then try again. It may take a while but eventually the dog will realize you're not opening the door until he stays sitting. With my dog (who is also a pit) I can put her in wait and she waits until I give her the release word (ok). I could be in the backyard before I let her out sometimes I don't even go outside. You can also do what they call proofing. Where you teach your dog the only word that means he's good to go is the release word (in my case ok).

bend over towards your dog, pat your knees, say words that usually excite him like treat or cookie, call his name. Everytime he moves before you give him the release correct him by putting him back in sit and wait. Just make sure you end the training on a positive note. This would be great for getting him to wait until you are ready to go out the gate instead of lunging out.

Also maybe you should try a Gentle Leader Head Collar. It works so well on my dog, She can't pull, lunge or drag me down the street. Best $30 I ever spent.

Answer 4

No, neutering your dog will not help at all with your problem of him lunging out of the gate as soon as you open it.  The lunging is not a hormonal problem, it is a training problem.  Since your dog is well on his way to being a big and powerful dog, you are going to need to train him to not lunge or pull on the lead for your own safety.

Enrolling in a dog training class may be helpful, but the kind of instruction you would get from private lessons by an experienced dog trainer would be much better.  

Answer 5

I think you should get him neutered though it may or may not help, but if it does help, then you shall not get anymore injuries at least by your dog. But if your dog is a sporty dog it may not help. Though it may stop it from having any inherited diesese, but if you are trying to breed you shouldn't. Otherwise, I think you should get him neutered.

Answer 6

Get him fixed up. It does more good them harm. I think its a bit of a tease for a dog to still have its bits but not alowed to use them. A bit of training wouldnt go astray either.

Goodluck, Jane

Answer 7

My own Pitbull mixes are both neutered and it doesn't stop them from lunging out the gate when we go for walks. I've heard good things about the head collar. There are several kinds, but the ones I know are Halti and Gentle Leader. I'm thinking of investing in two of them myself.