Help Vet, my corgi is aggressive after turning one

My sweet-natured corgi became quite aggressive soon after he turned one. Now, he barks incessantly at regular visitors or when the helper goes out. During his walks, he will lunge at strangers. Besides training, will neutering help to reduce his aggression?

Neutering pets can reduce the risk of them developing certain diseases, such as prostate diseases in male dogs. This may improve their health and longevity, and also reduce the cost of complex veterinary procedures in the future. It will also prevent unwanted pregnancies.

Should I try neutering my dog?

The neutering of male dogs may lead to behavioural changes, but only if the behaviour or aggression has an underlying hormonal cause – it will be removed once the production of reproductive hormones is reduced.

Behaviours that are learnt will unlikely change significantly. Humane and science-based training methods should be employed to modify the undesirable aspects of your pet’s behaviour.

You can also explore using dog training collars to train your dog.  To read about the four types of collar that you can use, read my blog post on the best dog training collar.

What to expect after your dog is neutered?

Before you really consider sending your dog for neutering, check out this 9 minute short video on what to expect.  This video is about a 7 month old dog before and after this operation.  Do remember that every dog is different.  So your dog recovery may look different from this one.

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