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Wild stray male tamed by neuter?
Wild stray male tamed by neuter?
A stray male cow dog wandered up to my place a few weeks ago. He was almost starved and needed a lot of water and sleep. My other dog needed a companion for a while, so I fed, watered and took care of him. Recently, I've had to tie the dogs down due to their tendency to wander. The stray has been vaccinated but not neutered because he was only a year old or less. Time now to neuter or take him to the shelter, because he resists being tied down, will roam and bother other pets in the neighborhood. Since he roamed in the wild for I don't know how long, he is very independent and will not respond to being called and if I let him off the tether ( leash is not strong enough) he will come back only to rest and get food and water. There is increasing competition for food, water and affection between my two dogs because of the cow dog. He wants to be dominant and free. Until recently, my dogs could run free but there is more call for leash laws in this rural area. Men don't care - they'd let their dogs run free if and when they can. It's natural for dogs to be able to run free and play, explore and hunt - male dogs, that is. The population would be kept down my natural means - dog fights, cat fights, run overs, shootings, disease, etc. - but people would get bit and other pets would too and this is unacceptable on the whole. The domestication effort are coming from women who want to their pets tied down as well as their husbands, have free-range hens, etc. and don't want other dogs or animals coming on their property. Of course, I'm partially kidding here. Men don't want to have do deal with other pets and animals straying onto their property either. Many of them usually deal with it by shooting or running over before calling the local dog catcher. This is understandable as my freedom ends where my neighbor's land begins. My question is, will neutering cure the problem dog of these independent and aggressive behaviors or has he been in the wild too long, early in his life, and will he carry these tendencies with him until he gets a few years older and settles down? -- Posted via a free Usenet account from http://www.teranews.com |
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