Hormonal implant, male puppy

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So I didn't want to rush to get my dog done, he's humping loads, marking, going crazy at female dogs, etc.
Vet has suggested that instead he can have a hormone implant. Does anyone have any experience of this?
Thanks

yes, I've done it twice for my dogs. showed how with one neutering would have been positive. the other - did nothing so he has stayed intact.

Hi.. yes. Our pooch is on his third. Stopped him humping, he’s still giddy and playful but cut the humping out. Let’s you see what they would be like if you had them ‘done’.. but we are happy with this every 7/8 months so continuing. One tip, keep him away from other dogs for 3/4 weeks after. They can have a peak in hormones before they actually reduce and makes them aggressive for a week or so. We saw it happen and wish we had have known. All fine now though and we make sure he has the next before that last ‘runs out’

I think we did (while ago) to make sure it didn't have any adverse effects before we neutered him ,(ie making nervous,). It didn't.

Yes, mine had his implant for 6 months. We just wanted to make sure there were no adverse affects/personality changes.

He was fine on it and when it started to wear off we went for the surgical castration. All was fine and he's even better for it - sorted out the humping etc

Hiii
Ooh yes hormonal implants are great

That way you can find out if there are positive or negatives to neutering before it's irreversible ❤️

Some dogs need that bit of testosterone and become nervous after a neuter so chemical will let you know what's best knowing if it's not good the effects aren't permanent

And then if it's good for him you can take the plunge

How old is your puppy he might just be in the 'teenage' years?

I'd also have a research into growth plates if he's still a baby, sometimes neutering before the dog is fully mature means that the growth plates never close which has its own 'consequences' and things to think about (usually 12-24months for maturity depending on size (larger breeds develop slower))

Or there could be a neighbour with a bitch in season at the moment making it worse for your boy - if there is might be worth finding out if they're going to spay her (as if they do your boy might not have that constant urge every 6 months or so)

If he's humping it doesn't 100% mean he's being sexy sometimes it's behavioural, maybe excitement after dinner or a walk etc. And castration wouldn't necessarily stopped learned behaviours anyway xxx

Thank you. He's 7 months but a small breed so almost fully grown.

From personal experience (obviously I'm not a vet)
If he's 7 months it's likely he's kicking into teenage years and is learning what everything means again - puppies go through different fear and development phases and sometimes you think 'yes he's perfectly trained' then the next month a new phase kicks in and for a small amount of time you feel that all your hard works undone - they soon get back to where they were

So would probably be worth thinking if there is a reason why he's being 'male'? Or is there something exciting that's triggering it each time?

Lots will grow out of it, especially if you work with him now and let him know that what he's doing isn't ok - it's hard his body and hormones are changing so he may just need positive reinforcement for good behaviour and then I usually would say something like 'ah ah' for behaviour I didn't want
Don't tell him off but make sure he knows it's not ok to hump everything (and mark)

I have an entire male, he lives with three females, he did have a stage of 'male' behaviour when he was about 9 months old but soon grew out of it
He now is only a pain (he cries but doesn't hump or mark) if there is a bitch nearby in peak season

Chemical castration or an implant is a good indicator of whether full castration is a good idea (every dog is different)

I know lots of dogs which have had it, about half the owners saw a positive difference (lots of those then went on for a full castrate but not all) and half didn't see any change whatsoever or a negative change (usually becoming more nervous)

Mine's about two months in to his. It's made him a lot more nervous and distrustful, and we're having to learn to manage fear aggression which we didn't before. He's stopped humping things but it hasn't been worth it for that I don't think. He is as giddy as ever and anxiety issues like separation etc.. are a lot worse. I'm glad we didn't go for castration (although i wasn't really considering that). We're going to have to ride this out but I would say if you have behavioural issues that are about fear/anxiety i'd be quite careful..

It didn't stop our dog humping, neither did castration.

He has an excellent understanding of situations and waits for a situation presenting maximum embarrassment.