Dog Health Questions: Is neutering a good thing for my dog?

I have a 11 month old male GSD, he tends to get really hyper even after i take him for 30-45 min walks, he tends to bark at strangers, and get so hyper at times that he wont listen to me sometimes. Dont worry i know neutering shouldn't be an only solution, thats why he is already in a dog training program. I've heard that neutering stops testosterone levels. So im just asking if he will stop barking at strangers on walks, and just mellow out a little, so were both happy. He's getting neutered next Tuesday, so if there's anything else you want to add about neutering, I'm happy to listen.

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Neutering is a great way to go. The surgery in conjunction with the dog training will produce a much better behaved and more enjoyable dog. Not only will it be good for you, but it will also be good for him, because neutering him can drastically reduce his risk of cancer.

Hope I helped, and good choice.

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• First and foremost if your dog is sick don't neuter him till he is better. The shelter made us neuter our dog even though he was sick and it damn near killed him. Ok now that I have said that about the way he acts, neutering will definitely help. It won't fix everything but it will definitely calm him down, the barking at strangers is more of a training thing as opposed to that, however the hyper part will calm down a bit.


• While getting him neutered won't hurt, it won't help how he is barking at strangers. He needs extra socialization. Frequent trips to populated places, like dog parks will help. Give the dog training program a very serious shot at fixing this. It's not all up to the training class to do the job. It takes you to reinforce the training at home on a regular basis. German Shepherds need constant training reinforcement to keep them in place. When you do, they can be the best dog ever.


• Neutering is always a good idea for medical reasons rather than behavioral.
  
  Your dog is hyper because he is a puppy. His barking is something you need to stop with training.
  
  He will be calmer a few weeks after the neutering, having surgery does that, but he will still be the same dog.