Thread: Neutered vs entire males

Originally Posted by Dougie

What is 'stroppy'? Try to notice the age too - were the others around the same age as your boy?

Stroppy - approaching him with their hackles up and growling, standing over him, lunging and putting their front legs around his neck trying to put him on the ground (he was sniffing around in other areas or walking beside me and not interested in them at all). He didn't retaliate by growling just tried to get away from them.

Yes, he was younger than the other dogs and I could have understood their behaviour if he had rushed up to them like a young lunatic but he hadn't paid any attention to them.

A friend had an entire Lab and mentioned the same behaviour a few years ago and I thought she was imagining it. Probably if it hadn't happened on a number of occasions so close together I wouldn't have paid any attention and just thought it was one of those things - which it probably is.