Why should dog sterilization surgery be performed as early as possible?

Dogs generally reach sexual maturity at around 8 months after birth. Female dogs experience their first estrus at this time, and thereafter it occurs twice a year, which is known as the "heat period," the time when pregnancy is possible. On the other hand, after male dogs reach sexual maturity, in order to induce the arrival of the female dog's "heat period," they display a series of behaviors pursuing female dogs. For example, barking, going to places where there are female dogs, fighting with other male dogs over female dogs, and so on. In short, it is very difficult for them to settle down.

In order to prevent dogs from suffering from diseases and accidents, the measures owners take toward dogs in the "heat period" are of great significance. If there is no need for the dog to breed, then not only female dogs but also male dogs should undergo sterilization surgery before reaching sexual maturity, roughly between 5 and 6 months after birth.

There are many advantages to doing this, first of all for female dogs. Aside from not reproducing as desired, undergoing sterilization surgery and removing the ovaries and uterus can prevent reproductive organ diseases that female dogs often have in middle and old age, such as pyometra and mammary tumors and other female diseases. For male dogs, sterilization surgery prevents prostate diseases such as prostate enlargement, which 60% of older male dogs often have. In addition, it can also avoid accidents that often occur during the "heat period," such as running away and traffic accidents, and it can weaken the strong territorial awareness and fighting instinct that male dogs generally have. Moreover, after male and female dogs undergo sterilization surgery, the mental tension of the "heat period" can be eliminated. It is not at all an exaggeration to call sterilization surgery a guarantee of all-around health for those dogs that do not need to breed. But for some unknown reason, especially many owners of male dogs believe that "preserving the dog's sex will preserve the dog's lifespan." Although dogs have the "right" to mate freely, these dogs are often kept in places far away from female dogs, and owners also turn a blind eye to the tension of male dogs during the "heat period." After undergoing sterilization surgery, male dogs may become gentle and steady, but they will never become the same as female dogs. In addition, some owners think it is cruel to deprive a male dog of its reproductive ability by their own hands. This way of thinking is wrong. Because letting instinct do whatever it wants cannot stand in human society, just as it cannot stand in dog society. For example, in dog society, if there is no choice by the female dog, mating also cannot be established... Furthermore, dogs that undergo sterilization surgery at around 5 to 6 months after birth look as cute as puppies no matter how old they are, and they are amusing and delightful.