Character Changes after Neutering??
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adeinert
Boxer Insane
None of my males changed their body composition after being neutered. I adopted a four year old that was neutered at that time and he went on to be a rippling muscled boxer hunk for the rest of his days.
I currently have two males neutered at age six months and neither seemed to be changing. In fact, my 2 year old is like any young male, tons more metabolism than he can eat for! He can eat and eat and never put on an ounce of fat.
All my friends have neutered males and even the ones over five years old all look terrific! One is often mistaken for a competing show dog at shows until people see that he was neutered (at 6 months!)
I just assumed: Quality food in, quality body.
Character??? I don't know. But having owned three neutered males and fostering many (that were neutered while in my care) I will always have neutered males in my house. They are FABULOUS furkids. Mine have the most wonderful, loving pesonalities but with no negative male behaviors. I think that wonderful male boxer personality just keeps shining. I have no worries having my big boys watching over and loving me. They are love bugs, alert to the environment around us, and very much momma's boys.
Fit, trim, and neutered - Tulley and Desi
owned by me- Ashlie
I currently have two males neutered at age six months and neither seemed to be changing. In fact, my 2 year old is like any young male, tons more metabolism than he can eat for! He can eat and eat and never put on an ounce of fat.
All my friends have neutered males and even the ones over five years old all look terrific! One is often mistaken for a competing show dog at shows until people see that he was neutered (at 6 months!)
I just assumed: Quality food in, quality body.
Character??? I don't know. But having owned three neutered males and fostering many (that were neutered while in my care) I will always have neutered males in my house. They are FABULOUS furkids. Mine have the most wonderful, loving pesonalities but with no negative male behaviors. I think that wonderful male boxer personality just keeps shining. I have no worries having my big boys watching over and loving me. They are love bugs, alert to the environment around us, and very much momma's boys.
Fit, trim, and neutered - Tulley and Desi
owned by me- Ashlie
Chewy's Mom
Boxer Insane
My boy was neutered at 1 year, and we really didn't notice any character changes - other than him just eventually growing up and "growing a spine" as we call it. He's also very muscular, and very cut. Protective too - VERY protective. He'd scare the you know what out of any bad guy, that's for sure! :D
zandz
Super Boxer
I didn't notice any character changes with either of my boxer boys. My vet said that sometimes they do gain weight after being neutered but I never noticed any big changes. Zack is a big built dog, but he's all muscle. Rocky was always a bit pudgy but he had a thyroid problem that made it easy to gain weight - well, at least that was the excuse he used. 
Matt S
Boxer Insane
A couple of links you may find helpful...
Myths about neutering dogs
Behavioral Changes after neuter
Myths about neutering dogs
Behavioral Changes after neuter
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