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Comment by Judith Andre on February 10, 2012 at 12:20am

Have a friend who didn't have her dog neutered until almost 4.  He stopped his marking around the house and also stopped constantly pestering her spayed female.  I was a bit surprised that it helped so much at that age.

Comment by rae on February 9, 2012 at 3:15pm

Do it do it do it! Though, I have heard that the males are less likely to mark up stuff if they're done prior to 6 months. Not sure if that's a fact, I've always gotten pets spayed/neutered early.

Comment by Jennifer Markley on February 9, 2012 at 11:33am

Go for the surgery!

Comment by Jane on February 9, 2012 at 9:36am

I do believe there is a higher rate of cancer in dogs with undescended testicles, but either way I would have him neutered. He is definitely not too old.

Comment by Chris West on February 9, 2012 at 8:54am

Please have him fixed.  He is definitely NOT too old to be neutered.  As mentioned before, this would also prevent any "accident" litters, and trust me, no matter how much you think that won't happen, you really have no control of "accidents".  For his marking, I would recommend obedience classes and lots of exercise.  You just need to be able to convey to him that that is not acceptable in a way that he understands.  Good luck!

Comment by Yuki & Ellie on February 9, 2012 at 8:33am

I feel that a dog isn't too old to be fixed unless your Veterinarian tells you otherwise.  Senior dogs have a tendency to have complications with anesthesia, but two years old is far from being a senior dog.  :)  I highly encourage you to have him neutered.  It's better for his health and will prevent any "accidental" litters should he ever run off on his own.

As for the marking, that may or may not be improved.  He's already an adult and "in the habit" of marking, so he may continue to do so simply because he always has.  Or he may stop once his hormones die down.  There's no way to say for certain which it will be.

Comment by Chris on February 8, 2012 at 11:47pm

I'm sorry, I forgot to mention that the other reason we are thinking of doing this is because he sometimes marks his territory in the house.  Someone told me that neutering him might help this issue.

Comment by Melissa and Franklin! on February 8, 2012 at 11:42pm

Franklin had an undescended testicle and recovered just fine from surgery, depending on where the testicle is located, it is pretty similar to a spay. I definitely think you should get him neutered because cancer risk is greater. Why take the chance? There isn't any health benefit NOT to neuter at this point and only added health risk if you keep him intact. Here's a quick link I found:

http://www.ehow.com/list_6870237_health-related-undescended-testicl...

Comment by Anna Morelli on February 8, 2012 at 11:33pm

Two years is not too old to have him fixed. If, however,  your only reason for having him fixed is to avoid possible testicular cancer in the undescended testicle, my understanding is that the chances of this happening is very small and that the neutering surgery is more invasive ( an more expensive) than a simple neutering.