King Rottweilers recommends that you do not sterilize your Rottweiler until at least 12 months of age and that you castrate your stallion before 18 months. Of course, the longer, the better up to two years. For decades, veterinarians recommended castrating or sterilizing dogs between 6 and 9 months of age, when most dogs are considered mature and capable of reproduction. Then, in 1993, the United States Veterinary Medical Association passed a resolution that supported prepubertal sterilization and castration from 8 to 16 weeks of age.
The intention was to promote faster recovery time, greater owner compliance and a reduction in pet overpopulation. The best age to castrate a Rottweiler is 12 to 24 months. Neuterating these dogs at too young an age may make them susceptible to health problems in the future. It is best to wait until the Rottweiler is 24 months old before castrating it.
Sterilization can be done at 12 months for a woman, but the safest thing is to sterilize at 24 months. Early sterilization or castration of a Rottweiler is known to cause health problems, such as bone cancer. Rottweiler castration will prevent unplanned pregnancy and testicular cancer. It can also reduce roaming, marks, humps and the risk of some diseases.
However, castration can cause weight gain and joint problems, costs money, and surgery is a risk. We just had an adorable 10-month-old male Rottweiler, but we don't want to be castrated until he's mature. The main reason to wait as close to 24 months as possible is that this is the time when Rottweilers stop growing. My Rottweiller's first birthday tomorrow, we've had a couple of incidents where Frank tried to dominate and caused an assault.
While recommendations vary, veterinarians usually suggest that your Rottweiler be sterilized or castrated between four and nine months of age. You can see in the following video that, while the Rottweiler who undergoes the procedure is a little lethargic after surgery, there are no serious side effects. A Rottweiler is an excellent and very demanding guard dog, it doesn't need to be bigger or taller to intimidate. Rottweilers must be confident and protective, but they must not be problematically aggressive.
You can see the difference in Rottweiler breed standards if you take a look at my Rottweiler breed standards page. Some forms of aggression, such as same-sex aggression or aggression between dogs and dogs, are more likely to be mitigated by castrating the Rottweiler. Regardless of Rottweiler's castration status, you'll benefit from proper socialization with other people and dogs. If you think that the advantages of castrating a Rottweiler make it a responsible decision, but you can't afford surgery, then it would be best to save for castration before having your dog.
Castrating your Rottweiler within the first six months after birth can increase your chances of joint problems by up to 10 percent. While the document isn't perfect (we'll talk about this later), it does provide the first evidence for Rottweilers to choose a time to stop having the least number of health problems. So, while prostate cancer is rare, benign prostatic hyperplasia can increase the Rottweiler's risk of developing it. Sterilizing and castrating the Rottweiler after the Rottweiler is 24 months old can help prevent different types of cancer.
