Arlene, I've certainly heard both sides of the story. It may depend on the individual dog. The people that live next door to me waited until their male shih tzu was 1 1/2 years old to get him neutered and he's never marked and never humped, and is a great dog. Jeannine
arlene weaver <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: when i got jimmy he was ten years old he was humping the air 24/7 i felt sorry for the little guy he got no rest. the vet said he did not know if nueting would fix the problem. i was lucky first of all he came out of the op just fine and about a month

