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@augustus_33ad Hey! In the same situation as you. My guy is 18 months now, we brought him home at 12 weeks. Baby gates are a must, ACDs need boundaries. I’d strongly recommend a house leash for the first few weeks so you can quickly interrupt any chasing of the cat and reinforce that it’s not...

@aleigh2639 Thanks, always helpful to hear from other ACD owners. My dog is not from a working line, he’s a show line dog. I intentionally looked for that knowing that we planned to do sports, but not working a farm. He’s done some herding, doing agility now, hikes/runs and we are chipping our...

@dr650adv Thank you, this is what I’m hoping for. I’m not sure if chemical castration is an option near me to “try it out”. It’s hard to know what will be best for him.

@looseink Thanks for sharing! That’s promising to hear. I’m just hoping it helps redirect him off of the intense focus he can have on other dogs

@hiccup Yes thank you I’ve read about that, which is why I was asking for folks personal experience since there are few white papers on the topic, and if there are they’re fairly old or biased.

@monk58 Thank you for sharing. I wonder the same thing. Most of his reactivity is definitely discomfort, idk if I would classify it as fear. He’s been what I call “socially awkward” since he was a baby. He didn’t love spending time with his littermates and mostly sat to the side in puppy...

TL;DR - those of you with reactive males that were previously intact. Did you notice any differences (positive or negative) post-neuter? Hey all - I have a 20 month old cattle dog. He has had some dog reactivity that we’ve been managing with a trainer really well. The good stuff: He actually...