When a dog is chosen to be a stud dog would you expect any changes in his temperament ,
A  acquaintance has been approached by his dogs breeder to see if he is available for them to use him on one of their bitches .All health checks to be carried out first off course.But he is concerned that his pet dog will change .Do any of you know of any problems that he may come across if he agrees.

I have 2 entire males who have both been  used at stud and have had no problems with either of them and have not noticed any particular change for the worse. In fact the older one seems better about bitches these days as he no longer tries to bonk every girl he meets. Its as if he now knows the exact time when a girl is ready for mating so knows not to bother with a girl that is not in season.
Both dogs live in the house as pets and with entire girls. They still get on when the girls are in season. Thay haven't tried to fight over them

Thanks for such a quick reply,
If this was a one off ,not a regular thing then there should be no change then .
This dog has never been used ,and has shown no noticeable sexual problems with either dogs or bitches that he meets .I think that is what the owner is worried about.

There are no guarantees in life unfortunately. I have had no problems with my boys but obviously cannot guarantee  another dog wouldn't change. I know when this type of thread comes up there are usually lots of horror stories about dogs who do change their temperament. Some I think are designed just to put people off using their dogs at stud but  equally some could be true.
I would be surprised if being used once at stud would have a huge detrimental effect but the only way to be sure is to try it and of course once done there is no going back.

From what I have read it seems to vary, some change and some don't, I have never used any of my purely pet males in the past as stud dogs so don't know if they would have changed or not, my males who have been mated haven't been any worse re in season bitches than they were before.

Don't know if breed can affect the before and after nature of the dog.

I have father and son living together. Only father has been used at stud. The only time I have to be careful with them is when one of my bitches is ready to be mated. The rest of the time they get on fine, choosing to share a crate to sleep in.

not replying to just one person  but cannot reply to all.
This boy is a large breed so owner is concerned that if used to stud he may decide to want to see all dogs that he then meets when out for walks & a 40 kg dog could then be a problem, At moment he loves every dog/bitch that he meets just want to play !!!

I would strongly suggest that she leaves him the way that he is, a manageable family pet rather than risk a possible change in temperament.  I wouldn't dream of asking a pet owner to use their dog and risk upsetting a happy home which has happened many times.

I'd say for a pet dog owner, it just isn't worth the risk that it could affect his happy, easy going temperament with other dogs. It might change it, it might not, but for a one off mating I wouldn't have thought it was worth the risk for the owner.

>When a dog is chosen to be a stud dog would you expect any changes in his temperament ,

It depends entirely on the individual; some remain the same delightful house pet they alwats were, whilst others can be a nightmare, cocking their leg indoors and getting thoroughly randy with anything with a pulse and picking fights with other dogs. It's a chance you take - is your acquaintance prepared to effectively lose her pet? If not then s/he shouldn't do it.

It depends entirely on the individual; some remain the same delightful house pet they alwats were, whilst others can be a nightmare, cocking their leg indoors and getting thoroughly randy with anything with a pulse and picking fights with other dogs.

Indeed! I have one male dog who has been used once only so far, and he does all of the above. Impossible around other dogs, in the ring you have to make sure to stand far enough away as should another dog approach him he will have a go at them, he pees everywhere etc. With US he's the same lovely dog, but he is very difficult to live with because of this. Oh and he mates the cats all the time when I have queens in call, he's not bothered about it being the right species!! Yet I've had another also used only once, and he did not change at all.

>Some I think are designed just to put people off using their dogs at stud

OK,,,,,  My opinion, and NOT because of the statement above.  :-)

I totally agree with ridgielover, westcoast and goldmali.  I have one boy who, as soon as he was used just once, cocks his leg all the time.  I can't let him in my living room, he would even pee up the settee. 

Ironing done, and on the clothes horse?  Yup, he'll pee up my clean washing.  I don't think any pet owner is sensible to take the risk.  The bitch owner won't have the the problem for life - the dog owner will.

As we can't see the future, we don't know which camp this particular boy comes in.

So perhaps sometimes it helps to put people off FOR THE RIGHT REASON.

I have noticed a change in some dogs after being used at stud, with a number becoming much less tolerant of other entire males once they enter each other's personal space. I think it is down to individuals with some not really being affected at all while others become a lot more competitive, as it were. Many will probably disagree but I happen to think that some breeds produce intact males that more likely to be intolerant of other intact males in their space- some of the terrier breeds for instance.

For those of us who have to walk intact males in the park when there are clearly bitches off lead in season, the phrase eyes and back of head take on a whole new meaning, and I long line my dog.

> Many will probably disagree but I happen to think that some breeds produce intact males that more likely to be intolerant of other intact males in their space- some of the terrier breeds for instance.
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I would very much agree, it can be very breed relevant.

Some breeds you can never have males living together in harmony, and the other extreme have several stud dogs together and even when one has just mated a bitch the others don't react.

This is a gsd,at moment he lives with a older intact male with no problems .
As a breed that has a strong guarding instinct would this become stronger.
I have GSDs myself so know how that can cause problems

As a rule I've never seen any change but it CAN happen.