kittyfly -- I am VERY excited to hear that you chose to have him neutered! I promise you that you will have an easier time with him after it is done! Good luck and good luck on the move!

Also, a random side-thought, your female -- do you plan on breeding her as well? Because I will obviously recommend strongly that you have her spayed as soon as you can. Like unaltered males, unaltered females are at a MUCH higher risk of getting ovarian cancer as well as other medical problems. Dogs are not missing anything if they never get the chance to breed or have puppies - they do not know the difference. Some mothers are actually very bad mothers and most puppies will die because of negligence.

Another common mistake people often make is humanizing their dogs. Dogs are dogs, dogs are not people. Dogs do not think like people do, they do not have rational thought. So if you neuter or spay them, they will not think "Oh man, now I will never know what it is like to have a baby". They will actually be happier for it because they have a much less tendency to roam, plus your female will not be as stressed from males around "that time of the year".

But if you are already planning on spaying her or if it is already done, kudos to you!!!!

Good luck and I do wish for you to stay around on Pet Talk... you will learn that everyone here is passionate about the care and well-being of all animals, and some topics may hit sore spots and some may be overly emotional in their replies, or may come across as harsh, but they all intend well and have the best interest of pets in mind always!