In answer to DogLover666, getting your dog fixed definitely seems like the best option. He certainly won't shun you for it! Whilst there is always of course a degree of risk when putting an animal under anaesthetic, the procedure is very minor and he will heal in a very short period of time. Neutering him may not fix the humping behaviour, although in many cases it does, but as already mentioned it will protect him from most of the cancers associated with the reproductive tract.

Also, as your dog is a bulldog (and I assume we are talking a British bulldog here), I think there's even more reason to have him fixed. If he should ever escape and mate with the first entire female he finds, her pups are possibly going to inherit bulldog traits, such as a big head and short nose. If your bulldog isn't of the 'old' type, with longer legs and nose, then his traits are not really something to be reproducing on the basis of animal welfare. This is of course not withstanding the fact that another litter of unplanned, probably unwanted puppies would be brought into the world.

Best of luck with him.

In answer to Mon, Karen is right - there are a multitude of causes for hair loss and peeling skin in older dogs! The problem could be external, such as a parasite, allergic dermatitis or skin infection, although if the hair loss if mostly around her armpits and groin, to me this suggests more of an internal problem. All of her hair will likely be thinning, but as she moves around in her daily life, the armpit and groin are areas of high friction, so the hair loss is most evident there first. Cushing's disease is right up there on the list of differentials and the vet should certainly have taken bloods to check that out. As she's an older dog, she's unfortunately more likely to have a problem with her adrenal glands than a young dog. I hope they can persevere with their vet to get to the bottom of this problem, else as Karen says, it's time for a new vet!!