Quote Originally Posted by Burney View Post
They probably do to other hounds.
Right. A neutered animal will give off strange and distinctive odours (to others) which identify it as infertile, impotent or what-have-you. It doesn't make them sexually inactive though, or even sexually unattractive. To other dogs, I mean, before you ask.

In fact, if I find that my male hounds have gone off to "bother" another dog, it's either a bitch in-season or a castrated male that likely had the job done on the cheap (animal/rescue home stuff) and they honestly don't seem to mind which it is.

Naturally, if it's the latter, I don't mind and they are often allowed to just get on with it. The former is rare as bitches in heat are normally kept out of circulation for a few days until the thing blows over. An inexperienced owner may make a mistake though so one must always be careful.