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My neutered male dog is humping. Can he get my female dog pregnant?

Updated On September 23rd, 2025

Pet's info: Dog | Shih Tzu | Female | unspayed | 10 months and 20 days old

Hi,my male dog is neutered,but he has started mating with hazal since yesterday,can he make her pregnent?!should i prevent them from doing this?!my female dog seems too scared,does it have anything to do with this?!

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Answered By Silvia De Cecco, DVM, MRCVS

Veterinarian

Published on February 10th, 2018

If he was neutered a long time ago this is probably a dominant behavior not related to the sex hormones. If he was castrated recently he could have made her pregnant as the sperm may survive in various storage areas of the male reproduction tract for up to 6 weeks after neutering. Please post again on the forum if you would like to discuss it further. I hope my answer was helpful.

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