Vasectomy over neutering

Hey,

I’m thinking of paying extra to get my male puppy a vasectomy over traditional neutering for health reasons. From what I have read the benefits of keep the dogs gonads outweigh the risks; and the major risk is accidental breeding, so a vasectomy would help with that. I have heard some people opt to do the traditional neutering to deal with the behavioural issues if they are bad enough (eg marking, wandering, aggression), but I’m curious if that behaviour can be trained away?

I’m curious what other people’s experiences with this route has been? Was it the right choice for you? Did you end up doing the neutering as well if the behavioural issues were too hard to deal with? Would love to hear!

My pup is 8 months old, a mixed breed and will be about 65-70lb fully grown. And I won’t be doing anything until he’s at least 2 and fully grown regardless of the choice I make. The approximate cost I was quoted was 1400$ from a vet in Vancouver BC in case anyone was curious about estimated costs. And I’m doubtful any of this will be covered by his Fetch insurance at this stage