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Would you like to lose your dick? Didn't think so.
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Spayiing will help w/ problems related to hormones/heats etc. It will not help w/ training problems or transform a high energy dog into a couch potato. It will make the dog happier & healthier for sure!
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Our first dog that we had we didn't get neutered until he was 2 years old and it seemed to kind of put him in his place as far as a dog goes. He used to try to bite at other dogs and always thought of himself as the Alfa male, now he knows that I am the Alfa and not to mess with me like he used to. So to answer your question, yes it does. For the first 1-2 days the dog will be in pain and want to just lay around but after that he will be back to himself again, but just not try to be Alfa anymore. My female dog is not spayed and she is considerably a calm dog (she's 5 years old) until she goes into heat, then she gets a little snippy around our other 2 dogs and won't let them near her.
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i think so but if a hyperactive dog like my boston or jack russel it won't make a huge difference but i had a lab seemed more calm after, although I was told bu my my teacher who is a DVM it doesn't.you should spay your dog anyways to help with over population and prevent some healths issues and lead to a longer healthier life
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I have had many of my females spayed over the years. Many of my vets have said it will slow the dog down and make them calm. In my opinion, none of my females have lost energy...in fact, it seems like a few of them got more hyper. I believe this is due to the fact, not as much energy is spent maintaining the reproductive system so they have more energy to spend. They also don't lose as much nutrients and it's easier to maintaint their weight.
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Not mine! Mine is still as high energy as ever! She's was spayed at 1 1/2 years.
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Neutering will definitely calm a male dog down, as will spaying a female. Spaying will also help the little girl to avoid getting cervical cancers, etc as she gets older. If you get the male neutered before he starts hiking his leg to pee, hi will be calmer about marking territory in your house...not perfect, but better! DO IT, by all means.
Papaw
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From what I've seen, not really. For example, my dog is a 3 year old unneutered male. He was hyper until he turned 2 years old, after that he just calmed on his own. But recently I visited a 1 year old neutered male dog who was humping everything and running all over the place. Now I'm not saying don't spay or neuter your dogs, but I think their level of calmness has more to do with the breed and age than whether or not their reproductive organs are intact.
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In my opinion as an owner...I train as well so you have to forgive me for that one...not always. My female Dachshund was hell on wheels, and spaying didn't slow her down at all. A friend of mine owns a female as well, and same thing. Some dogs will calm down, but from what I've seen it mostly has to do with them maturing/aging and not the spaying that calms them down. Now, does this apply across the board; certainly not. I have seen a couple females calm slightly, but only slightly. NOW, if you are wondering if it makes them less...hostile toward other dogs... I'd say yes, if they're spayed before they reach their first heat. Many intact females that I've come across have had issue with other females and some with both male and female dogs while the spayed females seem to be a lot more tolerant of both. Hormones, as I'm sure most women can attest to this statement, can cause some crazy things to happen in both male and females...dogs included. By spaying/neutering you're going to eliminate the hormonal influences on behavior...to an extent.
The females I've had were not affected by the spay at all in the energy dept. but I sure as heck could tell a difference in one of them by way of her reaction to other dogs.
It really depends on the dog, but overall; I'm gonna have to say no on that one.
HOWEVER, both spaying has far more benefits than drawbacks IMO. I went through one heat with a female and vowed never to do it again. That's probably why I have three neutered males and no females right now. Best of luck.
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In my opinion maybe a little but not a lot.My dog has always been active being part maltese/part toy poodle.those are very energetic & playful breeds
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my dog was spayed at 6 months. she laid around for 2 days them went back to normal. it didnt seem to change her
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All spaying has ever done for my dogs is render them incapable of reproducing. Age and training has done more to calm my dogs down then spaying.
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We've owned a lot of dogs in my life. Some were spayed and others not and quite honestly, did not make a difference in their energy levels. The only thing that made a difference was age; the older they were, the more they slowed down (sort of). My oldest sister would say, "If this Elkhound was more energetic before being spayed, I don't know how anyone could have kept her in a house." (The Elkhound is spayed and she is still energized like the breed is known to be.)
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spaying a female dog does not affect their behaviour in any way ... neutering a male dog before sexual maturity will cut down on testosterone and could have an effect on behaviour ... after a male dog is sexually mature, the effect on behaviour is minimal ...
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