Spaying For Behavior?

[Aletha]

I just got a new dog and although she is 3-4 years old, she has not been spayed. I have an appointment to get her spayed next Friday. My question is, will this calm her down a bit? She is so much older than the other dogs I've had spayed and I didn't know whether to anticipate a slow down or not.

 

[aunaturel]

Generally speaking, spaying does tend to settle a dog down quite a bit. Of course, there are exceptions to every rule, but most dogs do get calmer after they heal up from the procedure. Is she hyper or badly behaved?

 

[Lyra]

She will at least stop showing annoying behavior that is related to her mating cycle. It is a pain in the rear with dogs, but it is worse with cats. If you have ever heard a queen in heat, it can be almost unbearable.

 

[Luvkenny]

I agree that spaying her will help. I don't know why but it does calm dogs down. Let us know how it worked out. I bet it helps!

 

[SuzyQ]

My daughter had her Rottweiler castrated because he was so excitable and, as he was such a big powerful dog, she was afraid of him accidentally hurting someone. He did calm down quite a lot after the operation so I think it's worth doing.