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Permalink Reply by Chris West on February 24, 2011 at 3:34pm

I have discovered over the years that the whole "it will calm them down" line is a bunch of bologna!!  It has never calmed down any of my dogs of any breed, be they male or female.

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Permalink Reply by Sam Tsang on February 24, 2011 at 3:37pm

Hi Ashley,

 

Time is the only thing that will slow a pup down. Neutering does affect metabolism somewhat, but it does not affect behavior or energy level.

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Permalink Reply by Cindy on February 24, 2011 at 5:24pm

Depends a lot on what age the pup was altered and it's background, ie parentage etc.  Many times the testosterone takes any where from a couple weeks to a few months to totally leave their system.  Other things to think about are diet-I had a dog that was bouncing off the walls with a high carb diet.  Parents are high energy, only seems right that the pup would be also.

Lots and lots of factors

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Permalink Reply by Atlas & Trinity on February 25, 2011 at 12:58am

When my pet parents ask me will this calm my dog down. I telling them theres a 50/50 chance. If you're not planning on breeding, why not take the chance. Neutering a male he's less likely for certain cancers, hes less likely to run off for some female in heat, Less likely to mark (well depends if how much he did it while the boys where still hanging around), dog on dog aggression and less likely to hump (some do it for sexual interest, some do it cause they're bored, some do it for the attention they get while doing it (something is better then nothing)). 

My Boy was cut at 6 months nothing changed but then again he was already laid back pup in public (No one believed me he was a puppy at 3months old) he's only lifted his leg once on a bush and I think its was the angle he was standing not the act of lifting. I think hes forever gonna be like a girl =P which I'm fine with

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Permalink Reply by Beth on February 25, 2011 at 10:12am

Neutering does not necessarily decrease energy.  It can decrease restlessness, but reducing the desire to roam looking for girls.  But a high-energy dog will still be a high-energy dog, neutered or not.

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Permalink Reply by Ashley Dunkle on February 25, 2011 at 10:20am

We definitely still love Sabre whether he's a wild man or not, don't get me wrong there! I guess we were *hoping* some of his behaviors would change like digging our carpet. If Sabre could talk this is what he would say: "HEY! Wanna pet me? Oh you smell like food, hey you've got crumbs! CRUMB ATTACK! Do you wanna play? How about frog ball? What about the frisbee? Will you hold my bone? Ok pull this rope.. Want to play? I need a drink! Oh scratch my belly.. Are you sure you don't want to play ball? what's undert he carpet?!?!?!? How about that ball? ball? Are you sure you don't want to play ball? I'll dance! Wanna play frisbee? OHHHHH What's outside?!? HEY! Do YOU wanna play?!? Man i'm thirsty, what's under this carpet? How about that ball? I SWEAR there's something in this carpet!!!"

and that thought dialogue would probably happen in about 3 minutes haha

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Permalink Reply by NoClaws4Alarm on February 25, 2011 at 8:59pm

Neutering calmed mine down only as long as the medication lasted... but trust me... if it isn't done, it will only get *worse*. What you are seeing now is puppy exuberance. Once it turns into testosterone is when it gets crazy. Better to have it done now than deal with *that* :)

As far as what really calms them down? The only thing that works is time, consistent training and patience.

It took Rolo a good 3 years before he finally started to lose the crazy "I'm a DOG!!!!" thing and be able to curl up and sit on our laps or just enjoy a quiet afternoon.

I've heard corgis have extremely LONG childhoods... and it takes a while for them to fully mature. Maybe that has something to do with it.

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Permalink Reply by Potus on February 25, 2011 at 10:21pm

Potus was a bit 'intense' as a puppy- not very chill at all. Now he's almst 2 and a half and, while he still has his moments, is a pretty chilled out dog now.

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