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Originally Posted by axelsangel  Thank you all for the responses...The 5 and 6 year old are pretty active they just seem different to me. I go out and play with them everyday..we also have a 1 year old german shepherd in the fence with them. When i play fetch with them my lab which is the 6 year old just stands at my side or she will run just a little then turn around and come back...my german shepherd is an extremely fast runner and im thinking that she knows shes not going to get the toy so why even try. Im gonna get them some more toys to play fetch with and have 2 at a time to throw to see if that will help. My hubby says the 5 year old is depressed because i took his manhood away and then we got a male german shepherd that still has his..lol..the vet said they are both very healthy. |
Ha ha, men tend to think this way, but Cesar, the Dog Whisperer, a very macho
man talks about some of the myths in neutering. For example, "Myth #1: A dog will feel like less of a “man” or “woman” after being sterilized."
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This myth stems from the human imposing their own feelings of loss on the animal. In fact, your dog will simply have one less need to fulfill. A dog’s basic personality is formed more by environment and genetics than by sex hormones, so sterilization will not change your dog’s basic personality, make your dog sluggish or affect its natural instinct to protect the pack. But it will give you a better behaved pet.
Neutered dogs have less desire to roam, mark territory (like your couch!) and exert dominance over the pack. Spayed dogs no longer experience the hormonal changes during heat cycles that turn your pet into a nervous dog that cries incessantly and attracts unwanted male dogs. Sterilized dogs are more affectionate and less likely to bite, run away, become aggressive, or get into a fight.
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Spay and Neuter Myths | Dog Whisperer Cesar Millan