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Originally Posted by Wylie's Mom  Great discussion. There was another article a couple years back about this too...think it was in the Whole Dog Journal....? Really good. At the end of the day, we (creatures in general) all do much better w/ our hormones intact - hormones are so important to our bodies. Overpopulation is a tragic reality w/ devastating consequences - so from that angle, s/n can be viewed as necessary. It *is* sad (to me) to deprive our kiddos from their natural hormones though. |
As one who no longer has the hormones of my youth, I can tell you I love it! Look at children; they are plenty happy without hormones cursing through their veins. Teenagers probably have the most hormones, and my guess is that they are the least happy people. Also, let’s not forget that dogs continue to make some hormones even after their primary sexual organs are removed, the adrenal glands make hormones in both males and females. Hormones can lead and dominate the behavior and take free will out of the equation. Anyone who has ever suffered from PMS knows that! Not saying that a few hormones might not be beneficial, but I don't think dogs are that happy having the urge and not being able to satisfy it.