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Originally Posted by Yoshismom1969  Have any of you seen a temperament change or a fear of storms etc.. After spaying? I am on a holistic group that swears spaying causes these problems |
There are some studies that show no change in temperament, there are some that show change in temperament, but I don't believe there is one overall study that has a general consensus of acceptance by the scientific community.
I think the most recent one out was the Viszla study earlier this year. But there is some concern their methodology was flawed. Then of course like any other uni-breed study the drawback is the same; that being how applicable is this study to all other breeds?
In terms of spaying - I would not say I have noticed in the pet dogs I have had that there was an increased fear of storms. I think the best bet is to assume the character of the dog you have now, will be the character of the dog you will have after spaying. So if you have a fearfull, nervous or tense dog now, spaying is not going to affect that behaviour.