The Vet Practice

When people enquire about desexing, they often ask whether this procedure will help correct various unwanted behaviours.

Such as mounting, straying, excitability, fearfulness, digging, dominance, barking or aggression to people or other animals.

Desexing does not change your dog's natural energy levels or correct learned habits. What is does do is remove your dog's ability to reproduce and reduce those behaviours that are directly driven by hormonal urges.

Your dog's behaviour is influenced through your leadership skills and the rules you set from the moment you welcome your new dog into your home.

A high energy dog will always be a high energy dog. It needs lots of stimulating activities and exercise to burn off energy and prevent it from being directed into unwanted activities.

A dominant dog will remain dominant until you teach it the correct way to behave around people and other animals.

The good news is that most dogs instinctively accept leadership and instructions from a strong and consistent leader.

If your dog is exhibiting unwanted behaviours - whether dangerous or just plain annoying, you need to get professional help.

While desexing does has some influence over some behaviours - it is not the solution to correcting behavioral problems caused through lack of leadership and structured physical and mental activities.