2007-09-05 10:50:59 · 28 answers · asked by frisbee45uk 3 in Pets ➔ Dogs
thanks for all the advice, he does get plenty of walks and i love him to bits.
2007-09-05 11:14:45 · update #1
Make sure you don't throw away the pup and keep the meat and 2 veg.
2007-09-05 10:54:26 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
I had my 7 month old whippet pup 'done' just 3 days ago and no - he is just as hyper as before - more so, actually. Plus, at 7 months those pups are chewers and stitches on the balls are just too tempting - so the vet made him wear one of those ridiculous lampshade collars which means he can't get to sleep comfortably so I have spent two nights now listening to him whinge. Plus the vet said no walks off the lead for 2 weeks - as you can imagine that is a pretty tall order for a whippet. I got him done because he's a family pet and I don't want to breed or show him, but it might have been better to wait until he was a bit older. I think calmness comes with maturity.
2007-09-09 09:05:12 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes and no. It may calm him down a little. Or he may just be a hyper dog. I have a 11 month old springer and he is very hyper. The only thing do to is neuter him, you should see a difference with in 1-3 months after wards. Remember he is still a puppy! People say dogs are puppies until 18 months but I have seen 4 yr old dogs that are more playful than 6 month old puppies! Please neuter your dog. When he is older if he isn't you may have problems out of him if there are unspayed females in the area! My springer is neutered and he still "mounts" everything!
2007-09-05 10:58:43 · answer #3 · answered by luv my animals 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Please don't rush to have a 7 month old puppy castrated. He is still growing and developing and at the moment he is just a baby.
Springers are by their very nature lively and excitable and will probably always be so, with or without testicles. Why not take him training doing something like obedience, agility or maybe field trial work, any thing to occupy such an active breed.
If you must have him neutered wait until he is older, have him done too soon and you are likely to always have an immature baby who will still be hyper.
2007-09-09 03:51:25 · answer #4 · answered by kathy w 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Castration removes sexual behaviour, and this can sometimes calm the animal down a little as it removes the desire to attract a mate. It's by no means a guarantee however - most puppies are hyper, and springer's certainly are - most likely doggy will be this until old age. Get used to it and enjoy it!
Please get your dog castrated anyway. Apart from there being no guarantee he won't get out and impregnant the first b itch he comes in to contact with, you need to save him from prostate and testicular cancer in the future.
Chalice
2007-09-05 10:56:26 · answer #5 · answered by Chalice 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Castration is no substitute for training. He's 7 months old! 7 month old Springer Spaniels don't do Calm!!
Please wait until he has finished maturing both physically & nebtally before castrating him. Take him to training classes, give him plenty to occupy his mind and wear him out physically
2007-09-05 11:11:16 · answer #6 · answered by anwen55 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
It COULD, but it's not the surgery that calms him down, it's that it reduces the anxiety that he goes through when there is a female in heat in the vicinity.
The best thing to calm your dog down is to exercise him at every opportunity, both body and mind. Play some games that will make him use his brain (hide toys for him to find, throw toys in tall grass and have him find & fetch them), and walk him at LEAST once a day for at least 30 minutes (this is a bare minimum of exercise...three times that would be much more effective.
Finally, obedience training is essential...he needs to learn when it is/is not appropriate to "be hyper", and training is the only way.
2007-09-05 11:24:52 · answer #7 · answered by Leigh 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Why do you think they are called "springer" spaniels? Did you think you were getting a doormat?
He's a puppy - of course he's hyper. Castration won't slow him down until he's older and by then he'll have calmed down naturally.
2007-09-05 11:08:02 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Well part of the hyper problem is that she's a seven month old springer spaniel.
Neutering will calm an animal down though and provide many other benefits. (Longer healthier life chief among them)
2007-09-05 10:59:00 · answer #9 · answered by LX V 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Castration reduces urine spraying/marking, 'mounting' behaviors, and of course, reproduction. Hyperness is not associated with hormones. Spaniel breeds are notorious for being very hyper, often for their entire lives. It's a good idea to castrate him anyway, but unfortunately, a springer will probably always be hyper. You should always research a breed's personality before you get one.
2007-09-05 10:55:11 · answer #10 · answered by Dreamer 7 · 2⤊ 1⤋
i got my dog castrated, and he,s so much calmer and better behaved, he still loves to play but he,s not so aggresive and does,nt try to hump me ,my kids, the sofa ,the cushions, the bed and everything else in the house, and it stops any unwanted pups being conceived , always a good enough reason,,, all benefits..i,d definately get him done, and 7 months is a good age to get it done once they turn 12 months they are considered adults and you can,t always correct some behaviour then... the sooner the better
2007-09-07 23:39:07 · answer #11 · answered by Bonnie 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋