What are the benifits of having your dog spayed?

Question

i mean like what wont she do now?

Answer 1

um, she wont be bred, no cancer in overies, uterus ect because they are gone, no mammary cancer, decrease in aggression, mounting, marking, dominace. all 000dogs are different spaying helps decrease some of these signs and some not so much

Answer 2

What won't she do?? First off, she won't bleed all over your house if she's a house dog. She won't attract every roving male dog in the next three counties, she won't slip out and accidentally get bred, proudly handing over a litter of mixed breed puppies for you to find homes for, and she stands a much better chance of not having mammary tumors or other reproductive related cancers, depending on how early she has been spayed. Spay is good!!!

Answer 3

Here are the health benefits (from http://warrentonkc.tripod.com/spayneut.htm):
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1) Spaying or neutering is foolproof birth control that lasts a lifetime.

2) Spaying or neutering provides relief from such hormone driven urges as:

Aggression toward other dogs, particularly for males.
Territorialism, that is, the tendency to be overprotective of the dog's home ground.
Wanderlust, that is, the desire to escape from the yard and seek sexual adventure inthe outside world.
Dominance.
Marking territory with urine/feces.
Unwanted sexual behavior such as riding, sniffing, licking, arousal.
Frustration which occurs when the behaviors dictated by hormonal urges cause the dog to behave in a way that is undesirable to the owners.

3) Protection (either partial or complete) from such hormone-induced conditions as:

FEMALES:
Breast cancer
Cystic endometrial hyperplasia and pyometra
False pregnancies
Mastitis (can occur during false pregnancy)
Transmissible venereal sarcoma
Ovarian and uterine tumors
Cystic ovaries and hyperestrogenism
Chronic endometritis
Vaginal hyperplasia and prolapse
Uterine torsion or uterine prolapse "

Besides health and behavior issues, there is a major benefit to not adding to the horrible condition of dog overpopulation and the resulting overcrowding of animal shelters which results in euthanasia of perfectly good dogs. For more on this, read http://www.sniksnak.com/overpopulation.html. Here is a quote from http://humanesocietyofdickson.org/about.html:
"Each year, more than 3 million unwanted animals are euthanized in pounds and shelters. The single highest cause of premature death for cats and dogs in America is euthanasia. Spay/neuter programs help prevent pet overpopulation."

Finally, unless you dog is bred to improve the breed with all the genetic and other testing required to do so, spaying will prevent puppies with sometimes severe health and behavioural problems. Read http://personal.cfw.com/~dtratnac/neuter.htm

Answer 4

You may not see a big change in her behavior... it tends to be more noticeable in males than females.

But your female will not go into heat (imagine having your dog running around with its period twice a year). It will also not be at risk for unplanned pregnancy. If she does go into heat you will have all these strange dogs hangn around your house b/c they can smell her and will want to mate. Spaying also decreases the risk of many types of cancer.

Answer 5

-She won't go into heat, which means no bleeding, no crying, no acting weird
-She can't get pregnant
-She can't die of complications from pregnancy/birth
-Her risk of breast or reproductive cancers is minimized
-She'll be sweeter
-She won't eat at much, it slows down their metabolism and they hold onto their weight much better
-She won't display territorial/urine marking behavior (as some females do)

Spaying is the best thing you can do for your dog. Even reputable breeders who breed their show dogs spay and neuter them at the end of their breeding years to cut back on risks. Please spay!

Edit: Emily, if you read what I wrote carefully, it slows down their metabolism. MOST dogs will naturally eat less, if they don't, it's up to the owners to pay attention and notice that they are keeping more weight on their bodies, and adjust their food accordingly.

Answer 6

SPayed females...

Will no longer be prone to ovarian cancer

Will no longer go into heat...no bloody messes,and what a releif for your dog

You dont have to worry about your dog having pups behind your back.

Spayed females live longer than unspayed females and their upkeep is much easier.

nothing else will be different. except maybe a bit of weight gain which you can aviod with frequent walks

Answer 7

Alyssa - my dog got fat after getting spayed. That's the only thing I disagree with you on. My other dog stayed skinny, though. I just thought I would mention that. Otherwise, everything she said is correct.

Answer 8

It helps with any dominance issues she may have.
In my personal experience it also make potty training easier.
And most importantly she will not bleed on your furniture now!
No puppies.
No heat...


It really benifits both you and your dog.

Answer 9

she wont have a need to have a period, this is very messy for a dog. outside dogs aren't so bad, inside dogs it is terrible
you also wont have any unwanted puppies. other than that not much else will change

Answer 10

If you get it done before her heat you will give a 100% chance of not getting breast cancer, the number one cause of female dogs deaths.