Will Spaying Calm my 1 year old Rott?

[Annabelle]

I have a 1 year old female Rott who is extremely hyper! Jumps on everyone, any furniture, is almost untrainable because of her attention span. Can NOT remember to "stay out of the kitchen" for more than a couple of seconds. Won't sit, stay or lay unless a treat is involved and still won't stay after she's been rewarded. I'm having her spayed tomorrow (I don't want to breed nor do I want to go into another heat cycle, her first one lasted almost 2 months). Anyway.... my vet said I should be able to tell a difference in her attitude in about 30 days. Is this true. If not I'm going to ask for medication, for myself and my dog!

[Nancy Estes]

Since her first season was so long it's possible she has a hormone imbalance that might be *cured* by having her spayed. This would make it more likely that spaying would help her hyperactivity. Here's hoping http://www.rottweiler.net/rottie/smile.gif!

Nancy

------------------
von Dorow Rottweilers
doggo1@apex2000.net

[Annabelle]

Yes, her heat cycle lasted from May 17th until July 5th! I thought I was going to go crazy! We live in Dallas and it was much to hot to put her outside and she didn't really like the idea of wearing the pad & belt! She has an appt. tomorrow so hopefully all will go well and I'll see a big difference. I never thought about a hormone imbalance but can see how that might effect her! She doesn't seem to "want" to please but to rather be as obnoxious as possible! Oh Well - gotta love her!

[AngelBunny]

Annabelle:

One year is still very young. She cld just be so "everywhere" in a manner of speaking because she's still young. As she gets older, she'll likely calm down.

However, it cld be that her internal engine just spins at a fast RPM. Sometimes I think our older dog (7 yrs now) is asleep, on her feet w/ her eyes open. She was this way as a youngster--a calm dog.

Our 2 yr old, on the other hand, is *very" lively. I think Tula's going to just continue being an "up" dog. This is just the way she is--completely different temperment than Riga.

Both our girls are spayed. Can't say I noticed any difference in either of their temperments after the operation. Calm remained calm; lively remained lively.

I don't say this to discourage you, but just to note that you may just have a lively dog on your hands! (Keep up w/ the training, keep up w/ the socialization, keep working to get her to mind.)

P.S.--Exercise--maybe lots of exercise--will likely help. A tired dog wants to sleep, not jump around & be wild.

[This message has been edited by AngelBunny (edited September 14, 1999).]

[Trish]

Hi Annabelle,

My one year old female is also hyper hyper hyper. Spaying her did NOT calm her down at all. We actually had to crate her after the surgery to prevent her from injuring herself with all the stitches.

She is getting better about being hyper though. I do feel that as she gets older she will become calmer. Remember at a year old our pups are just that still puppies. Rotties have a longer time to mature. I expect that at 18-to-24 months the puppy hyperness will diminish.

Trish

[rottix2]

Spaying did not seem to change KD's behavior at all. She was the same overactive girl after surgery as she was before. However, as she aged (or should I say matured?), she seemed to keep getting better and better with each day and now at 5, she is just a perfect sweetie. Hang in there.

[Nancy Estes]

Remember, this girl was in season from 5/17 to 7/5 - which isn't normal. It's likely she has a hormone imbalance that will be cleared up by spaying. And, because of this, it might also help with her behavior. I've known of other bitches with similar problems that have had temperament changes (for the better) after spaying.

Nancy

------------------
von Dorow Rottweilers
doggo1@apex2000.net

[judy v]

And if the spaying doesn't solve the problem, hyperactive rotts can be spectacular in obedience, agility, etc. Keep her busy.