Skip to content
Basenji Forums
  1. Home
  2. Behavioral Issues
  3. Spayed Puppy Question

Spayed Puppy Question

Behavioral Issues
  • DukeD

    :confused: Daisy was spayed at 9 weeks. She had to be spayed that young by the rescue organization before she could be adopted out to me (against my better judgment, I had to abide) The question I have - Do spayed females have the breeding urge or moods that I read neutered males have? IMO observing Daisy the past few weeks, she's ascertained extreme dominate issues with Duke. My boy Duke, as I observe is reluctant to fall from his alpha status. Duke is 20 month (1 yr 8 mos old) and Daisy is today 9 mos old. Talk about feuds!! Geez - Duke is turning into a buttercup as of late, what seems to me - sparring top dog attention from Daisy. Anyone know what I'm talking about? :confused:

    Jill

    0
  • MaxBooBooBearM

    My female german shepherd mix was spayed at a young age, and I never saw any breeding urges from her. But I never saw any breeding urges from Max, my male B who was neutered at 6 months either. The only thing Max did was chatter his little jaws if a female in heat had been around and left any scent..

    0
  • QuercusQ

    When females are spayed, it removes the estrogen production which in turn had masked the natural androgen (female testosterone) in her body. So, yes, I believe that spayed females will sometimes have some more masculine characteristics. But also some unspayed females will exhibit more masculine traits during "the season"….the other day Bella decided she would try to breed Luna @@ and Luna seemed happy to oblige.

    Hopefully Daisy will go back to her normal, less testosteroni, self in a few weeks.....

    Andrea Walters

    Quercus Basenjis

    NW Ohio

    0
  • tanzaT

    I agree with Andrea… and I have seen and heard that before....

    Pat Fragassi

    Tanza Basenjis

    www.tanzabasenjis.net

    0
  • DukeD

    @MaxBooBooBear:

    My female german shepherd mix was spayed at a young age, and I never saw any breeding urges from her. But I never saw any breeding urges from Max, my male B who was neutered at 6 months either. The only thing Max did was chatter his little jaws if a female in heat had been around and left any scent..

    Hee hee! So "breeding" urge signals were or are present with your neutered male, Max - seemingly by the jaw chattering. However with females, the question is if they experience something - with Daisy having determination to over-alpha Duke. I know, it's a strange phenomenon, but something's happening to the status quo between them - excessive squabbling, etc. It's possible, Daisy is in her "fed up with you, Duke" cycle of life.

    Jill

    0
  • DukeD

    @Quercus:

    When females are spayed, it removes the estrogen production which in turn had masked the natural androgen (female testosterone) in her body. So, yes, I believe that spayed females will sometimes have some more masculine characteristics. But also some unspayed females will exhibit more masculine traits during "the season"….the other day Bella decided she would try to breed Luna @@ and Luna seemed happy to oblige.

    Hopefully Daisy will go back to her normal, less testosteroni, self in a few weeks.....

    Thanks for your replies Andrea and Pat. My curiosity in observing them is eye opening to say the least. I thought I'd seen it all with all the bickering and full out brawls when resolving together some time ago - in March.

    LOL with the Bella and Luna!! :D Silly girls . . . I can guess you've seen and observed more than the average parents of furkids. Thanks again - will wait and see how the "world" changes here. :D

    Jill

    0

Suggested Topics

  • M

    Puppy Aggressively Biting

    Behavioral Issues
    10
    0 Votes
    10 Posts
    1k Views
    ZandeZ
    Neutering is not going to help - training is. But a good trainer will train YOU to deal with the dog. If a trainer can get him to behave but you can't - there is little to be gained from paying out money. This is something you should never have allowed to happen, but since it has, I think you should deal with it and @JENGOSMonkey has given you a good idea to start you off. Withdrawing treats is a good idea, but also, get up and walk away. He could be biting to get attention and therefore you withdraw the attention at the first sign of a bite, with a firm NO.
  • P

    Two Questions: Entire males and Dog Parks? / Rough puppy play, how to calm him down?

    Behavioral Issues
    2
    0 Votes
    2 Posts
    3k Views
    tanzaT
    In the US most all dog parks do not allow intact males or females
  • bewlerB

    Delicate question

    Behavioral Issues
    15
    0 Votes
    15 Posts
    6k Views
    eeeefarmE
    @barklesshound: My neutured, male Basenji does this sometimes when he wakes from a nap and the pattern is always the same. There are two very hard acorn size lumps on either side of his penis, closer to the base but not as far back as the scrotum area. Yes, that would be the description of both of my neutered males. Usually after sleeping or relaxing, and it disappears quickly. Maybe erotic dreams at work? Pretty harmless, in any case. :)
  • K

    My puppy is Not eating - help!

    Behavioral Issues
    16
    0 Votes
    16 Posts
    5k Views
    basenji_fanB
    I will second everyone else and just go down to the two meals a day. You can give her a mid day snack like a few cookies. But her poos can be soft because she is eating to much food and causing the slight weight loss because it is just coming out LOL Also like most, my adult only eats 2/3 of a cup a day. With the amount on the bags they are just "recommend" amounts. You have to adjust to what is best for your pup/dog and feed them what works to keep them at an ideal weight.
  • S

    Question on Submissive Wetting?

    Behavioral Issues
    12
    0 Votes
    12 Posts
    4k Views
    ComicDom1C
    @saralars: Yes this is true, I don't know anything for sure. I am just going on the owner's word that this was a pup from one of the puppy mill rescues and that they got her from a foster home. I am pretty sure I will get a 'mind your own business' from them if I ask which rescue they got her from. I will ask tonight though. Do most rescues come with a chip? I could get her to my vet for a scan…but not sure if I will just get owner info. or rescue info. from that. First, I will see if I can get an answer from them about rescue (which one) and then go from there. FAILING to me equals bringing her here for a month and not being able to help her with house breaking and in the process get attached to her and have it all be for nothing if I failed to do it. Thank you for your reply and common sense insight. I am a rescuer, a fixer! Looking at the big picture I don't want to enable them to keep on doing this. I can appreciate your position and the fact that you do not want to enable these people to keep doing something like this again. I guess I just have a different view of what rescue or what a rescuer is. In my view rescue or being a rescuer is about being a facilitator who helps retrieve animals out of situations that are unhealthy, unsafe, or unfit. Then that facilitator makes sure the animals health needs are met and attempts to find safe haven and stable situation for that animal where they will be loved, cared and provided for. I can appreciate you wanting to train this animal by helping to housebreak it but as I said in my other post, I think there are bigger problems here than just Pee. Jason
  • RubaDadR

    Minor puppy growling

    Behavioral Issues
    17
    0 Votes
    17 Posts
    6k Views
    E
    You're right! My wife and I have animals since childhood and since we are maried, almost 25 years. We are really animal-lovers and we can't stand it when folks take animals, just for their own satisfaction. We once bought a abused Parrot for a lot of money, only to give this bird a better place. I am delighted to her that someone of this forum understands what we are trying to say. And the last thing we want, is that people think that you can establish a good relationship with your Basenji through yelling, hitting etc. That kind of constantly fysicaly and mentaly abusing isn't right for no animal! ;) @Quercus: <<we see="" correcting="" as="" the="" last="" posibility="" but="" we="" believe="" that="" sometimes="" it="" is="" necessary.="">> I don't think you will find anybody here that disagrees with that…at least not that has spoken up about training issues. Corrections definitely have a place...but some folks' form of correction ends up doing more damage than help. Yelling, spanking, etc don't have much meaning to a dog. I think corrections in the form of voice are particularly effective during puppyhood when puppies are learning all about what is acceptable. I think physical corrections with an adult dog who is showing aggression in any form is a mistake.</we>