The influence of spaying and its timing relative to the onset of puberty on urinary and general behaviour in Labrador Retrievers

Balogh, Orsolya; Borruat, Natalie; Meier, Angela Andrea; Hartnack, Sonja; Reichler, Iris M

doi:10.1111/rda.13225

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Balogh, O., Borruat, N., Meier, A. A., Hartnack, S., & Reichler, I. M. (2018). The influence of spaying and its timing relative to the onset of puberty on urinary and general behaviour in Labrador Retrievers. Reproduction in Domestic Animals, 53(5), 1184–1190. https://doi.org/10.1111/rda.13225

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Benefits and risks of spaying on the behaviour of female dogs are controversially discussed. Increased aggressiveness and male urinary behaviour were postulated to be the consequence of masculinization after spaying in some female dogs. To investigate if spaying or its timing relative to the onset of puberty may have a masculinization effect, urinary behaviour, that is, frequency of urination, urinary posture and ground scratching after urination were recorded in 58 female Labrador Retrievers during 15 min of a daily walk with their o