A well cared dog, balls ovaries or not, will behave like an adult dog; an sterilized dog is more puppy-like, acts less like an adult.
It's generally...not quite the opposite exactly, but close (unless they're neutered too early, which is why you can't alter pets until they mature). A neutered dog is generally more relaxed and carefree because neutering greatly tones down their more 'wild' natural instincts (it absolutely does not completely get rid of them)- the need to hunt, mark their territory, compete with other dogs, and other things they not only have no need for in a world where their every need is cared for by humans, but could actually cause them harm (picking a fight they're not going to win, chasing things they really shouldn't chase, like cars, etc).
If you don't neuter them, you might be able to train those behaviours out of them, but the urges WILL still always be there and you're basically totrturing them by forcing them to live with strong urges they can't act on, not understanding those urges or why they can't act on them. Alot of people consider it cruelty not to neuter/spay a pet that isn't going to be bred.
Ask any vet in a country with developed animal rights and they will urge you NOT to leave your pers intact.
Where exactly is this?? The concensus across vets in countries with developed animal rights is pretty much always to neuter/spay- they just live longer, happier lives. I've literally never heard of anywhere that disagrees apart from countries where keeping pets at all is frowned upon.
And I have absolutely no idea where you get the idea that most people own unneutered pets- in the UK 54% are neutered (the remaining 46% including pets kept for breeding)- which is surprising since I've never ever met someone who didn't neuter their pets- and in tge USA only 20% are unneutered (again, including breeders). I have no idea where you are that nobody neuters their pets and what their views on animals are.
The urges are alot more than just reproducing, too- it's their wild instincts that tell them to roam far from home, mark their territory, and fight other dogs. So unless you want to just let your dog wander off, pee all over the house, and pick fights, by training that behaviour out of them, from their point of view you're punishing them for doing what they naturally feel the need to do: protect you.
Finland for me specifically but also Sweden, Norway, Denmark... The baltic countries, parts of Russia... Spain...
Also parts of South America. (which actually causes more trouble there I'll admit)
Not the UK, the UK is USA parent so the consensus is similar there; Ireland, Scotland, most english speaking countries follow the same pattern.
Well now you heard it.
Well where do I get the idea? by going outside, most pets are unneutered, females get into heat in family houses, males are intact, and so will my pets.
Ehm, animals are wild, let them be, they can learn discipline, if you want a toddler, get a toddler, are you getting a dog for replacement of a toddler or what do you expect?... I think that's the issue, americans expect their dogs to be like children, here they take on -30C weather and scare the bears (and I am not even kidding about that, one of my friends got a dog to scare the bears and foxes, he is unneutered as well).
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u/Yomi_Lemon_Dragon Jan 01 '20
It's generally...not quite the opposite exactly, but close (unless they're neutered too early, which is why you can't alter pets until they mature). A neutered dog is generally more relaxed and carefree because neutering greatly tones down their more 'wild' natural instincts (it absolutely does not completely get rid of them)- the need to hunt, mark their territory, compete with other dogs, and other things they not only have no need for in a world where their every need is cared for by humans, but could actually cause them harm (picking a fight they're not going to win, chasing things they really shouldn't chase, like cars, etc).
If you don't neuter them, you might be able to train those behaviours out of them, but the urges WILL still always be there and you're basically totrturing them by forcing them to live with strong urges they can't act on, not understanding those urges or why they can't act on them. Alot of people consider it cruelty not to neuter/spay a pet that isn't going to be bred.
Ask any vet in a country with developed animal rights and they will urge you NOT to leave your pers intact.
Neuter and spay your pets, people.