Bad Behaviour after spaying?

[EllieMae]

Could this just be coincidence or could Ellie Mae getting spayed make her a bad bad little dog!?! She seems to be regressing from all our training and she is much much worse than she ever was before! She just pooed on the couch while glaring at me, not looking to see if I was watching, but GLARING! She peed in her crate, she never does that, and she peed on our bed again! I took her out for her morning poo and she did good and then came and pooed in the bathroom when I was getting ready for work. What is going on with this little dog??? Does she hate me now? She was doing so good and then the day after her spay she was bad and it just got worse as the week went on... Is she just being a teenager or could she be crazy now that she has no uterus? She will be 7 months next week.

[gmacleod]

I'd be more inclined to put my money on this being the obnoxious adolescent phase than as having anything much to do with being spayed. Unless it's within a day or two, and the anasthetic is still in her system...

Teenagers are notorious for exactly the behaviour you're describing - they're pushing their boundaries, intent on establishing some independance, and all their "training" is just forgotten. It's also a time when adult dogs are likely to deliver a bit of a smack down to the obnoxious adolescent - so don't be too surprised if one or two dogs at the park decide to put her in her place ;)

[imogene]

We had a couple of accidents with Belzie just after her spay, but mostly she was just hyper -and determined to be out side Within a week she was back to normal.
In the last week she has regressed a bit. - She peed in her crate a couple of nights ago, and she has been very resistant to pooping out side or going for walks for the last few days, she also doesn't seem to like the park as much. She also had a massive tantrum when she was crated for her nap yesterday, and will most of the time go to down when you tell her to sit -I chalked it up to teenage b*thcyness and have gotten a lot more strict with her until she goes back to being the good girl we know she really it.

[Martina]

It seemed to be about 10mos that each of mine went through a rebellious phaze evilicon. All I can say is it's a pain in the butt ... but they do get over it and things do get better. Just think, one day you'll laugh as you tell the story about how she pooped on the sofa while glaring at you :eek: :lol: