Can you help answer this question for one of the visitors to the page. Were going have a new short Q&A page in the mag in future and Id like to cover how seasons make a dog feel, can they change a female dogs personality forever? Is it reversible if so? Do seasons make dogs grumpy? My springador girl was due to be spayed in February but the day before the op she came into her first season. Since the season she seems to either snap at or run away from dogs she doesnt know. Shes also started barking at people. Im just so worried she might bite someone. Before her season she was never like this. Leigh I would suggest Leigh gets a vet check to rule out any other health issues as it does sound a very sudden change, and that she gets some help urgently from a good positive dog trainer or behaviourist who can see the behaviour in situ and work with Leigh at changing the behaviour and that using something like a basket muzzle in public until this is sorted might be a good plan... But could we discuss the question - can just having one season ever change a previously happy friendly dog into a snappy, barky reactive one?
Posted on: Thu, 01 May 2014 07:49:40 +0000