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Posted by Lynn on March 12, 2003 at 02:28:35:

In Reply to: Well Said..................... posted by Snakey on March 11, 2003 at 11:26:36:

When dealing with adult neuters- all mine are adult neuters, since greyhounds are intact during their racing careers- I have found that immediately following the neuter they will be a tad confused. To take marking as an example, many times the dog will go to a typical "marking area"- say a corner of a building and look at it as if thinking "I'm supposed to do SOMETHING". It's like the physical temptation is still there to some degree but they don't have much recollection of WHY. That's a bit more than a tad anthropomorphic, so more on a dog's level, he's just going through the motions. It will be easier to train the behavior away as he is no longer biologically driven to do it. Good lick with him.

Lynn

Follow Ups:

• Re: Well Said..................... phtasha 03/12/03 (0)
• that is interesting.... WhiteDogMom 03/12/03 (0)
• Thanks for the info!!!!!!! wwwwwells 03/12/03 (0)