How Hormones Affect Behaviour

So often we see neutering done to “fix” behaviour - so the dog will calm down, will be less aggressive, less nervous… very often this backfires. Now we know that, in the presence of aggression, neutering the dog is more likely to exacerbate the problem instead of mitigating it. 

 

So why is there this common belief? How hormones actually affect our dogs’ behaviour and social life? What happens when a dog goes through adolescence and puberty? Which role do hormones play in reactivity? When can neutering help and when does it actually make it worse? 

 

This webinar addresses these questions and more, with a focus on dogs’ physical, emotional, and behavioural development. You’ll gain practical tools to manage your dog’s adolescence and to navigate their reactions once adults, from aggression to hormonal behaviours. You’ll understand how testosterone affects same-sex and opposite-sex interactions, how the heat cycle affects behaviour, and you’ll become better able to judge if and when neutering should happen under a behaviour perspective. 

 

This webinar explores how hormones affect behaviour and it is not about veterinary advice. 

 

Webinar content:

1. Physical, sexual, and behavioural development

2. Hormones and behaviour

3. Hormones and aggression

4. How this can help reactive dogs

5. Behavioural consequences of neutering

6. Neutering before full development

7. When to neuter and alternatives