True! My female Dane does it, very rarely. But I stop it in a heartbeat. She is not the dominant dog!!! I AM. she is not allowed to put another dog in its place. That's my job as the leader!
Rebecca Sent from my iPhone On Feb 8, 2012, at 9:31 AM, Pam Dean <[email protected]> wrote: > I have to disagree with that statement. Yes it is a sexual act between males > and females during mating,. But it is also a dominance display and can occur > anytime whether they are neutered or not. It is a normal pack behavior > asserting dominance. I have had males and females display this behavior and > so have my friends. And no my dogs are always neutered or spayed..not the > point here. > > From: Joan Croft <[email protected]> > To: [email protected] > Sent: Wednesday, February 8, 2012 3:44 AM > Subject: RE: [Chihuahuas] questionable behavior > > Well, the only time that male ‘dogs’ normally do this to female ‘dogs’ is > when the female is in heat and the male has not been neutered. That is why > when a dog is neutered that they don’t do it very often; and when they do it > is not a sexual thing. You must have unaltered dogs, or else there would not > be this activity between your male and his ‘bride’. Dogs are not like humans > as far as the male having had a vasectomy and a female that has had a > hysterectomy still do the deed…but dogs only do it when the female is in heat > and the male has not been altered. > > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On > Behalf Of Pam Dean > Sent: Tuesday, February 07, 2012 5:29 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [Chihuahuas] questionable behavior > > > To each his own on this behavior. If mine did it on people or even other of > my dogs causing altercations, I would take issue with him for sure. But when > he indulges himself with his own "bride" I am not going to get in his face > about being a dog. He usually likes to take her to another room for privacy > anyway lol.. Sometimes we civilize them to the point where we expect them to > be "little people" not dogs. > > From: Ann Banks <[email protected]> > To: "[email protected]" <[email protected]> > Sent: Tuesday, February 7, 2012 5:35 AM > Subject: Re: [Chihuahuas] questionable behavior > > > I agree, Joan > Ann > sent from Ann's IPAD > > On Feb 7, 2012, at 5:03 AM, Joan Croft <[email protected]> wrote: > > Desi was neutered before 4 months old. He does it sometimes and I have been > told that humping is not always sexual behavior – especially if the dog is > neutered. I have probably only seen Desi do this three or four times in over > two years. You need to stop them calmly by gently touching them and picking > them up, or removing the object while telling him that is not the way to play > with that toy. > > > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On > Behalf Of sheila > Sent: Monday, February 06, 2012 4:30 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [Chihuahuas] questionable behavior > > > That won’t always stop it. Heck probably 80% of the time it doesn’t > > From: ann banks > Sent: Monday, February 06, 2012 4:13 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [Chihuahuas] questionable behavior > > > > get him neutered > On Mon, Feb 6, 2012 at 9:26 AM, Shelley <[email protected]> wrote: > > Gimli, my 3 month old, is always humping his big toys. I am not liking this > and wondering what you all do about this behavior? > > Shelley > > > > -- > > Ann & Pedro and Chico > <~WRD000.jpg> > > > <image001.jpg> > <image002.jpg> > >
