Our altered male humps his beds routinely. He has been neutered for 2 years and still does it. It is not sexual. Our spayed female used to hump her stuffed animals occasionally. It is more of a dominance thing for him I think. He never does it to other dogs or people. Here is an article about it. http://pets.webmd.com/dogs/features/humping-why-do-dogs-do-it. If our boy keeps doing it for more that=n a few minutes I just distract him to do something else. Sue FL/MI
On Wed, Feb 8, 2012 at 3:44 AM, Joan Croft <[email protected]> wrote: > ** > > > 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 <[email protected]> **** > > *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>**** > > **** > > ** ** > > **** > > >
