My Nacho used to hump his stuffed weiner dog all the time until I got him fixed. Now he just stands outside and moves the motion..lol..Nacho also will pee where Dixie (my neighbors dog)pees. She is a female...Patricia
--- In [email protected], Joan Croft <joan_croft@...> wrote: > > I have seen Desi â" twice now â" walk over to where Dolly is peeing and he > lifts his leg and starts peeingâ¦but thankfully both times were perfect > timing because she got done and moved before he did that. > > He is always standing on his back legs and lunging at herâ¦I thought it was > just him wanting her to play â" but that behavior has been stopped by > telling him and I havenât seen it in a long while. > > > > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On > Behalf Of Peggy & The Girls > Sent: Wednesday, February 08, 2012 1:24 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [Chihuahuas] questionable behavior > > > > > > > I have to agree with you Pam, but I have also noticed there is usually a > subtle difference between mating and dominance in the body language between > two dogs when one is trying to claim dominance rather then actual mating. > One will confront the other by standing on his hind legs and then stand over > the side of the other dog first, and if the dog on bottom signals a > challenge, the dog standing on it's hind legs will try again from the rear. > Sometimes one dog will stand on all four and just lift up one leg over the > side back of another dog as a warning and then try to mount from the rear. It > happens very fast, especially if they are engaged in playing first. > > > > I do feel that when a dog engages it in this behavior with a toy, it is not > for dominance, but rather a feel good mating act. Dogs do not display > dominance over inanimate objects. They will display the prey drive when they > chase and tear up a toy, especially if it is a stuffed animal. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -------Original Message------- > > > > From: Pam Dean <mailto:muffinsbabies@...> > > Date: 2/8/2012 9:31:59 AM > > To: [email protected] > > Subject: Re: [Chihuahuas] questionable behavior > > > > 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 <joan_croft@...> > To: [email protected] > Sent: Wednesday, February 8, 2012 3:44 AM > Subject: RE: [Chihuahuas] questionable behavior > > > > > > Well, the only time that male âdogsâ normally do this to female > âdogsâ is when the female is in heat and the male has not been neutered. > That is why when a dog is neutered that they donât 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 âbrideâ. 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 deedâ¦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 <abanks4132@...> > 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 <joan_croft@...> wrote: > > > > Desi was neutered before 4 months old. He does it sometimes and I have been > told that humping is not always sexual behavior â" 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 wonât always stop it. Heck probably 80% of the time it doesnât > > > > From: ann banks <mailto:abanks4132@...> > > 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 <edshell3@...> 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> > ------------------------------------ Yahoo! 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