is my vet saying my dog may be gay?

Question

i phoned my vet about getting my dog spayed. i told her my dog had been mounting my fixed dog, who is also a female. she said that since she's been doing that, and she's not a male dog, it may be 'other things' driving her to do so. she said since she's not a male, and my other dog is fixed, reproduction wouldn't be the driving force behind her behavior. when i asked if she was trying to show dominance, she was hesitant to say yes. my other dog is complicit during these encounters, and shows no agression during them. i don't have a problem w/it if she is, as me and my wife are both lesbians. i would just like some answers.

Answer 1

If you catch your dogs in a 69, then I would be concerned.

Answer 2

Gay is a human thing not a dog thing. They just do not have thay mental capacity for it.
What you are seeing is dominance for one and the other thing the unspayed female is most likely reaching sexual maturity and having sexual urges and since there is only one other dog in the house it gets her attention. She could be trying to hump on you. Which would show that she thought of you as below her in the pack order of the house.
Be lgad it is just the other dog and that you are not having dog fights.
Get her spayed it should curb this behavior.

Answer 3

We have 2 female beagles, both spay, and they're favorite past time is humping each other. Though mostly it's the smaller, dominate one humping the larger one.
It mostly happens while they're playing and one is enforcing her dominance over the other.
Plus it's a way for them to masturbate. Believe it or not, they still get "the urge" and without a male around to antagonize, they take it out on each other.
It's funny to see the little one humping the big ones chest while she's rolled over on her back... until there's company, then it's rather embarrassing.
I've never heard of a "gay" dog, though.

Answer 4

If your vet is suggesting your female dog is gay, you need to find another vet.

Dogs, both male AND female will do the humping thing to show dominance. It is a way to determine the pecking order -- who is the Alpha Dog and who is the follower.

It certainly doesn't mean your dog is gay!

Answer 5

As far as mounting (aka humping) is concerned with neutered or spayed dogs, observations have shown that those (mostly males but sometimes females) who are aroused or excited often times exhibit mounting behavior. This is referred to as a social overture during play. It is believed to have nothing to do with dominance or with one animal trying to convey something to another. Latest research has shown mounting to be a normal canine response that occurs commonly when dogs, especially adolescents, experience emotional states of arousal.
When mounting is occurring, if you are concerned that one dog is getting annoyed and can not defend themselves or get away from the humper, step between them and separate them with your body. This is only if the dog has not been taught skills with distractions, and is not responding to your cues. If the humping dog can not calm down on their own and is bothering other dogs, crate them or pull them aside and wait until their arousal level lowers. If the "humper" is not particularly bothering the other dogs - let 'em go for it. Look at it as mother nature's way of giving them an opportunity to practice for sex.

There is evidence that some female dogs exhibit "male" characteristics, such as marking and mounting, which is believed to be associated with higher levels of testosterone.

Researchers are tossing the whole dominance theory and rank reduction stuff to the wind. The most recent thought is that humping is simply a social behavior/motor pattern that dogs have. All it means is that the dog is excited or in an aroused state (they are hyper). Females do it too. Dogs do not understand rank because they do not relate to the experiences of others. They are self aware but not other aware. They can not understand "you lose, I win." All they relate to is the present (this feels good) and the past (this was reinforcing and felt good before).

Dogs live in the present, but bring their past experiences along with them to determine how they will respond to present circumstances and situations. What they cannot perceive is the future or how to control or influence the future.

Another dog's play style may be too rough for your dog and could end up getting one of them in trouble. A dog's play style cannot be changed. If you are concerned with another dog’s play behavior, you will have to manage your dog and only allow them to play with dogs that have mutual play behavior. You are taking a chance every time you let your dog play with an unfamiliar dog because that unfamiliar dog may misinterpret your dog's behavior as threats rather than as play.

THERE IS NO SUCH THING AS A GAY DOG...........

Answer 6

Normally this behavior is a dominence thing and you should worry about it. I have 4 dogs all fixed 1 female 3 males. 1 male likes to hump all the toys and one likes to hump on his mother (the female) and the other just like to hump whatever he feels male or female. As long as the one being humped isn't upset leave them be. I am a dog groomer and I also have a client an elderly lady and her poodle and when I am finished grooming the poodle and return her to her mother she humps her mothers leg. It just something dogs do

Answer 7

She is doing this because of dominance. You might see 2 females acting like they are putting their head on top of the neck behind the head of the other female. This is dominance with the dogs.

Answer 8

some people basically should not be allowed to possess a working laptop or pc, no longer to show a canines. P.S. canines won't be able to wink, once you began in with the entire lamp placed up and letter field, I knew you have been kidding. it is bodily impossible for a canines to hump a letter field, besides canines hump for dominance whilst they hump different adult males it is not sexual and that they under no circumstances hump inanimate gadgets like lamp posts and backyard Knomes. Get him fastened and you will no longer could concern approximately him fancying you.

Answer 9

She's doing it to show she's the dominant female in the house. If your other dog is submissive, you don't need to step in. I hope you're still getting her spayed though, much less chance of her getting cancer if you do.

Answer 10

It's just the driving force of nature. Sometimes things make little sense, but nature works in mysterious and wonderful ways ! Good Luck ! :)