We have a year old Yorkshire Terrier and lately he has been doing what all male dogs do. He likes to hump on everything. It is hard to explain to my little girl exactly what he is doing, because I am not ready to have a 1000 questions about it. I have just told her that he is rubbing his stomach on her or on whatever he is doing it on. Is there some way of breaking him of this? Would getting him fixed take care of this situation? I would appreciate any and all suggestions you may have.
2006-10-24 01:52:04 · 13 answers · asked by M.S. Mom 4 in Pets ➔ Dogs
I have Yorkies. Male dogs of any breed are prone to do this. My vet says it is their way of showing dominance and to let you know you are in his territory. (alot of people assume it is just horndogging) Big Misconception. You do NOT have to have him FIXED to stop this. It is natural and once he thinks you believe him, he will stop. Has he been in your home long?? My older dog does this to everyone or thing that comes into our house. We thought the same as you. I was worried but the vet assured me it wouldn't last long. He did it when I first got him also. I just told him "NO" in a harsh tone every time he did it and held his stare. Eventually all you have to do is just say "Riley, NO!" and he will stop. Good luck. I hope this helps some.
2006-10-24 01:58:35 · answer #1 · answered by Lori 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Get him neutered AT ONCE! Make an appointment with the vet today! If this becomes a habit, he might continue even after neutering, as a sign of dominance. But I suppose at 1 year old he'll stop it after being fixed. If you are worried about the surgery, I am telling you, he won't even know anything happened to him! It is so easy for males.
Letting him mate will only make things worse by the way! He will do it even more, knowing what it means and how good it feels!
2006-10-24 02:01:06 · answer #2 · answered by cpinatsi 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Dog humping is a dominance response when done to humans, not a reproductive response. The animal is trying to establish him ranking in the pack (the household). Yes, having a dog fixed does take away his 'desire' to be more dominant, but it is not the cure all. Female dogs also hump. Dogs have a natural pack mentality we cannot change, but we can make them understand their place in the pack, and that their place is not above the humans in the household. You and your daughter need to learn techniques the dog can understand that his behavior is unacceptable, and he will change. Check out Cesar Milan The Dog Whisperer for more help, this man speaks dog like nobody's business.
2006-10-24 03:06:10 · answer #3 · answered by btdt65 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's too late to stop the behavior, but getting him fixed now might curb the behavior somewhat. We had a shihtzu/rat terrier mix with the same problem. The only time he humps now is when he gets super excited from playing and it's usually only if he plays with another dog.
2006-10-24 02:09:32 · answer #4 · answered by Ali 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Getting him fixed would have taken care of this for sure. That is if you had him fixed before he developed the urge to hump. At this point, it may not be too late, but it may not cure it either. Talk to your vet, he/she will probablly recomend it still. There are a lot of benefits other than humping it helps with as well. Good luck... may be time to have "the talk" with your daughter.
2006-10-24 01:54:57 · answer #5 · answered by Craig B 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Get him neutered it is better for his health.
He will not get and enlarged prostate and he will not get testicular or prostate cancer if you have him neutered.
Then once that is done the next time he humps. Raise you voice and pull him off and tell him no. Make it clear to him that this type of behavior will not be tolerate by you for any reason.
It is a dominance thing. He si doing it to your child beacuse he is showing her that he is the top one in their relationship.
Stop it now. Make him stop. Each time you catch him at it pull him off and tell him no. He will get the idea that it will not be tolerated and the behavior will stop.
Small dogs are the worst about humping.
2006-10-24 03:19:55 · answer #6 · answered by tlctreecare 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Try to get somebody else to explain it the little girl, and when any further questions arise later, you can buy time saying that you will ask for that other person to come and explain or phone up etc... By then, the child may either forget the further questions, or will grow up to understand it better.
2006-10-24 02:04:07 · answer #7 · answered by LearningToLive 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
He really needs to be neutered. It will decrease the behavior tremendously and have health benefits for him....As far as your daughter, it might be time for you to explain nature....if not, you could explain that he is exhibiting dominance behaviors. You aren't really lying, because dogs actually do hump things to show dominance in addition to other obvious reasons.
2006-10-24 02:46:33 · answer #8 · answered by iloveeeyore 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You can get him fixed....or..have a spray bottle close by..and everytime he starts...spray him with it. If your panning on breeding him, you can't get him fixed of course...but if you arent going to breed. Then for his health and to stop this from happening, you should have him neutered. Our vet told us that every year that pases in a male dogs life that he isn't fixed, his chances of getting cancer increase greatly. Good Luck !!!
2006-10-24 02:01:30 · answer #9 · answered by lisa46151 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I would get him fixed before it becomes a habit for him then u will never get him to break it.
2006-10-24 01:54:40 · answer #10 · answered by Ms J 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋