She is very healthy and extremely energetic.
2007-01-04 14:31:31 · 11 answers · asked by bethybug 5 in Pets ➔ Dogs
It can be both a dominance behavior and can also be caused by excess amounts of energy. My pup humped everything that moved (was neutered) and I did lots of research on the topic. The most common theory is the dominance of one dog to another, but can also be caused by lots of energy and no outlet. After time, this can become a habit, so it's best to discourage. I've found that making my dog do something good (like sit, or lay down), then rewarding THAT behavior with praise and treats tends to take his mind off the humping for the moment. Lots of exercise helps the most - we've found that if he doesn't get his exercise for several days, the humping begins in earnest. Two words: doggy day care. Worth every penny. We take our pup there 2 times per week and he gets some exercise there, and on walks with us.
2007-01-04 14:45:53 · answer #1 · answered by nuttymcnutters 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I own a dog day care and see hundreds of dogs a week. Humping is just humping. Occasionally it is about dominance, but not as often as people think.
Sometimes it is just about having lots of energy and nowhere to put it. Humping is instinctual behavior and whether or not a dog's hormones are messed with by spaying and neutering, the instinct to hump still exists.
I see dogs all day long, one dog humps another, then they switch and both are perfectly happy. My Golden Retriever girl would hump my Akita mix only when we were all getting ready to go out the door. The excitement was the thing there, as my Golden Girl was not likely to try to physically dominate the Akita mix.
2007-01-04 15:08:05 · answer #2 · answered by renodogmom 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
She's just trying to become the dominant dog of the pack. No, it's not sexual behavior. Obviously it can't be as she's spayed. It's just that animals of many different breeds use humping behavior as a meanst to assert dominance. The dog that does the humping most is top dog, the one who gets humped the most is on the bottom of the totem pole.
She needs to learn that the top dog in her pack is you. Once she gets that figured out, then you have control over how she interacts with other pack members and friends (the other dogs) and can teach her not to hump the other dogs.
2007-01-04 14:44:28 · answer #3 · answered by shulasmith 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
She is showing her dominance over the other dogs. It has nothing to do with gender or being spayed or neutered.
2007-01-04 14:35:01 · answer #4 · answered by Bo 2 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Being spayed just means not being able to get pregnant. She still wants to get some! Just like having your tubes tied; doesn't mean you wouldn't still want to have sex.
2007-01-04 14:39:40 · answer #5 · answered by ksmb2 1 · 0⤊ 2⤋
it's just dominance behavior. by mounting other dogs she is telling them that she is the dominant one. there is nothing sexual about it (i have heard so many people accuse their dogs of being "gay"), just natural doggie behavior.
2007-01-04 14:34:26 · answer #6 · answered by sgdrkfae 2 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Your dog is trying to become the Alpha dog... It has nothing to do with sex... its dominance...
2007-01-04 14:34:29 · answer #7 · answered by akholler 3 · 2⤊ 1⤋
this is completely normal.......she is tryin to show that she is the dominant....better known as the alpha female....it's ok....
2007-01-04 15:15:30 · answer #8 · answered by shortytinindy 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
because she can. also she is free of your knowledge that limits you about nature .;she is having fun.
2007-01-04 14:57:36 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
She's gay. Not that there's anything wrong with that...
2007-01-04 14:40:52 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋