He has not been neutered yet (but will be soon) I also have a 8 yr. old female golden retriever (who has been spade) This little guy will NOT leave the female alone! I'm so discouraged. They play well together. He'll even give her kisses on her face! But then he starts the humping and it goes on and on for hours. Do you think the neutering will help calm him down much? It's getting so bad that we won't be able to keep him if he keeps this up at this rate. I love the little guy, but I feel so bad for my golden. It's constant! I hope someone out there can give me some advice. Thanks!
2007-07-25 12:26:56 · 7 answers · asked by momof3pups 2 in Pets ➔ Dogs
Neutering *should* help. Is he a puppymill rescue? If he was from a puppymill, it's all he ever knew. Hopefully your goldie girl will tire of his shenanigans and put a stop to it. He will be a lot more respectful to the girls if one shows him his place. If she won't, look around your circle of friends to find a spayed female his size that has no social compunction against teaching the little horn-dog some manners.
2007-07-25 12:34:11 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
We had the same thing happen with our male poodle + female collie cross. Every now + then we would see some stuff on her head. he was 2 yrs old then + we had to have him neutered 2 yrs ago at age 12 yrs old + he still tries to hump the other dogs. Sometimes I think that the older the dog is, the more chance of this happening again. Once a dog is neutered, to another dog he smells like a female because his male glands are gone. There could very well be a chance of it happening still. Our male dog only does this once in awhile (maybe 3 - 4 times a yr) then nothing. Almost as if he is in heat lol
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Why would a neutered male hump a spayed female ?
according to the link below it says that they hump other dogs (regardless of sex) to show dominance. There's also a suggestion to using a spray container filled with water to spray him whenever he starts it. I think your dog is showing some dominance.
2007-07-25 12:39:19 · answer #2 · answered by toobingaddict 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have 2 mini dachshunds (boy and girl) and a larger lab mix dog (female); the neutering will reduce this significantly but it may also be a dominance issue. My male doxie would constantly be on both females humping away! After he gets neutered observe his behavior, if it doesn't improve your vet can give you meds to reduce his hormone levels even more. I hope this helps.
2007-07-25 12:31:26 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Neutering should help immensely. Unneutered dogs are raging with hormones and will hump anything with a leg!
Unless it is behavioral, the neutering will take care of it, but a problem that bad is rarely behavioral.
2007-07-25 12:30:00 · answer #4 · answered by Shanna 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Absolutely. It will calm him down immensely. You definitely want to get rid of that humping behavior.
2007-07-25 12:35:22 · answer #5 · answered by SusieDarling 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes it will help clam him down
2007-07-25 12:35:03 · answer #6 · answered by shannonl 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It will help, of course.
2007-07-25 12:29:50 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋