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03-21-2013, 12:59 PM | #1 |
Yorkie Talker Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: utrecht, utrecht, nederlands
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| An odd obsession!! any suggestions? My 15 week old yorkie is obsessed with humping a teddy bear. I first noticed it when I brought him home at 9 weeks. Actually that was the first thing he did in our new home (hump the teddy bear). I would not get curious about this if he did not go all out on the poor bear. He humps the bear very very very vigorously not just play or moderate as i seen in other dogs. Even when i pull him of the poor bear he still goes on in mid air and afterwards for some. Is this kind of behavior normal? he has one particular victim that he visits yet most soft furry toys set him of. IS there something I should do or just et him go with the program? |
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03-21-2013, 01:03 PM | #2 |
YT 2000 Club Member | lol....I don't have any experience with this, but my niece has a male that does it to his hedgehog and only the hedgehog! I would say he is in love with the teddy bear!
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03-21-2013, 01:06 PM | #3 |
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| Oh dear ...that would be troublesome! And here I was planing to get him a future wife! |
03-21-2013, 01:11 PM | #4 |
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| LOL, my female Maltese has a purple bunny for the past 8 years (was actually my son's easter gift) Poor thing, my female yorkie pulled all the stuffing out of it and just its head is intact, but that doesn't stop my maltese
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03-21-2013, 01:12 PM | #5 |
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| Apparently small male dogs have a predilection for small stuffed animals |
03-21-2013, 02:36 PM | #6 |
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| Max did this with a little stuffed lamb toy. I put the toy away and no more humping.
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03-21-2013, 02:51 PM | #7 |
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03-21-2013, 03:25 PM | #8 |
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| I'd first get him checked to be sure he has no irritation or problems that are teaching him that this form of activity is scratching his genital area. It might feel good to do it if his penis or urethra is irritated or inflamed. Humping can become obsessive and annoying and - ouch - irritating to the penis and genital area of the humper. With a puppy, you just distract them each and every, each and every, each and every, each and every, each and every time he does it. Not one single time can you allow him to hump. You cannot let him get away with even once! Just take away the teddy for months, wash and put it away. Buy him some other, interactive toys and each and every single time he starts to do it just say "uh oh"(never yell or get mad - it will only excite him or scare him - won't teach), get up, direct him away from what he's humping and toss a ball around for him, give him a toy to chew, play tugowar or rough-house with him a bit - anything to get him actively doing something else and getting his mind off the humping. You may worry he will hump to get the play session but don't worry about that - just keep teaching him that every time he tries, you will interfere with an "uh oh" and over time, he will begin to catch himself before you intercede. You should just get up and get him a treat if you see him pull off or stop a hump. Don't excite him by praising or saying anything - just drop a treat for stopping himself if you see it. Over time, he'll just stop doing it because he's been trained he can't ever keep it up and is always stopped. Puppies usually just stop at some point if they aren't allowed to develop a habit of doing it. If left to their own devices, some dogs will hump until they are exhausted, raw, try to hump every dog around and get in lots of trouble because of it, sometimes. Some people will kick at a humper. Humping is annoying to people, can become very unpleasant/oppressive to other dogs he might be around in his life, can cause them to attack him to avoid it and the act is best left to association with breeding. A lot of puppies hump out of boredom, so be sure that his life is full of obedience training, frequent walks, activities of all kinds, and interactive and chew toys that he can keep busy working on. Add in some cuddle sessions and it should keep his mind and body busy doing other things and learning how to behave rather than obsessing over one activity.
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03-21-2013, 11:22 PM | #9 | |
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03-22-2013, 04:17 AM | #10 |
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| Huey has a special raccoon toy that he humps double time until he has to stop and catch his breath! He doesnt do this to any other toy, and even when I throw away the raccoon and replace it, he acts like nothing has changed and goes at it with the replacement. Right now his "raccoon" is an elephant, and in the past it has been a cow a couple of times, but it is always the same squeeker mat toy, just with different heads. This has gone on for years and he was fixed at 6 mos old. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ei04...e_gdata_player He plays with other toys, but gets the raccoon out at least a few times a week...
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03-22-2013, 04:35 AM | #11 | |
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HAHAHAHAH! You made my day! Such a pretty boy you have there! They should meet (my Odin and Your lovely Huey) I think they would find some things in common! | |
03-22-2013, 04:41 AM | #12 |
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__________________ Huey's mom, Marilyn :When a day starts & ends with puppy kisses, I can handle anything that comes in between! |
03-23-2013, 10:13 AM | #13 | |
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Don't give up and just let him hump. Take away his plush at present. When he's air-humping, just divert and distract and one day, you will see breakthrough when he's old enough to really have a good pathway in his brain that successfully diverts the humping behavior. Plus, with all the obedience training, he will strive hard to want to please you and that, too, will help stop unwanted behaviors. But training obsessive acts from a driven dog takes a long, long time when they are old enough to actually learn and not forget frequently, as a puppy does. You two will get there if you are persistent, gentle and don't make a big deal out of diverting him into another activity. And when he's old enough, neutering will help further. Good luck with your little boy!
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