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10-04-2008, 02:43 PM | #1 |
Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Rhode Island, United States
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| Humping? Hey everyone! Thanks for the birthday wishes! I picked up Buddy at 11:30 today. The previous owner gave me a kennel (big), brush, clippers, leash and most importantly, BUDDY! As soon as we got into the car he adjusted well to me and my husband, and ever since it is like he never had another home. After picking him up we went to the vets. He got his rabie shot, the distemper (and everything that comes along with it) and a check-up and he is very healthy. He weighs 10 pounds. Is that big for a pure bread Yorkie? We went to Petsmart for food and Target for a gate, he was great! In is old home he was stuck in the kennel all day and night long. So I think he enjoys this. I have one question. Every since he has come home he has been humping blankets. I gave me a fleece blanket, that is his, and he his humping my husbands quilt. We sprayed the green apple stuff on my hubby's blanket and he is still humping away. He is NOT fixed. Is this the time of year that they hump, or will this go on forever? And should I stop it or let him do it? He is not doing it to anything else, but the blanket. Weird! Any advice would be great. Thanks! Keri P.S. I will post pics tomorrow. And I got such a cute, cute ID tag that is shaped like him! It is coming in a week. Thanks for all of your advice so far!
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10-04-2008, 02:47 PM | #2 |
♥Sapphire♥ Donating Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: PA, USA
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| Hi and congrats on your new yorkie! 10 pounds isn't big. Mine is around 12 pounds, and I know others on here weigh around there too. As for the humping, I'd get him fixed. That will probably fix the problem. If you don't plan on getting him fixed, it might just keep going forever. I don't have a male so I'm not 100% sure about this though.
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10-04-2008, 05:46 PM | #3 |
I ♥ Joey & Ralphie! Donating Member | I'm so glad Buddy found a good home, 7 pounds and under is standard, but many full blooded Yorkies weigh more than that. We have a club here at Yorkietalk called the Teapot Club, for those Yorkies who weigh more than 7 pounds, and it's one of the largest clubs! Bigger yorkies are better with children, and less likely to suffer from hypoglycemia. Here's the link if you're interested in joining the club. http://www.yorkietalk.com/forums/group.php?groupid=5 Since the testicles make the bulk of testosterone, neutering helps with humping, but the adrenal glands, in both males and females, also make testosterone, and this varies quite a bit among dogs, even some female dogs that have been spayed hump. As long as your dog isn't humping a person, or the behavior is excessive, I wouldn't worry about it. Joey did this as a puppy, but about one month, after being neutered, he stopped, I guess his adrenal glands don't make that much.
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10-04-2008, 05:51 PM | #4 |
Yorkie Talker Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: New York, New York
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| The humping is due to him not being fixed. A friend of mine has a male Maltese and her poor son woke up to the dog humping his leg, he was mortified. She took him to the vet and he said it was due to not being fixed. So I think once he gets fixed that problem should go away. |
10-04-2008, 05:54 PM | #5 |
Yorkie Yakker Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Kansas City
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| I think dogs sometimes do this due to stress. I know my old Yorkie used to do it everytime he came home from being groomed or boarded. I would give it a few days and see if he settles down. You might shake a soda can full of rocks when he does it and tell him to stop. Or give him a chew toy or something else to distract him. |
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