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Old 06-06-2006, 10:54 AM   #2
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Originally Posted by yorkieskater
When a dog is neutered...i always though all of the hormones were taken out...however...I know many body functions require hormones and I had one vet say (about a neutered dog who kept humping) that some dogs have more testosterone then others. So my question is...is it that all testosterone disapears or only part of the hormones disapear and make it less likely for them to do those undesirable behaviors?
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Neutering doesn't necessarily stop the humping. I was told that if you do it early enough and essentially the pubescent behaviour doesn't set in then you have a good chance of it not happening. But humping is also a dominance declaration...there are females that hump as well. So to stop the humping definitely tell him no when you catch him. From what I have read and heard from the vet he also told me that their hormonal level doesn't lessen right away and it might take a month or two after the neutering.

Hope that helps.

My dog is not Neutered and when I catch him humping his bed I tell him to stop and he will look at me ...give one more hump and then be on his way.
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