Your dog doesn't need a girlfriend......
A lot of dogs hump - some certainly more than others.
Even female dogs hump sometimes. And - I agree that it is not particularly pleasant to have it going on in your front room...with children, company, etc.
My little Yorkie hasn't ever been much of a humper, but he has done it occasionally. I took a stuffed toy animal away from him because it was what he seemed to want to hump the most. When he was real little, he often tried to hump my other dog's leg.
I just did what I do with other unwanted behavior. I'd get up and go get him and tell him "NO NO NO," and get him interested in something else. I stopped this behavior everytime I saw him doing it.
He's still not neutered (11 months old) -- but rarely humps anything anymore.
I think a lot of this problem has to do with your dog's individual personality. I know that my male Yorkie is the most laid back, submissive, little guy in the world. He just isn't much of a humper. I would suspect that a more outgoing, dominant-type personality - would exhibit this behavior much more.
Get your pup neutered..... even though it doesn't alway stop humping - it usually lessens it.
Good luck! Carol Jean |