Humping at 11 weeks!!! Today I washed all of Reesie's bedding and so I had given him just a towel to put down in his crate while the rest of his stuff was drying. He was not crazy about just a towel. Well, tonight I got his little bed out of the dryer and put in on the floor next to his crate while I was getting ready to put it in. He was so excited to see it. He was hopping and chewing it all over, and then all of the sudden he started humping it!! I was so shocked! He is only 11 weeks! Is this normal??:eek: |
Yes it sure is, these young pups don't realize that this is naughty! Humping is a sign of dominance, and they are trying to be dominant with something, but hormones guide this behavior. Lol, it cracked me up to see Joey do this and he had a favorite red teddy bear, called "Big Red" that he just loved. Joey was neutered around 7 months of age, and about 1 month after that the humping stopped. Some breeders say that their unneutered dogs do it too much and they take away the affectionate object. Most dogs stop this behavior once neutered. |
So I should just ignore it for now? |
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I would probably ignore it, unless it becomes regular behavior! |
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The earliest I've ever seen this happen was a little male I bred in a litter. They were a little over 3 weeks old and I was cleaning out their crate and he was trying to hump his much larger brother!!!! I couldnt believe it, still find it hard years later. He grew up to be an amazing character, tried showing him but didnt get anywhere as he wasn't docked. Although I over heard the judge at his first show call him precoutious, he stood on his box, fixed his eyes on the judge and practically dared her to egnore him. I reconed if he'd been able too he'd have gone around the ring on his own. |
Izzy started humping her bed one night, and she was only 8 months! And Izzy's a girl!! Is that normal? She does it periodically... |
I think its more of a dominance thing in girls although one of mine used to do it out of frustration I think. Rosies been quite active recently but she's in season so I expected it. |
They say it's a dominance thing in boys or girls that's why you should never allow them to hump a human. It is regulated by the hormone, testosterone, and the adrenal gland makes testosterone in both males and females. The testicles make the bulk of testosterone in males. |
that is the earliest ive heard about that too! ignore it!!!!!! :p |
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OMG! Normal? My smallest little guy likes to hump certain toys and I thought, "You've got to be kidding me!" He is just now 11 weeks and has been doing this for a while. I took out the particular toys, but if it's normal-I'm putting them back in! He's quite a bit smaller than his brothers, so the dominance theory makes perfect sense!;) |
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