The Joys of having a Male pup

[Mike_and_Me]

So I'm in need of a psychological support guys

Last night my furbaby humped his blanket and when I said no and went to take it away he had a full on and I mean FULL ON erection. Nevermind I'm a first time dog owner, the thing was HUGE in proportion to his body. He laid down next to me, napped for a minute or two, tbh he looked a bit confused. In less than 5 minutes it went back.

Last week vet told us his testicles are not even descending yet!

I'm not ignorant and understand that he is a live creature and a male and this is normal etc I just didn't expect it to be so early (he's 15 weeks old). I hope its only happening due to lack of new exercises and experiences and as we are OK'ed to go out for walks in a few days it will not happen again.

BF was opposed to neutering him (men take it almost personally I swear ) but at our last vet appt she also recommended to neuter him if we don't want puppies and said we can do it somewhere between 6 and 12 months old. He is now well over 4 lbs - whats your experience? When is a good time for the procedure? Don't want to hurt the puppy but I'm afraid what this humpy-dumpy will be capable of if this is happening so early.

[matese]

I have always had female dogs, Cody is a rescue, a surrender, he was 2.5 yo when we hooked up. I have all his medical records, he was neutered when he was a year old.
If your pups testicles haven't descended yet I assume you'll have to wait until they do. I believe a male can still be neutered but it will become a surgery procedure instead of just a neuter procedure. From what I have read testicles have usually dropped by 5 months old so you have time yet.

The sooner you get him neutered the better. If he is humping, hiking his leg to pee, the longer you wait the more this becomes a habit reason why getting him neutered as soon as it is medically safe is best.
I believe my kid was neutered at a year old was due to finical issues as that was the reason he was surrendered.
Please tell your BF neutering is done to prevent testicular cancer, it also helps in indoor marking and leg hiking, most dogs will squat when the pee if neutered at an early age.
My boy squats when he pees, sooooo cute lol and has never hiked his leg to mark in the house.
If he was humping it was more likely due to him being excited over something, maybe a toy, if it was, remove the item that excited him.

[Mike_and_Me]

Thank you so much for taking your time with such a detailed answer! I have also read a lot about the health benefits of neutering so it's not even a question. Just want to know when is best to do it. A few days ago I saw Mike already trying to lift his leg a little just for like a nano-second before the usual squating)) so nature does really takes it's course...

[Lovetodream88]

Female dogs hump too. It’s not necessarily a sexual thing but a dominance thing. The problem with humping toys and blankets is it can dry out the Penis and make it get stuck which then for most people means a trip to the vet ASAP or Vaseline. The red thing is actually his penis and what you normally see is just the penis covering. I would neuter at 5 or 6 months old if you wait to long he will start to mark. Just make sure you get pre surgery blood work. More then likely his testicles will not drop they still could but it’s doubtful.

[Jkpal]

Since you're not going to use him for breeding, neuter your boy right away. A veterinarian once told me it's more unnatural for a healthy, intact dog not to breed, than to have him/her neutered/spayed.

[FreyasDaddy]

Originally Posted by Lovetodream88

Female dogs hump too. It’s not necessarily a sexual thing but a dominance thing. The problem with humping toys and blankets is it can dry out the Penis and make it get stuck which then for most people means a trip to the vet ASAP or Vaseline. The red thing is actually his penis and what you normally see is just the penis covering. I would neuter at 5 or 6 months old if you wait to long he will start to mark. Just make sure you get pre surgery blood work. More then likely his testicles will not drop they still could but it’s doubtful.

I don't know if this is what Freya's doing, but she balls her blanky up, but it doesn't look like she actually humps it. Lol. Of course, she's just past 10 months. But I've seen the humping, and it almost seems like that's what she's trying to do. Dunno. Lol.

[FreyasDaddy]

Originally Posted by Mike_and_Me

So I'm in need of a psychological support guys

Last night my furbaby humped his blanket and when I said no and went to take it away he had a full on and I mean FULL ON erection. Nevermind I'm a first time dog owner, the thing was HUGE in proportion to his body. He laid down next to me, napped for a minute or two, tbh he looked a bit confused. In less than 5 minutes it went back.

Last week vet told us his testicles are not even descending yet!

I'm not ignorant and understand that he is a live creature and a male and this is normal etc I just didn't expect it to be so early (he's 15 weeks old). I hope its only happening due to lack of new exercises and experiences and as we are OK'ed to go out for walks in a few days it will not happen again.

BF was opposed to neutering him (men take it almost personally I swear ) but at our last vet appt she also recommended to neuter him if we don't want puppies and said we can do it somewhere between 6 and 12 months old. He is now well over 4 lbs - whats your experience? When is a good time for the procedure? Don't want to hurt the puppy but I'm afraid what this humpy-dumpy will be capable of if this is happening so early.

Now now now, don't make it a boy vs girl thing lol. I like to think, although I have a female, that I can look past any ego I might have.

I opted for a female because I didn't want to deal with marking etc. And now that I read this I'm doubly glad lol.

[matese]

Out of all the females I have had only one yorkie was a humper lol.

The only time Cody ever humped anything was a big teddy bear that Santa gave him 2 years ago. When he got it Christmas day he grabbed it and proceeded to kill it, it landed between his legs and the humping started, in a harsh tone I told him no humping, and took the bear away. A few days later I took it out, sat it on the floor, Cody walked past it, gave it a dirty look but kept away from it, it got him in trouble, I never have to speak to him in a harsh tone, every so often he'll grab it and fling it around, if he ends up straddling it he'll leap off it, give it a dirty look and won't go near it again lol.

[Lovetodream88]

Originally Posted by FreyasDaddy

Now now now, don't make it a boy vs girl thing lol. I like to think, although I have a female, that I can look past any ego I might have.

I opted for a female because I didn't want to deal with marking etc. And now that I read this I'm doubly glad lol.

Girls can mark to. My Both of my girls have done it a few times but not in the house.

[Lovetodream88]

Originally Posted by Jkpal

Since you're not going to use him for breeding, neuter your boy right away. A veterinarian once told me it's more unnatural for a healthy, intact dog not to breed, than to have him/her neutered/spayed.

You don’t want to neuter to early though.

[Mike_and_Me]

Originally Posted by matese

Out of all the females I have had only one yorkie was a humper lol.

The only time Cody ever humped anything was a big teddy bear that Santa gave him 2 years ago. When he got it Christmas day he grabbed it and proceeded to kill it, it landed between his legs and the humping started, in a harsh tone I told him no humping, and took the bear away. A few days later I took it out, sat it on the floor, Cody walked past it, gave it a dirty look but kept away from it, it got him in trouble, I never have to speak to him in a harsh tone, every so often he'll grab it and fling it around, if he ends up straddling it he'll leap off it, give it a dirty look and won't go near it again lol.

A dirty look it's good when it starts and ends this way.

[Mike_and_Me]

Originally Posted by FreyasDaddy

I opted for a female because I didn't want to deal with marking etc. And now that I read this I'm doubly glad lol.

Originally Posted by Lovetodream88

Girls can mark to. My Both of my girls have done it a few times but not in the house.

I actually wanted a boy I knew that some behaviours might be fixed with neutering as well as some girls also hump and mark and also can be aggressive and want to run away when outside. So I don't think one is really better than the other))) I guess my main concern is that I wasn't ready for his privates to come out so early, and I thought we will wait for neutering until month 8-10 so we can fix any teeth that might not come out naturally at the same time..

[matese]

Originally Posted by Mike_and_Me

I actually wanted a boy I knew that some behaviours might be fixed with neutering as well as some girls also hump and mark and also can be aggressive and want to run away when outside. So I don't think one is really better than the other))) I guess my main concern is that I wasn't ready for his privates to come out so early, and I thought we will wait for neutering until month 8-10 so we can fix any teeth that might not come out naturally at the same time..

And that is what you should do, neuter and remove any baby teeth at the same time. You also have to wait for his testicles to drop. A male's penis can come out of the Sheath even after neutering, and humping can also continue. If lil Mike starts humping just remove what it is and give him a toy he can bite on, at 15 weeks old he is to young to be neutered.

[Lovetodream88]

Originally Posted by Mike_and_Me

I actually wanted a boy I knew that some behaviours might be fixed with neutering as well as some girls also hump and mark and also can be aggressive and want to run away when outside. So I don't think one is really better than the other))) I guess my main concern is that I wasn't ready for his privates to come out so early, and I thought we will wait for neutering until month 8-10 so we can fix any teeth that might not come out naturally at the same time..

All dogs can run away outside and be aggressive it’s not just one sex or the other. I waited until 8 months with my youngest and it was a HUGE mistake because he started marking and it was to late I had to train him not to do it in the house. All baby teeth should be out that are going to come out by 6 months and the vet knows which teeth are baby teeth and can pull them no matter when the neuter. My oldest male was neutered at 6 months and no marking.

[Lovetodream88]

Originally Posted by matese

And that is what you should do, neuter and remove any baby teeth at the same time. You also have to wait for his testicles to drop. A male's penis can come out of the Sheath even after neutering, and humping can also continue. If lil Mike starts humping just remove what it is and give him a toy he can bite on, at 15 weeks old he is to young to be neutered.

It’s very unlikely at this point that they will drop so waiting until they drop probably isn’t an option. Depending on the size of the dog smaller is harder but most vets can feel where the testicles are to cut and remove. I got to shadow for one of those.