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Mike_and_Me 10-18-2018 11:38 PM
The Joys of having a Male pup
 
So I'm in need of a psychological support guys :eek:

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! :idontknow

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 :rolleyes:) 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 10-19-2018 06:12 AM
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 10-19-2018 07:39 AM
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 10-19-2018 08:22 AM
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 10-19-2018 11:33 AM
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 10-19-2018 01:06 PM
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Originally Posted by Lovetodream88 (Post 4775467)
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 10-19-2018 01:08 PM
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Originally Posted by Mike_and_Me (Post 4775449)
So I'm in need of a psychological support guys :eek:

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! :idontknow

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 :rolleyes:) 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 10-19-2018 01:28 PM
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 10-19-2018 01:29 PM
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Originally Posted by FreyasDaddy (Post 4775504)
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 10-19-2018 01:30 PM
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Originally Posted by Jkpal (Post 4775485)
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 10-19-2018 10:26 PM
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Originally Posted by matese (Post 4775507)
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 :D:D:D it's good when it starts and ends this way.

Mike_and_Me 10-19-2018 10:34 PM
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Originally Posted by FreyasDaddy (Post 4775504)
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.
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Originally Posted by Lovetodream88 (Post 4775508)
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 10-20-2018 02:10 AM
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Originally Posted by Mike_and_Me (Post 4775538)
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 10-20-2018 07:14 AM
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Originally Posted by Mike_and_Me (Post 4775538)
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 10-20-2018 07:17 AM
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Originally Posted by matese (Post 4775550)
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.

Bonbons Jean 10-20-2018 09:45 AM
My little guy started with aggressive behavior towards his big brother. Granted, Arthur was about 60 pounds and Bon Bon was four pounds, but it was still something I did not want. Bon Bon was neutered at 6 months. No more aggressive behavior! He had an un-descended testicle at 8 weeks and at 12 weeks, but by 16 weeks, it dropped. At 24 weeks, snip!

Perfume_Gal 10-20-2018 11:02 PM
This is the reason why i got a female pup hehe =]

Mike_and_Me 10-21-2018 11:34 AM
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Originally Posted by Lovetodream88 (Post 4775596)
It’s very unlikely at this point that they will drop so waiting until they drop probably isn’t an option.
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Originally Posted by Lovetodream88 (Post 4775595)
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.
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Originally Posted by matese (Post 4775550)
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.
Thank you all so much for the input. I guess for now I will not plan anything in advance, we'll wait until month 6 and then we'll see when to neuter+pull teeth out. Is there any chance all baby teeth will fall out on their own?

Mike_and_Me 10-21-2018 11:35 AM
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Originally Posted by Bonbons Jean (Post 4775606)
My little guy started with aggressive behavior towards his big brother. Granted, Arthur was about 60 pounds and Bon Bon was four pounds, but it was still something I did not want. Bon Bon was neutered at 6 months. No more aggressive behavior! He had an un-descended testicle at 8 weeks and at 12 weeks, but by 16 weeks, it dropped. At 24 weeks, snip!
When did this behaviour start approx.? I want to know what to watch out for just in case.

Lovetodream88 10-21-2018 12:47 PM
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Originally Posted by Mike_and_Me (Post 4775718)
Thank you all so much for the input. I guess for now I will not plan anything in advance, we'll wait until month 6 and then we'll see when to neuter+pull teeth out. Is there any chance all baby teeth will fall out on their own?
There is definitely a chance most will fall out but it is normal with yorkies to have some pulled during the neuter. All four of mine had to have teeth pulled when they got fixed.

mrssabes 10-22-2018 05:02 AM
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Originally Posted by Mike_and_Me (Post 4775449)
...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? ....
We waited until Fabian was nine months old because he was, at that time, very small for his size and I was worried about the anesthesia. We also took into consideration lifestyle: there's no doggy day care and the groomer has a special partition for "intact" dogs.

He's really not much of a humper... except he very occasionally tries to hump my arm when he's mad that I promptly take away toys that he's pulling the stuffing out of or Kong tennis balls that he's skinned. We found that the stern "no" from me just rewards him with attention, so my husband immediately takes him out of the room and diverts him with another activity until he calms down. We try not to use his pen as a "time out" place, because we don't want him to associate it with being "punished".

Bonbons Jean 10-23-2018 01:45 PM
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Originally Posted by Mike_and_Me (Post 4775719)
When did this behaviour start approx.? I want to know what to watch out for just in case.
About three weeks before he had surgery. He was more snarly with his 'brother' and was much more aggressive guarding toys. He doesn't guard toys any more, and his snarly aggressive fits are shorter and now happen with cause. His big brother is a bit of a klutz, and will jump and hop when playing. Bon Bon is much quicker than his brother and is able to duck, but when he's had enough, he will get his big bro to back off, lie down, and play more fairly. It's amazing to watch. The little guy rules the roost.

Mike_and_Me 10-24-2018 08:44 AM
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Originally Posted by Bonbons Jean (Post 4775926)
About three weeks before he had surgery. He was more snarly with his 'brother' and was much more aggressive guarding toys. He doesn't guard toys any more, and his snarly aggressive fits are shorter and now happen with cause. His big brother is a bit of a klutz, and will jump and hop when playing. Bon Bon is much quicker than his brother and is able to duck, but when he's had enough, he will get his big bro to back off, lie down, and play more fairly. It's amazing to watch. The little guy rules the roost.
The little ones have such character heh Btw our "little one" will be 4 months next week and he is already almost 5 lbs :D but it makes me happy as I wanted a bigger yorkie.

Mike_and_Me 10-24-2018 08:49 AM
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Originally Posted by mrssabes (Post 4775759)
We found that the stern "no" from me just rewards him with attention, so my husband immediately takes him out of the room and diverts him with another activity until he calms down. We try not to use his pen as a "time out" place, because we don't want him to associate it with being "punished".
Yeah we also don't use his playpen for punishment because at night we want him to sleep through the night and feel in a safe place. Also by the amount of "good boy" and "good puppy" I say in a day it's around 80% reward for good behaviour and 20% "leave it" :D:D:D so no punishment really. So far it's been working good. At least we totally managed the mouthing/biting and potty this way.

Bonbons Jean 10-24-2018 11:07 AM
Oh! Bon Bon also had to have a separate surgery to remove 6 baby teeth. I thought it would cost more than it did, but the holes were so tiny, he didn't need sutures. He had his chip done along with the neuter, as the needle for the chip is way too big for a little puppy to tolerate without anesthesia. His big brother handled the chip needle just fine, but he was somewhere around 40 pounds when we chipped him.

Why am I comparing Bon Bon and Arthur so often? They are only 10 days apart in age.

YorkieMomNYC 10-24-2018 08:32 PM
I have two males, one a Yorkie and one a Pom. 15 weeks doesn't seem that unusual for humping, as I had one humping at 10!

We had both of our dogs fixed, to decrease this desire, and to also avoid marking all over the house.

Cody (our Yorkie) would have to have been neutered regardless, as one of his testicles did not descend, and was in his abdomen. If left alone, it would have caused all types of health problems.

There is no easy answer, but I really do believe in spaying, and neutering, just for overall health.



Quote:
Originally Posted by Mike_and_Me (Post 4775449)
So I'm in need of a psychological support guys :eek:

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! :idontknow

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 :rolleyes:) 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.


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