Female Humper??
 

I have two female yorkies, one 8 mos. old, the other 4 mos. old. The older dog has started to hump the smaller dog, quite frequently. Is this a normal behavior for female dogs, why is she doing it, what can I do to make it stop(besides having her fixed). Will she now begin to hump furniture or people? Any comments or suggestions would be greatlty appreciated.

Male and female dogs both hump - and spaying or neutering doesn't stop this behavior.

It is not a sexual activity, but rather an activity that often is done to establish dominance or rank - or even done as a playful or romping-type activity.

However - don't allow it. Unlike many people think - it's not cute. And, if tolerated, it can often extend to people's (or guest's) legs, etc. Plus, if you're visiting with your family or friends - this is hardly the thing you want going on in front of everyone.

Don't allow it. Stop your dog everytime you see it happening - firmly say "no" and distract your dog and find it something else to do. If there are certain toys that he likes to hump -- remove these from his life.

My little Yorkie decided that humping my Bichon's front leg was going to be one of his favorite pasttimes (even when the Bichon was lying down). First, it wasn't cute - and second, it was just another thing that he did that drove my Bichon crazy. My Bichon didn't like it at all. More often than not, he was just lying on a chair trying to rest.

Now that I'm thinking about this, I realize that my little Yorkie hasn't done it for a long time - not for weeks.... But, when he was doing it - I quickly stopped it.

Good luck!

Carol Jean

Usually it is a sign of dominance, that is probably what she is doing,, showing the other who is boss... :rolleyes:
Imagine if humans did that. :eek:

Actually - I think some people do do that!!!!!!

Carol Jean

One of my girls does that when she is coming into heat. Once she's out of heat she stops.

Dont worry you aren't alone....our Magic humps her sister all the time!! We have gotten her to stop before, with lots of work on her dominance issues, but have been so busy lately that it has gotten out of control again!! If you really work on it, you can make it stop....

Thank you for the advice. I'm going to stay on "top" of it!!