do hormones disapear after neutering.
 

When a dog is neutered...i always though all of the hormones were taken out...however...I know many body functions require hormones and I had one vet say (about a neutered dog who kept humping) that some dogs have more testosterone then others. So my question is...is it that all testosterone disapears or only part of the hormones disapear and make it less likely for them to do those undesirable behaviors?
suzie

Neutering doesn't necessarily stop the humping. I was told that if you do it early enough and essentially the pubescent behaviour doesn't set in then you have a good chance of it not happening. But humping is also a dominance declaration...there are females that hump as well. So to stop the humping definitely tell him no when you catch him. From what I have read and heard from the vet he also told me that their hormonal level doesn't lessen right away and it might take a month or two after the neutering.

Hope that helps.

My dog is not Neutered and when I catch him humping his bed I tell him to stop and he will look at me ...give one more hump and then be on his way.

My little man was neutered at 6 months old. He 10 months old know and I still catch him humping is stuffed bear or blanket on occassion. The vet said that is normal behavior and there is not to worry about. When I catch Rocky humping I tell him "NO, that not nice" and he stops.

It is the funniest thing to catch them because lex will be mid stride and give me this look like "what..what did I do wrong"...lol.

When a dog is neutered, its testicles are removed. Testicles produce the hormone testosterone. After a dog is neutered, it takes 30 days for the testosterone to cycle out of their system. However, not ALL hormones are removed because hormones are produced in other parts of the body other than in the testicles, i.e. the pituitary gland.

other glands produce testosterone too. females have testosterone also.

and SOMETIMES humping can be a sign of a urinary tract infection or cysts or some other problem.

This theory makes sense to me.

My little (still-not-neutered) 10-month-old male is not a humper (very rarely) and never has been. But - he is very passive and submissive. He loves other people and dogs, but always runs up to them and immediately rolls over on his back - with his tail wagging away as fast as it can go.

Perhaps those of you who have more "dominant" (by nature) little dogs are exeriencing more humping than I have.

Perhaps these "more dominant" little males do have more testosterone than my submissive little guy has. Remember - it's the alpha males that do most of the breeding...and no doubt, they do have more testosterone than the more submissive males in the pack.

The only advice I can give you people with humpers is:

1) Get them neutered.
2) Remove objects and toys that they hump.
3) Stop them from humping everytime you catch them doing it.

I can't think of anything else to do.

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And "yes" it is true that all humping (male and female) is not sexual. Often, it is just establishing dominance and sometimes it's only playful active behavior.
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Good luck -- Carol Jean

makes me feel better knowing
 

I'm glad to hear that not all the hormones go away because it doesn't sound healthy to me to have all your hormones taken out when they do other things for body functions. I had to neuter my dog. couldn't keep him natural...and am glad to hear the health positive things of neutering.
suz

My Jake is a Humper!
 

Jake, 7 months old, starting humping things very early...mainly stuffed animals. I had him neutered this past Tuesday and he was right back to humping "Humper" (his stuffed dog) on Wednesday morning. I'm sure it will take a while or he may never quit.

Kerri --- Sorry, but you need to take the toys (stuffed animals, etc.) that your dog humps - away from him. You'd be surprised how much this helps.

Carol Jean