is it okay to hump @ 2months?

**tds** · 09-21-2011, 12:11 PM

I mean, I got a whiner here who does all forms of whines and crys soft and loud to tell you he wants to humP!!!!!

i dont want a humper who humps all humans outside and inside

do i just give him a bigger toy? i tried giving him a pilow 2 times his size and he humped it to death!!!!! then he bit it and threw it around like a ragdoll

i've read some of the advice on the guide sticky but i didnt get through all of it and i didnt get anything when i used CTRL+F to search "hump" or "sex"

i just want to know how to treat him because i dont want to completely condone whats in his nature, but i really feel hes too early to be doggystyling my leg and my arms

**Spike's Mom** · 09-21-2011, 12:46 PM

At that age it's a dominance thing - Spike is almost 1 and he still doesn't have a clue. Ignore it and get yourself into the dominant position with him through training. He won't hump the pack leader. And if he's doing it to a pillow it's ok to have him stop. Maybe let him go a few seconds and then put an end to it so he sees that it's "your" pillow. Something as simple as taking the pillow gently from him and saying "all done" should work. If he's humping you a firm "no" and removal of your part should work

**Tanya** · 09-21-2011, 01:10 PM

At 8 weeks I doubt it is even dominance. It is most CERTAINLY NOT sexual. If you don't want him doing it redirect him to another activity. Or if you want him to do it to just one object, redirect him to that object. It's fine if he wants to hump his toys/blanket really, as long as he doesn't do it to humans (and with other dogs they will correct him)

**ScorpianAbarth** · 09-21-2011, 03:18 PM

Zack learned to hump about then too. It's no harm at all as long as he does it to toys, or whatever, as Tanya says. Just because he's humping a toy doesn't mean he'll do it to anything/anyone else. My boy started at 8 weeks and we've just bought bigger and bigger toys as he's grown and he's only ever humped the designated toy

**BigBrownDog** · 09-21-2011, 05:34 PM

Originally Posted by Tanya

At 8 weeks I doubt it is even dominance. It is most CERTAINLY NOT sexual. If you don't want him doing it redirect him to another activity. Or if you want him to do it to just one object, redirect him to that object. It's fine if he wants to hump his toys/blanket really, as long as he doesn't do it to humans (and with other dogs they will correct him)

Agree - not a problem I ever had with my dogs, but you should never tolerate a puppy/dog of any age humping you - stop that immediately. With a puppy, simple redirection is what you do. It's a little odd to me that your very, very young already neutered puppy is doing this.

**tds** · 09-23-2011, 01:51 AM

should i hump him back and show him whos boss? ^^ , im just kidding

it seems now the issue with Lion is , hes trying to communicate, but its a whine, bark, cry, whine routine for everything. its like he doesnt even know what he wants lol
im trying to learn him but its hard, it seems everyday hes trying to grow big enough to be the leader of the house

im scared hes too young to neutralize, or whatever it is called, the thing the mom does when she lies the dog on the side and holds until dog calms... if i even hold his neck and a paw gently he whimpers as if hes being hurt so bad
today he went and got 2 shots at the vet and cried less than he does when hes on my foot wanting to bite my face ;D!

**ScorpianAbarth** · 09-23-2011, 02:17 AM

it seems everyday hes trying to grow big enough to be the leader of the house

I guarantee that's not true

the thing the mom does when she lies the dog on the side and holds until dog calms... if i even hold his neck and a paw gently he whimpers as if hes being hurt so bad

No mother does that, but he also knows you are not his mother so doing that isn't going to help anything

**Tanya** · 09-23-2011, 07:03 AM

remember you have a BABY. A baby, like a human baby doesn't yet think like an adult, a PUPPY does not think like an adult dog.

what does "neutralize" mean? And no, I would be pinning a puppy on their side to calm them down, this will make most puppies MORE HYPER and is not a calming or soothing position (especially if they have a lot of energy when you do this).

He is NOT trying to be a leader at 8-9 weeks of age. he is just trying to get attention and - I bet it works! you have to ignore the whining and pawning completely. yes it sucks but ANY attention, good or bad, will encourage the behaviour (the only exemption is if you think he needs to pee, in which case you need to quickly take him out).
BUT as soon as he calms down, PRAISE PRAISE PRAISE. big time. always praise when he is being a good boy. ignore or redirect the bad behaviour, reward the the good behaviour. no hard corrections at that age.

and again, this is a BABY! keep repeating this, he is a baby, he is a baby, he is a baby.

**HersheyK's Dad** · 09-23-2011, 07:34 AM

Oh, me, oh, my! What should I do?

Hershey Kisses is a 4 year old FEMALE. She has one big pillow that she likes to hump. Knowing her full personality, I doubt that it has anything to do with dominance. As one of the women on this board posted some time ago, she probably does it because it feels good. But what would I know being a guy?

Personally, when a dog tries humping a human, I think it is just time to tell him no and put an end to it.

**Baloo317** · 09-23-2011, 08:17 AM

Bwahaha.... I think if you hump him back he would see that as a really fun game and you would start to feel weird about it rather quickly. At least, I would hope.

I agree with the others, look at it like any other behaviour without coloring it with the dominance brush. What do you do when he chews your shoes? Eats things he shouldn't? Starts poop-circling in the house? Stop him and re-direct I would hope, same goes for this.