Humping!

**sarah** · 09-11-2008, 11:51 PM

When Milly was a pup she only humped when she got very excited..... usually one of her toys was the victim. She hasn't done it in a long time though!.

**imported_LuckyGirl** · 09-12-2008, 12:14 AM

I never had that problem with Happy or Lucky...

Sam keeps trying to mount Lucky's face though :surprise: I haven't a clue why he does it he's not 'aroused' and I would think if it's a dominance thing he'd be doing it to SU as well....SU is definately not high up in our little heiarchy..I have to call the dogs away from him, they won't listen to him at all especially Sam

I always hear "Brandie get Sam he's not listeninnnnnnngg" (emphasize the whine)

**kaytris** · 09-12-2008, 07:43 AM

Originally Posted by LuckyGirl

I never had that problem with Happy or Lucky...

Sam keeps trying to mount Lucky's face though :surprise: I haven't a clue why he does it he's not 'aroused' and I would think if it's a dominance thing he'd be doing it to SU as well....SU is definately not high up in our little heiarchy..I have to call the dogs away from him, they won't listen to him at all especially Sam

I always hear "Brandie get Sam he's not listeninnnnnnngg" (emphasize the whine)

likely play.

**Felix** · 09-22-2008, 02:55 PM

It is a common 'thing' for both .. Males and females: "Just do it!" (just like the Nike slogan

) .. And it just has everything to do with dominance, and nothing with a sexy thing

It is the same thing as people on the street tell you to F**K OFF :secret:

**Tannersmom** · 09-25-2008, 06:46 AM

Tanner, 11 weeks now, started kindergarten last night and did a fair amount of humping during free play. He also tries to do it to my youngest cat. She's a ragdoll and freezes completely and just screams. My instructor said to watch and see if she is somehow instigating this with him. I think he's just full of lab enthusiasm to play and just doesn't get it that cats don't play like that. I wonder if I have a little alpha male here though so far he's been pretty easy to train with humans. Otherwise he's a little sweetie. I was a little embarrassed at class, even though the instructor didn't say anything. I think they were observing them all during free play as it was the first night.

I'll see what happens next week and ask her if he does it again. Do they grow out of this?

Michelle

**luke from georgia** · 09-25-2008, 06:03 PM

my 3 year old female, taylor, humps luke nearly every day. it's her way of initiating play or just because she is in an extra good mood. luke doesn't seem to mind, especially since he answers back with a play bow. mostly we tell her to stop, because it's unsightly for the humans.

**Felix** · 10-05-2008, 01:46 AM

Originally Posted by Tannersmom

Tanner, 11 weeks now, started kindergarten last night and did a fair amount of humping during free play. He also tries to do it to my youngest cat. She's a ragdoll and freezes completely and just screams. My instructor said to watch and see if she is somehow instigating this with him. I think he's just full of lab enthusiasm to play and just doesn't get it that cats don't play like that. I wonder if I have a little alpha male here though so far he's been pretty easy to train with humans. Otherwise he's a little sweetie. I was a little embarrassed at class, even though the instructor didn't say anything. I think they were observing them all during free play as it was the first night.

I'll see what happens next week and ask her if he does it again. Do they grow out of this?

Michelle

Alpha dog's dont hump

And no, they dont grow out of this ... It is a thing such as if you say: "F**k Y**" against bad or other people, and it is also a bit of dominance behaviour. But you can teach him a stop word ...