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Okay so S'more will wrap her paws around your leg and start pumping  ~
She's only 3 1/2 months old~
Is it normal for a girl dog to do this ?
My kids said that they think it's her way of hugging them~ 
I don't know about this
Any advice/feed back is greatly appreciated!
Thanks
Holly |
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Holly, is she only humping the children? If so it could be a dominance issue with the kids. You should allow the children to give her the food and treats and put a leash on the dog and allow them to walk her around the backyard. This will help put the kids on a higher level in the pack then she is.
Good luck. |
Hi,
I agree that humping is a sign of dominance and not sexual in a majority of cases like some people think. She's too young for it to be viewed in terms of sexual maturity so I'm confident in quessing it is a dominance issue. It might be cute or regarded as funny now with a young pup, but I would ask your kids not to laugh and immediately make her sit. What's cute now won't be when she weighs aprox 100 pounds and she may intentionally knock down a small child.
At offleash parks owners are asked to immediately give the Off command if a dog starts humping. Some submissive dogs don't respond but if a dog takes issue with it - "Hey you're not the boss of me!" kinda thing it may be the anacedent to a fight between both dogs. Just something to be aware of and nip in the bud while S'more is still young.
Good luck and once S'more is made to stop and sit (may just take a few attempts - she'll eventually get it.) Getting up and walking away from her is another alternative too.
Marianne and the boys |
Sounds like S'more is just like Dutchess. Dutch did that with me and I would just push her off with my knee gently while saying off then looking away and that stopped her  not sure if the looking away did any good but that was part of my routine  |
thank you guys-
I would never have thought about this being a dominance thing-
With S'more growing like a weed, we need to work on this now because you are right- she's going to be too big to jump on the kids in another month- let alone when she's a year old.
I hate I ask stupid questions- The whole "dog" thing is so much different when your an adult vs having a pet as a kid.
It has made me thank my mother for all that she did to take care of all the pets we had growing up.
Holly |
An easy way to stop this behavior is to turn your back to her completely and ignore her until she settles down. Don't look at her or address her until she stops. If she knows the sit command have her sit before you turn back to her. It doesn't take long for them to learn not to jump up if you do this. They want your attention and they learn fast that jumping up doesn't work.
Good luck with your pup!
Alison |
I was about to ask a question about this as well. So Miley is now almost 11 months and just started to do this when ever I sit down on the floor to play. So I am guessing this is more a dominance issue as well. She only does when I sit on the floor and then she is over my back.
Any suggestions other than off which I was already doing. It just seems like she is challenging me more, which I guess is normal but still tricky to stay 1 step ahead of them.
Thanks
Becky & Miley Rose |
