smashtank Posted May 30, 2013 Share Posted May 30, 2013 Is this normal? Tank has this one particular toy (a little stuffed lion) and I just noticed him humping it! Tank is only 11 weeks this coming Sunday. It so far seems to be only his lion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bjelkier Posted May 30, 2013 Share Posted May 30, 2013 Yeah it's normal. Tyrion is a humper of certain toys. I don't mind them humping toys, as long as they don't try to hump people. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moosepup Posted May 30, 2013 Share Posted May 30, 2013 Yes, I tell Nacho he can dominate his toys as much as he likes but not my friends. :laugh: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kelpiecuddles Posted May 30, 2013 Share Posted May 30, 2013 (edited) It's normal and not a problem if it only extends to his toy but I stomped on the behaviour with my dogs pretty quickly, mainly because some of my husbands friends have a 'maturity problem' :laugh: Edited May 30, 2013 by kelpiecuddles Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Weasels Posted May 30, 2013 Share Posted May 30, 2013 Naaww how small is the toy Nacho humps?? :laugh: Interestingly, Chess used to hump her bed regularly when we lived in the suburbs but has only done it twice since we moved to acreage and she runs around 'helping' people all day. So pretty sure in that case it was just boredom/excess energy and we never worried about it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zug Zug Posted May 30, 2013 Share Posted May 30, 2013 Yeah my boy likes to hump his bed, but only when I pick it up to move it. Boy dogs are weird Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teekay Posted May 30, 2013 Share Posted May 30, 2013 My boy dog has never humped his toys or bedding. My old Labrador Bitch though, used to hump her bed all the time.I used to think it very strange and still don't really understand why the girls do it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smashtank Posted May 30, 2013 Author Share Posted May 30, 2013 Phew - glad its semi normal! Was worried I had another behaviour to stamp out Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Podengo Posted May 30, 2013 Share Posted May 30, 2013 Elsie went through a stage of humping one of her toys, and funnily enough her friend Hugo the Golden Retriever had humped the exact same type of toy as a puppy... So that toy is nicknamed "humpy"! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
minimax Posted May 30, 2013 Share Posted May 30, 2013 (edited) Phew - glad its semi normal! Was worried I had another behaviour to stamp out Some people choose to let their pups hump toys/objects, whereas some choose to train them out of it. It's personal choice. Personally I use anything like that as an opportunity for training, because by teaching a command to stop humping a toy means if they ever decide to move on to hump anything else you've already got a command to stop the behaviour and don't have to start training something when it's too late. However, I unfortunately chose "off" as my stop humping word, and my girl only humps her brother (and usually only his head) so whenever i say "Max, Off" and anyone hears it, the typical response it "it looks like she's already getting off!" So I suggest a different word :p Edited May 30, 2013 by minimax Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smashtank Posted May 30, 2013 Author Share Posted May 30, 2013 LOL! I'm desperately trying to get Tank to learn No and Stop. If only to stop him chewing! i got a bit pissed at him this morning - he kept biting my toes. Popped him in his pen for time out - not appreciated by him to say the least... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melina Bea Posted May 30, 2013 Share Posted May 30, 2013 Aaaaaah Smash, this place will never be boring as long as you keep telling us of Tank's antics :laugh: I'm also desperately trying to teach NO. Puppy school can't come soon enough :p Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YvonneM Posted May 30, 2013 Share Posted May 30, 2013 I've noticed Banjo has humped a couple of his toys - he seems to do it when he's really excited about playing .... so I am putting it down to that and as long as it doesn't become a real problem will probably let it go. Like Tank, he also loved biting my toes and feet - I crated him last night too, just to give my feet a rest!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shirra Posted May 30, 2013 Share Posted May 30, 2013 My girl has a large stuffed toy that she occasionally humps. I've never worried about it. She has never tried to hump another dog or a human. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steph M Posted May 31, 2013 Share Posted May 31, 2013 This is simultaneously cute, disturbing and a little hilarious. I can picture it in my head, oh good heavens. You've made my day! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steph M Posted May 31, 2013 Share Posted May 31, 2013 I'm guessing it's kinda like the puppy version of little kids (boys) showing off their new 'toy' at all the wrong times and constantly having their hands in their pants. Haha. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LisaCC Posted May 31, 2013 Share Posted May 31, 2013 (edited) My old boy liked to hump his blanket. He had a command to stop it, but we only used it when the timing was 'inappropriate', humping your blanket in front of Grandma is inappropriate lol. He also learnt he couldn't hump legs pretty quickly when that started. He ended up making his own routine for his 'private time', 11pm every night if he was outside in his kennel, you could just hear the kennel start moving around . Edited May 31, 2013 by LisaCC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smashtank Posted May 31, 2013 Author Share Posted May 31, 2013 At least he's a boy. I always feel slightly confused/disturbed when female dogs hump lol my dad's female jack Russell humps pillows......... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LisaCC Posted May 31, 2013 Share Posted May 31, 2013 At least he's a boy. I always feel slightly confused/disturbed when female dogs hump lol my dad's female jack Russell humps pillows......... Girls gotta have their fun somehow Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dame Aussie Posted May 31, 2013 Share Posted May 31, 2013 Totally normal. Our old Chi x had a turtle toy that he used to hump ALL THE TIME :laugh: My Aussie humps my Anatolian when they play too. They have never humped another dog or person so I don't worry about it, but if Tank starts doing it to people you may want to discourage it :laugh: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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