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Why do dogs hump?

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Barked: Thu Jan 17, '13 8:04pm PST


	Why do dogs hump?

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Jasper

High-flyin' Pup!

Barked: Fri Jan 18, '13 12:29am PST


	Depends on the dog and the situation. Jasper humps to entice other dogs to play with him. Somewhere along the line, he has learned that if he mounts another dog, they will eventually chase him away...so when he wants another dog to chase him he runs up to hump them. >.< Luckily for me, he has a pretty consistent "OFF" command, and usually redirects easily. Sadly, occasionally he gets fixated and we have to stop the play session and take him entirely away from the other dog.

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Farley

Farlekiin the- Dragonborn

Barked: Sat Jan 19, '13 12:23pm PST


	Farles is the same as Jasper. He seems to do it to initiate play.

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Opheila

It ain't over- till the fat- kitty sings

Barked: Sat Jan 19, '13 12:41pm PST


	We had a girl for awhile that tried to hump Sophie, seemed to be a dominance thing...our cat Sushi tried it with her too...repeatedly...so it does go across gender and species certainly. Sophie has never done it to anyone and heaven help the doggie that tries to do it to her...oddly enough, she was afraid when the cat tried it though...go figure