mycrazyhat2 Posted April 26, 2009 Share Posted April 26, 2009 Hi all, my 9 week old lab puppy has already started humping things, not too frequently maybe a couple of times a day and at the moment its been a flower pot and his blanket. I would have thought he'd be too young for this and he's not been around any other dogs that he's copied. Any advice on how to stop this behaviour? Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
persephone Posted April 26, 2009 Share Posted April 26, 2009 It is a perfectly normal part of puppy development , AFAIK. Pups do it amongst littermates...dogs and bitches alike Providing you don't provide him with any sort of vocal/physical reward ..don't even stand and watch!! ...it should just pass off into oblivion . Provide pup with some interactive toys- squeaky ones, kongs, balls to roll, etc... and BIG bones to chew...lots of short training moments Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christina Posted April 27, 2009 Share Posted April 27, 2009 All my puppies do this, especially to soft toys. Its a play thing. Ignore it. They just stop. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mycrazyhat2 Posted April 27, 2009 Author Share Posted April 27, 2009 Thanks for your replies, my wife was beginning to think that our new puppy had already lost his innocence lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobchic Posted April 27, 2009 Share Posted April 27, 2009 My OH thought Mr Fluffy was broken when he did this on the day we bought him home.. lol Does it all the time... The Trainer at Puppy skool said that its dominance.. Its ok to do it as long as it doesnt get out of hand (eg does it to us or starts trying to dominant us) Goodluck!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sas Posted April 27, 2009 Share Posted April 27, 2009 LOL some do it from very young ages others tend to delay their humping for some months. It's all normal, just don't give it any attention, don't correct the puppy for it or laugh or anything like that, just pretend it's not happening :rolleyes: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
puggy_puggy Posted April 27, 2009 Share Posted April 27, 2009 My OH thought Mr Fluffy was broken when he did this on the day we bought him home.. lol :rolleyes: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monny Posted April 29, 2009 Share Posted April 29, 2009 Lol I just brought home my golden retriever a couple weeks ago he's now 9 weeks old and he is doing the same thing aswell, I've just told him down and he just sits there with a cute look on his face. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patters Posted April 29, 2009 Share Posted April 29, 2009 My male papillon puppies start humping toys at 4 weeks!!! They have only been up on their feet for a week and they are already at it Not all of them do it and MOST of them grow out of it!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poochmad Posted May 1, 2009 Share Posted May 1, 2009 I've been lucky. Our pup has never done this and he's now 11 months old. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oscar (AmBull) Posted June 6, 2009 Share Posted June 6, 2009 OMG, my 9 week old puppy just did this to my ugg boot 10 minutes ago, while it was on my foot. I came straight on here as I am concerned, is it normal for them to try and do it to you? He is an Amstaff? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caffiend42 Posted June 6, 2009 Share Posted June 6, 2009 OMG, my 9 week old puppy just did this to my ugg boot 10 minutes ago, while it was on my foot. I came straight on here as I am concerned, is it normal for them to try and do it to you? He is an Amstaff? No. Kiwi Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ellie1 Posted June 6, 2009 Share Posted June 6, 2009 My 8 weeks old lab puppy that I brought home today also just did this, he was humping a stuffed toy duck that I bought him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
all that glitters Posted June 6, 2009 Share Posted June 6, 2009 My 8 weeks old lab puppy that I brought home today also just did this, he was humping a stuffed toy duck that I bought him. Same here!! I have 2 duck toys from the reject shop, ALL my pets love this particular duck squeaking toy (even the ferrets). This duck also happens to be Shylas humping buddy.. she started @ 9wks old Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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