Barney'spal

Friday Barney and my little female beagle were both neutered so today is the third day of recovery. Today Barney has been humping anything and everything...seems really alittle crazed...when I picked him up Friday, he acted like nothing happened...ready to get on with his life. Can't figure out what's going on...short phase?? cold shower??

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Mikey T

humping has little to do with sex hormones in the system. dogs when in the womb produce sex hormone so humping is an FAP fixex action pattern that occur in males and females a like and regardless if intacted or not.

humping dogs

The Down & Dirty on Humping: Sex, Status, and Beyond
[quote]Humping is one of several pre-programmed behaviour scripts that most dogs are born with called fixed action patterns (FAPs). What makes FAPs unique is that they are triggered by the dog’s environment without requiring any prior learning. No wonder some 3-month-old prepubescent tykes hump a littermate or a pillow for the very first time like an old pro! These FAPs come pre-installed for good reason – they all relate to essential survival skills: fighting, escaping danger, reproducing, and eating. Necessary stuff indeed, however, today’s domesticated dogs rely much less on these survival skills than their wild counterparts. This, combined with strong selection for certain behaviors in certain breeds, is the reason why there is so much variation in the number and strength of these behaviour patterns. This explains why not ALL domestic dogs are humpamaniacs, car stalkers, or Frisbee fanatics.[/url]

loopylou

Takes a while for the hormones to be out the system. It'll pass.

Barney'spal

Additional note: His activity today was much more extreme than anything he had ever done before....right now, he seems to have settled down somewhat. I couldn't help but wonder if maybe his incision was itching.....but then there is another thread about this subject, so maybe it's something in the air.......

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Wworm

wow, 2 recovering puppies!
Barney, mehopes u feel bettah soon and get to actin' like urself again... speedee recovereee.
--Worm

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