ok I have two male weimereiners and every once in a while for no apparent reason they would start "humping". just doing it, not any one thing......it's really weird and we have asked the vet....he seems to have to idea whats wrong. any ideas what it is? it kind of disturbing.=P please give suggestions. thanks!

by the way both are males

What are their ages, and have they been neutered?

they are neutered and they are about 3 or 4 years old.

the exact same thing happened to my friend with her 2 chihuahuas, but she didn't think much of it.

my freind got in trouble for looking that kinda behavior up on the computer. so they r both males? how often do they do it? do u have any other animals, say a girl dog or a girl cat? if u answer these i ca figure it out

yall asking dumb questions its only bout 2 or 3 resons that it could be
1. trying to prove dominance
2.even tho they're fixed some will still hump

pitt-man, those aren't the only possibilities it could be. And they aren't asking "dumb" questions. They are asking questions to help this person figure out why her dogs are doing this.

Please, post with respect for everyone.

Referring to other's questions as "dumb" is inappropriate.

Simply don't reply if you find a post tests your patience.

Thanks.

ya pitt man i totally agree with cavielover.my teachers daughter is a vet. i talk to her alot. mre and her r really in to animals. i know hwat i am doing. i might have an idea on what could be wrong

if you know whats up why you asked and yea some of those questions have nothing to do with it and some she had alredy answered because if it was over a female they would've fought and how much they do it may have a lil tiny part but none to determine it

Orligrl, it is good that they are neutered. Sometimes within a pack males will mount other males for the sake of dominate posturing, actually even females will mount each other. Yes, it is embarrassing, and fixed animals will do this as well. Even after the hormones have been removed they can still feel the hardwired drive. Likely that is what is going on. It could also be a bit of psychological complex similar to an obsession, but the solution is the same.

If you want to stop such behavior, use sound aversion to distract them. Never pull them apart physically, some dogs will bite it if is a dominant display. When the dogs pay attention to you and stop their ...ahem... floorshow... praise them! Be glad they're targeting each other and not furniture or people's legs.

Good luck.

I live on a farm with many female and male animals. The only female animals they have contact with are the cats/kittens, 5 to be exact. They do it by themselves, not to eachother or anything else. They do it once a month, if not less. I'm not that worried about it, just curious because I've never heard of anyone else'sdogs going that and it wierd, but thanks...still open for more

Yeah, it's not that abnormal... just kinda taboo for the living room. Thank about, dogs sniff each other's rears, we as humans find that behavior kind of gross but for dogs it is perfectly normal. The same goes for this behavior.

i talked to my teachers daughter and she said and she said its kinda normal for them like dancing is normal for us for al we know that could be there way of dancing if u need any more information im open for any more questions

thanks!

My aunt had a wiemeraner that humped one of their horses. So i dont think your dogs are the wierdest out there.