My dog is neutered but still humping, should I be concerned?

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Lauren Adelman · Answer

My dog is neutered but is still humping. Should I be concerned? No, it's pretty common. Obviously intact dogs can hump for more sexual reasons, but neutered dogs still often hump. It may or may not be a sexual or hormone related issue. Humping can also be a sign of dominance and so I know both of my male dogs hump. One of them humps the other more often, but that's probably a sign of dominance more than anything sexual. So humping has other causes aside from just hormonal and actually related to conception. So I would not be concerned. It's pretty common for dogs to hump. The only time that I would necessarily be concerned is if it's causing trauma, like causing prolapse or anything like that.

Ori Orion Stollar · Answer

My dog is neutered but still humping. Should I be concerned? Well, a neutered or even a spay dog. So both males and females can continue humping. They do it, not just because of some sexual drive. So it's not just hormones. They also do it as a part of play and sometimes because of anxiety or excitement, you should be, you should be concerned if it's actually causing discomfort to the dog or the target of the humping.

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"My dog is neutered but still humping, should I be concerned?"