Female dog humping people's legs...

I know this is kind of odd... My cousin's female dog has the habit of hopping on people's legs and humping them. It's quite embarrassing, and I've talked to her owners, but they just say 'ah, just push her off, she always does that.' But just out of curiosity, why the hell would she be doing that? Her genitals don't reach the leg to rub when she does it, so there isn't any pleasure in it for her, I don't get it... I've seen cows mount other cows too. Strange.

Hahaha...it's a natural reaction used to show affection for animals like dogs. And just because her genitals are not touching or rubbing the leg, doesn't mean she's not getting pleasured by it...kind of gross to think about but it's true. Same way for humans, isn't it? For example, we get pleasure from dancing somewhat suggestively (or most people do) and yet no real sexual contact is needed, it's only insinuated. Hey, it's just something animals do. I must also comment, a cow mounting another cow? Where in the world do you live? Strange is right, I don't even want to think about it.

Not to sketch you out even more, liluxo, but not only cows - female sheep and goats too, mount each other sometimes, so I was wondering, if with the dog it's affection for the owner, what on earth is it with the cows and sheep... I doubt they're really close and love each other, or are lesbians... haha... Nature should have an answer for that, I just wonder what it could be. And, um, I live in a pretty rural faraway part of the world but I doubt that's why our cows hump each other

actually, you're both wrong. It's a dominance thing. There is no male, so she is being dominant. Male dogs hump other dogs (males too!) to show their dominance. In the absence of a male, females also do it.

innnteresting.

I have horses and many times they will mount each other, if they are the same sex, to show dominance.

It may be a dominance thing but sometimes it is the smell of someother dog or animal. Wild dogs - especially the females - hump the other dogs in the pack, to show diminance. It is a normal thing for all dogs especially unaltered dogs.

what the f*ck???????????????????????I dont get it why the hell would they do that it makes no freaking sence!what the f*ck!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

it is a dominance behaviour, it is letting people know she is the dominant one. This behaviour has to be fixed, by saying a firm 'NO' and pulling her away will fix this problem.

Well it's nature. It's problably eager for a girl dog or a boy dog. So, if it happens just say NO and wait until you find another dog that matches your dogs personality.

I've never heard so many wrong answers in my life...

Yeah to silkashimmer...thank god you were here!! It's a DOMINANT behavior...nothing...and I repeat...NOTHING else...I'd halt little miss doggie BEFORE she touch my leg...and let her know, that when it comes to me, I'll be the alpha in our relationship.

Doesn't anybody here watch the Dog Whisperer??

phrannie

well my boyfriends parents have four dogs, and one is a girl and she is the oldest, and neutered, my boyfriends mother said in all the years she had the dog (Alice) She never done that until one year, she had a Christmas party and all of a sudden Alice just started humping everyone. Now she humps my boyfriends 7 year old brother all the time, when he bends over or something. lol its so weird.

it is to show dominancy...basically she is saying I am the boss and this is my house, and this is my way of showing you this is mine.

I live on a farm, with plenty of Angus cattle and I have been told that when the female cattle usually mount another female cow.The cow that is getting mouting will soon go into heat. I have heard that from plenty of cattle owners.
But when I got my female pit she was humping the two male pits...lol..

I have a female poodle...I just got her but she is about a year old. I also have two other females and one male in the house but this new dog and the male are mine and stick around me mostly. she started some strange behavior...right after I brought her home she began to hump me but she doesnt do this to anyone else in the family. I think she does it to get my attention but im not so sure. she is mating with my male so I dont believe she is in lack of that...anyone have any ideas?

My dog does that too!!!
I researched it and I found out that she only does it because she is marking her territory.
I know it sounds gross but she is only doing it to tell the other dogs that you belong to her...nobody else.
it's only natural.

It's the dog's way of establishing dominance. It does not matter whether its female or male. We humanize everything lololol My son thinks my pug is weird she humps the males but its her saying I am the boss. I have never allowed my dogs to hump me, I am the alpha shemale of the house!!!

I have a 7month old pup who has not been spayed yet... she went into heat the week before her surgery. A week before that she went into heat she started humping.. Do you think this is because of her being in heat. She doesn't hump on anything but my arm. She seems frantic and if I allow her to hump a few minutes she seems to calm down. But she is she smells this scent then she will try again and again to get me to lower my arm. Will this go away after she is spayed? She seems irratible and frantic until she gets her rocks off...lol...please help!!!

Don't let her hump you! You are establishing a perment bad behavior! Stop her! Tell her no with a sharp, loud voice and push your dog away. If you keep doing this she will stop.

Good grief who is in charge here, the dog or the dog owner. The Alpha dog never lets anything hump on it. Train your dog. You are creating a preverted dog that no one will like! You will get fed up and want to get rid of a pet, that you ruined by letting it do things like humping you that it is not suppose to be doing.

Take your dog to the vet and have your Vet. consult with you on how to correct this behavior in a medical way.

This dominance thing! Why would you want to let your dog dominate you!

Why does people doesn`t read the other posts?? REEEAAAD!!!

It`s their way to establishing DOMINANCE!!! don`t allow them to do it to you!! stop asking the same thing over and over again!!!

Why does people doesn`t read the other posts?? REEEAAAD!!!

It`s their way to establishing DOMINANCE!!! don`t allow them to do it to you!! stop asking the same thing over and over again!!!

My female dog humps people, especially my friend who owns a male dog. It's funny because my young sister always thought that my dog wanted to dance with her! I think it's weird, but weirder is my friend's chihuahua who humps the bedpost!