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.

Clearly it's some kind of animal instinct, whether it's dominance or affection. My two female dogs take turns with each other. They don't hump anything or anyone else, just each other. Maybe neither one of them wants to submit dominance to the other. Maybe they love each other, who knows, who cares.

It is most certainly dominance. Your cousin needs to make her authority clear, it could escalate. The dog isn't showing respect and needs to be corrected assertively, not aggressively. Hope it all goes well.

Those two females are apparently humpingover dominance instead of fighting.I have a MALE dog that doesn't do that.Maybe there lesbians who knows?Get the Dog Whisperer Ceaser Millan.He can solve anything.

They are showing dominance.

Dogs will hump anything sometimes and it isn't always a sexual act..its a dominance thing. They wont do it if they know that you are dominant over her/him. Notice that she/he doesnt do it to everyone?

just give her a teady to hump then shed be happy

I enjoy reading all this. Why can't it just be a conversation piece, an ice breaker if you will. I know I'd laugh and let my guest know She'll stop when she's done.

Sure it's a female?
Maybe the balls never dropped, it happened with my sister's cat,
you never know.

This is a dominance issue and your cousin's dog is unhappy and confused about its place in her pack. Dogs live in packs with one alpha male and one alpha female. Dogs that are unsure about where they fall in their pack do this compulsivly. What can your cousin do to make this stop? Your cousin needs to become the alpha leader and teach the dog that people are higher up in the pack than the dog, it starts with food. When they feed the dog, make the dog work for it, make it sit and stay before getting the food. Take the food away in the middle of eating it, and make it sit and stay again, then return the food. Do this several times and make sure the dog is not a food biter, then other precauctions need to be taken first. They need to have a variety of people do this, and it needs to be done on a regular basis, everytime it eats in the beginning. Your cousin needs to take a firmer stand with their dog, alphas control the situation. This dog is confused as is acting out.

I have a female dog, she sometimes humps, when she humps other dogs I dont really say much but when she tries to hump me, instead of saying no and pushing her away, try using a loud noise like a loud growl or bark and grab ahold of her and put her to the ground so she is on her back, immediately she will realize that humping the alfa is a bad thing to do. you dont have to hurt her just do what you think an alfa dog would do. dogs dont speak human or behave human. think like a dog to communicate with a dog. trust me it works be the dominate

my female dog has humped my arm from time to time. I know that it is a dominance thing, But to suggest that if it doesn't stop and that I will want to get rid of my pet, is CRAZY!!

WHO CARES!

When dogs hump me I hump them back and it definitely turns me on!

Its not crazy, and you should care very much. Your dog is unhappy and doesnt understand its place within your 'pack' or family. Dogs are natural followers, and look for a dominate 'alpha person' to lead them. Your dog is reluctantly trying to take that lead postion because it doesnt see you as being a leader. Your dog is disrespecting you, and if this is not corrected, it will lead to all types of bad behavoir in the future.

lol, there was this guy that got in my friends wranch, and started to hump one of the horses!
so the horse kiked him and
her mom tied him up...
it came out in the newspaper..

yup it's a dominance thing. my oldest female dog humps the hell out of the other three female dogs. she also humps my female cat. so I dont know whats up with that, but yeah its purely dominance lol weird huh?

my femal dog does this too!!! and there is another female dog and a male. but shes the only one that does it. and she only does it to me :s .. no one else in the family.. (lucky me (N)!! ) haha

a lot of dogs do that. I wouldnt worry about it lol

My female dog does this when she is coming out of heat. I do not let her and I even pin her to let her know that I am queen bee. She is persistent and tries to do it to my Children but all I have to do is look at her and she stops. It is important to establish dominance with any animal. In order to have a well trained and respectable addition to your home a dog or any other animal just like children need to know who is in charge. It helps them live a healthier and calmer life style.

JUST GET HER A MALE DOG PROBALY WANT 2 HAVE PUPPIES AND BE A MOTHER OK THAT IS MY ADVICE !!!

My friend has a miniature yorkie and he used to hump.It's like a human haveing the s work but in dog ways.Sorry for the REAL THING.