gsd behaviour

[bromley]

hi i have two german shepherd bitches 1 is 12 months the other is 3 months does any one kow why the older dog is atempting to hump the pup also they play fight from the moment they wake till they sleep (it is play fighting) when will they grow out of this

[Shell195]

I used to have 3 and my friend has 13 as she breeds and shows.The humping is a dominance thing which will eventually stop and the playfighting................well I have a 6 month old Rottie and a 9 month old mongrel and from dusk to dawn they wrestle and chase until they collapse in a heap. Just a puppy thing I think. Enjoy their energy as they are not puppys for long, and referee their activities if need be(I say firmly ENOUGH when it gets to rough)

[Pouchie]

Yup lots of female animals hump another to assert dominance.

[Athravan]

My GSD is 2 years old now, and my Border Collie is 4 years old - they have grown out of humping each other, but they still play fight a lot.

Remember that the GSD has the longest childhood of any dog - taking a good 3-5 years to mature mentally

[Pouchie]

I had a Utonagan and she took 4 years to realise she was not a tiny pup

[bromley]

thanks i had a feeling it was to do with dominace but as there not at all agressive i wasnt too concerned just thoght elka had girlie feelings for amie

[Emmaj]

LOL nah as said its a dominace thing

i have 6 dogs here and the oldest is nearly 3 husky x mal he still thinks he is a tiny pup too lol

i have fits of giggles with all mine sloping down in age from him being near 3 to the youngest being just 7 months old i have conga lines form around the room they always stop just before i manage to get phone onto cam mode

I will get that pic one day lol

As christy said german shepherds along with huskies an mals seem to think they are puppies alot longer than that of some other breeds of dogs lol trust us to pick them breeds hey haha

play fighting is something all of mine do too its like a puppy grand prix round my house allday lol but like shell said i am always there too to say a firm Enough!! when they get too rough

its common sense really and knowing your dogs and their boundries as in how far each can be pushed before they get annoyed lol

sorry for the essay

[gwinni]

Bailey gets humped by jack on occasion, and it's always jack and he's nine! When do they grow out of it??? LOL!

[roguez]

i have a gsd and a border collie both are 8yrs old and just recently gotten a bitsa puppy and they all play till they either drop down and sleep or if it gets a bit knock over the tv or tables lol then i say enough. now if water was involved then my gsd would even sleep with her head on the side of it or in a puddle and then wake up and play some more she can never get enough water playtime