On Fri, 14 May 2010 23:54:20 -0400, "Paul E. Schoen"
wrote:


I have never seen Muttley hump another dog, person, or anything. I think he
attempted it when he first met Lucky, but she immediately "corrected" him.
She was intact, while he had been snipped more than a year prior to their
meeting, and he had it done at about 1.5 years of age. My own opinion is
that it can be dominant behavior, but it also could be just learned behavior
(especially in late-neutered dogs). Maybe it just feels good?

All the male dogs except one that I've ever owned have been somewhat
late-neutered, and I don't think humping is learned behavior. I don't
know how it feels to dogs, but I know that other dogs don't like being
humped, and that alone is a pretty good reason not to allow your dogs
to do it.