Updated On September 23rd, 2025
Pet's info: Dog | Boston Terrier | Male | neutered | 3 months and 9 days old | 22 lbs
Charlie has been a little “horny” lately and likes to “hump” (sorry but I don’t have a better description) a stuffed toy. At first he would only make the hip movement, but lately his penis is showing and erect. We don’t particularly like that behavior, if we tried to correct him would that cause any stress or bad consequences to him?
1 Answer
Published on July 6th, 2018
This is a very normal behavior, espeically in an uneutered male puppy. If it bothers you I would recommend reading this article: https://drsophiayin.com/blog/entry/poodles_embarrassing_greeting_behavior/ by veterinary behaviorist Dr. Sophia Yin which gives detailed recommendation on how to treat this issue.
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