Attractive male dog?

Re: Attractive male dog?

Sophie Bedford RVN CertVNECC — Wed, 07 Jul 2010 12:34:40 GMT

I don't even think it's a neutered/unneutered thing, my castrated lab still tries to hump things and also gets humped himself. One of my friends has a bull mastiff that's castrated and all dogs try to hump him whether their entire or not... looks like it might be more in the pheromone/smell aspect??

Or he's just gay

Re: Attractive male dog?

Lynn Perry — Wed, 07 Jul 2010 11:57:27 GMT

In my personal experience I've always been under the impression that behaviour like this is the result of a. dominance and b. a bit of confusion.

Whilst I don't know for sure, I for one am not sure whether a dog's natural pheromones change once he's had the snip (or rather, once he's no longer pumped with testosterone). If a dog doesn't smell entirely 'male' it's possible that other males (especially intact or particular dominant ones) catch a whiff and think 'so.. uh... are you a chick or a dude?'. I used to walk with our Gordon's breeder on a regular basis and her patriarch, whilst castrated was very much 'alpha male' and as such was threatened by our Springer before he was castrated in the sense that there was a lot of 'I'm the man around here' scuffling brewing. However, within weeks of having the spingle-spangle snipped, the Gordon completely ignored him. That said, Merlin (SS) has been mounted on the odd occasion only for the other to take a sniff and run away as though screaming 'holy hell, you're a bloke!' after Merlin's flung himself on the floor (submits to everything, bless him) with his belly in the air.

Re: Attractive male dog?

Anonymous — Wed, 07 Jul 2010 10:59:20 GMT

Could it be a dominace thing with the other dogs? And not actually linked to hormones? Just a thought? x

Re: Attractive male dog?

SmegSlayer — Tue, 06 Jul 2010 08:32:04 GMT

He's 3yr 5mths, was neutered at about 8 months, both testes descended. anal glands were full yesterday so emptied but no blood or pus seen

Re: Attractive male dog?

Maisy — Tue, 06 Jul 2010 08:25:58 GMT

Sometimes it can be an effect of earlyish neutering too. My Lab was neutered at 5 months and other dogs would often mount or domineer him or just seem overly keen on him in general!

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Katie B — Tue, 06 Jul 2010 00:43:11 GMT

Same with mine, I don't get it at all, I just thought he went the other way lol!

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funkyfish — Mon, 05 Jul 2010 23:45:14 GMT

Had this with a clients dog, came on suddenly. HAd an anal gland infection, stopped after a flush out and AB's

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Rachel Jayne — Mon, 05 Jul 2010 22:51:10 GMT

How young is young?

Could he be hypersexed due to some element of prostatic disease..?

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GremlinNurse — Mon, 05 Jul 2010 22:21:39 GMT

Not sure how much truth is in this but I've heard that neutered dog dogs can give off a scent similiar to a bitch in season...might explain the humping!

Or maybe they don't smell 'male' enough so entire dogs get confused about 'who' the other dog is??

Dogs are weird aren't they?!

Re: Attractive male dog?

Kay Eminson — Mon, 05 Jul 2010 21:03:21 GMT

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Ive only really come across it in one clients dog an entire springer and he had a retained testicle which when we castrated him was found to be a sertoli tumour other dogs stopped chasing after him a while after he was castrated

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This is what I would say, something may be causing a release of oestrogen?

Re: Attractive male dog?

Sal the 1st — Mon, 05 Jul 2010 20:28:36 GMT

Re: Attractive male dog?

wobbliebob — Mon, 05 Jul 2010 20:16:51 GMT

this happens with mine no idea why so would be inrested in the replies