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Hi all,
First of all, thanks for the forum. I've visited this site a lot before picking up our puppy from a solid breeder. This is our first pet, so I'm sure we will be referring to this site often.
We picked up our Walnut last Friday when he turned 8 weeks. We got started on training right away, and he is doing great. He knows sit, wait, down, stay (to wipe his feet after a walk) and also his name. He also goes into heavy sleep, and pretty much nothing can wake him up. He seems to like his crate too, and doesn't cry unless he needs to poop or pee.
Recently though, we noticed him humping the towel we use to wipe his feet before entering the house after a walk up and down the driveway. This morning, we noticed him humping my girlfriends leg when she brought him back to the play pen after a short walk. He only humps her leg and the towel though.
As a test, she stepped out of the pen, and I stepped in. He did not attempt to hump my leg at all, but just kinda had his attention on my girlfriend. So I stepped out, and she stepped back in, and he started humping again!
What is the BEST way to stop and prevent this kind of behaviour? We don't like it at all. We know it's not a sexual thing, but we need it to stop.
Any tips of how we should proceed to stop this?
This is his how we usually find him around the house.
First of all, thanks for the forum. I've visited this site a lot before picking up our puppy from a solid breeder. This is our first pet, so I'm sure we will be referring to this site often.
We picked up our Walnut last Friday when he turned 8 weeks. We got started on training right away, and he is doing great. He knows sit, wait, down, stay (to wipe his feet after a walk) and also his name. He also goes into heavy sleep, and pretty much nothing can wake him up. He seems to like his crate too, and doesn't cry unless he needs to poop or pee.
Recently though, we noticed him humping the towel we use to wipe his feet before entering the house after a walk up and down the driveway. This morning, we noticed him humping my girlfriends leg when she brought him back to the play pen after a short walk. He only humps her leg and the towel though.
As a test, she stepped out of the pen, and I stepped in. He did not attempt to hump my leg at all, but just kinda had his attention on my girlfriend. So I stepped out, and she stepped back in, and he started humping again!
What is the BEST way to stop and prevent this kind of behaviour? We don't like it at all. We know it's not a sexual thing, but we need it to stop.
Any tips of how we should proceed to stop this?
This is his how we usually find him around the house.