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why does my 8 year old female dog want to hump me or my purse or jacket?

…what makes them want or need to do this?

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Answer #1

Probably hormones.

Answer #2

Is she spayed?

Answer #3

Its dominance and possibly lack of exercise/activity frustration. Try exercising her more and doing some training with her to ensure you are seen as the pack leader.

Answer #4

Our female dog humps everything when she gets excited. Like, if we’re playing with her, she will just start humping stuff. It’s creepy lol.

Answer #5

this makes sense .. I was walkimng her when this hapen ..we’ve been inside because of the rain

Answer #6

this makes sense .. I was walkimng her when this hapen ..we’ve been inside because of the rain

Answer #7

she has not been fixed yet going to get it done now that she has had her cycle

Answer #8

she has not been fixed yet going to get it done now that she has had her cycle

Answer #9

Dogs will hump to show dominance some times, whether they’re male or female. My girl dog humps her brother all the time when he’s at our house, because she’s telling him that it’s her house and that she’s dominant over him.

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