Birker2020
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Does anyone know why our 2.2 year old beagle bitch would be humping a duvet cover? She doesn't do it to peoples legs or at any other time on any other object, but if the duvet is piled on the bed and she straddles it for any reason i.e. to jump across it, she starts humping it. She also humps it if you move it from under her. She doesn't display any other masculine behaviour i.e doesn't cock her leg to urinate or anything.
She is a rescue who has been in kennels at the start of her life, was then adopted by a couple with kids but returned to the kennels as they couldn't cope with her (kids teasing her dangling food and she was jumping up and nipping at them). She's come from Beagle Welfare.
Other than this she's settled in lovely, we've had her since about mid June. She's a lovely obedient dog, who is very loving, relaxed and carefree. She still displays a lot of puppy behaviour which isn't suprising given her age, and she loves to play, run around like a mad thing and chew.
The only other behaviour she displays which is out something we've not experience before with our previous beagles is burying any toy item we buy her. She immediately runs into the garden and hides it. SHe isn't territorial, she lets you take food from her and toys, and isn't possessive at all.
I know a lot of dog behaviour comes from watching other dogs, which she may have done whilst in kennels. But she is a single dog in the household, so she hasn't been watching any dogs whilst we have had her. It doesn't really bother us, but I am just curious I guess.
Any ideas?
She is a rescue who has been in kennels at the start of her life, was then adopted by a couple with kids but returned to the kennels as they couldn't cope with her (kids teasing her dangling food and she was jumping up and nipping at them). She's come from Beagle Welfare.
Other than this she's settled in lovely, we've had her since about mid June. She's a lovely obedient dog, who is very loving, relaxed and carefree. She still displays a lot of puppy behaviour which isn't suprising given her age, and she loves to play, run around like a mad thing and chew.
The only other behaviour she displays which is out something we've not experience before with our previous beagles is burying any toy item we buy her. She immediately runs into the garden and hides it. SHe isn't territorial, she lets you take food from her and toys, and isn't possessive at all.
I know a lot of dog behaviour comes from watching other dogs, which she may have done whilst in kennels. But she is a single dog in the household, so she hasn't been watching any dogs whilst we have had her. It doesn't really bother us, but I am just curious I guess.
Any ideas?
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