Ask an Expert - Obsessive teddy bear humping
Q: My dog, Misha, obsessively humps one of her teddy bears, which is fine, if embarrassing when we have company over. Just wondering why on earth she does this.—Red-faced in Red Hook, Brooklyn A: I still remember one of my classes: five small dogs doing choo-choo train with each other.We just stood there and had a good laugh for a moment, then redirected them to other behaviours. In your case, you might be thankful that at least Misha is humping her teddy bear rather than a human or another dog. Biologically, it is appropriate, natural, sexual behaviour, but it may graduate to an obsessive/c...