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Can anyone please help answer my one q?

1.4K views 5 replies 4 participants last post by  LilasMom  
#1 ·
I have two English mastiff puppies, whom have just hit 8 weeks old... They are already humping each other... Is this normal? Or is it more of a dominance thing goin on? If so, how do I stop them? Please and thank you!
 
#3 ·
It's normal, and has nothing to do with dominance. It's just play/excitement. Just distract then with a toy, and don't worry about it.
Read the stickies at the top of the First time owner/ Training forums. They have a lot of good info. Get rid of having any notion about alpha/dominance stuff. It's been disproven. Do not do alpha rolls, or try to "dominate" your puppy. (I know you didn't ask specifically about this, but since you mentioned "dominance", I thought I would mention it, and suggest reading the stickies. You own a powerful breed that could be dangerous if you tried to do 'alpha"/"dominance" type training.