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Brinkley often plays and wrestles with our oldest cat because he is the only one of the three that does not have claws, so he is harmless. He (the cat) rarely runs off, so when I hear/see that Brinkley is getting too rough...I put Spencer over the gate to separate the two.
Well...while ago, as my son Mitchell was reading his homework assignment to me, I turned around to view the commotion...and Brinkley was "humping" the cat!
I know it is normal...instinct...whatever...BUT the ACTUAL sight of it freaked me out for a minute! Tongue hanging out and all...ugh!! :wacko: Of course I couldn't say much in front of the kids...Mitchell asked me what he was doing, and I just told him he was trying to play "piggy back"! :lol:
Poor Spencer, he doesn't know enough to feel violated, but I feel it for him. That is the first time I have seen Brinkley do this action...
Is it better to ignore it and just separate the two of them...(or whatever the object is he is violating at the time)...or will he understand if I tell him "no". Never had a boy dog before, don't know about all this stuff yet.
Don't want to scar the poor thing for doing what comes naturally, but I also don't need the displays of affection in front of us...
Any advice?
Well...while ago, as my son Mitchell was reading his homework assignment to me, I turned around to view the commotion...and Brinkley was "humping" the cat!
I know it is normal...instinct...whatever...BUT the ACTUAL sight of it freaked me out for a minute! Tongue hanging out and all...ugh!! :wacko: Of course I couldn't say much in front of the kids...Mitchell asked me what he was doing, and I just told him he was trying to play "piggy back"! :lol:
Poor Spencer, he doesn't know enough to feel violated, but I feel it for him. That is the first time I have seen Brinkley do this action...
Is it better to ignore it and just separate the two of them...(or whatever the object is he is violating at the time)...or will he understand if I tell him "no". Never had a boy dog before, don't know about all this stuff yet.
Don't want to scar the poor thing for doing what comes naturally, but I also don't need the displays of affection in front of us...

Any advice?