When dogs mount other dogs of the same sex, do this mean that they are gay or bisexual? We look at the science behd dog sexualy
Contents:
- CAN DOGS BE GAY? WELL, Y AND NO…
- CAN DOGS BE GAY? HOW DO WE KNOW?
- CAN DOGS & CATS BE GAY? KNOW YOUR PET’S GENR
- DEBUNKG THE MYTH: ARE ALL DOGS GAY? [THE SURPRISG TTH AND HELPFUL TIPS FOR PET OWNERS]
CAN DOGS BE GAY? WELL, Y AND NO…
Is my dog gay if he humps another dog? Answerg this qutn requir unrstandg the many reasons dog hump one another - we'll expla this post! * dogs are gay *
We attribute a lot of human quali to our ne iends, g people to wonr – n my dog be gay? But are the same-sex scenars nothg more than hormon n wild, or do they actually reprent homosexual behavr and imply that such dogs are gay?
In short, dogs n’t really be gay, simply bee dogs don’t have a sexual orientatn or nsistent sexual preference the way some humans do. However, dogs n certaly exhib gay sexual behavr for a variety of reasons, which we’ll expla below! Homosexualy Dogs and Animal Sexualy.
Homosexualy Throughout the Animal Kgdom. Whether or not dogs and other animals posss a “sexual inty” or exhib long-term sexual preferenc, homosexual behavrs have been documented a wi variety of animals.
CAN DOGS BE GAY? HOW DO WE KNOW?
* dogs are gay *
But once aga, exampl of homosexual behavr abound.
Many birds exhib homosexual behavr. Defg the Term “Gay” for Non-Humans. Jt bee an animal exhibs homosexual activy do not mean is a homosexual.
CAN DOGS & CATS BE GAY? KNOW YOUR PET’S GENR
While there's no five proof that pets n be gay, there are certaly some signs that they might enjoy timate relatnships wh members of their own speci. * dogs are gay *
We obvly n’t munite wh dogs well enough to illumate such topics, so is difficult to distguish between an animal that has a long-term preference for same-sex dividuals, vers a heterosexual animal that engag a homosexual activy.
One lm tt rearchers have vised seeks to distguish between the two possibili by notg whether or not the homosexual animal qutn will still breed wh a member of the oppose sex when is likely to lead to offsprg.
DEBUNKG THE MYTH: ARE ALL DOGS GAY? [THE SURPRISG TTH AND HELPFUL TIPS FOR PET OWNERS]
If, for example, a prumed “gay” male dog will still breed wh a female dog heat, he probably don’t have a tly homosexual inty; he jt engag homosexual behavr (such animals uld probably be intified as bisexual).
Most animals to which this qutn has been applied turnout to be exhibg homosexual behavr – meang that while they may enjoy a romp the hay wh another male dog, they’ll rarely pass up the chance to breed wh a female.
Do It Matter If Your Dog Is Gay? Your dog don’t know whether he is straight or gay; nor do have any ia that sexual orientatn is a thg. Homosexualy don’t even prevent your dog om succsfully reproducg, if that is somethg you have planned.