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your dog is a gay homosexual

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

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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! * your dog is a gay homosexual *

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.

CAN DOGS BE GAY? HOW DO WE KNOW?

* your dog is a gay homosexual *

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.

But once aga, exampl of homosexual behavr abound.

CAN DOGS BE GAY?

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. 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.

CAN DOGS BE GAY? IS THERE SUCH A THG IN CANE WORLD?

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. Have you ever spected that your pup was gay?

*BEAR-MAGAZINE.COM* YOUR DOG IS A GAY HOMOSEXUAL

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