obsessed with animals humping?

[budda206]

My 9 year old daughter thought it was innocently funny when ours dogs humped (she was clueless), then our male dog started humping my daughter and she thought it was funny to let him. I told her not to let him and she asked questions why but I didn't answer them and the subject ended. My daughters friend came over a few days later and said "oh your dogs are humping, they are mating" (My child knows the term mating as as going to have a baby). I told her not to use the word humping and that was the end of it...so I thought. Later that night they watched on youtube "animals humping" I know this because my daughter saved it in her favorites and showed videos of animals in the act to a female friend of mine, (my daughter thought of it as interesting and natural...as she studies animals). I brought it up and my daughter didn't hid the fact of what she watched she was indeed just curious and I told her that the animals were doing something private and that it was not something to watch. This led into a questioneer about our dogs, are they having pups, how are they fixed, are you fixed, THE SEX TALK!.
A few weeks later........she almost 10
I have caught my daughter purposely letting the dogs (male and female) hump her leg, she sets them up to do it. She was punished the first time. Today she was caught a second time but she doesn't know I saw. I asked what she was doing and she told me nothing, she hid the fact, she knows it is punishable and I don't know what to say to her and have said nothing more, is this normal behavior? Is it leading to something more sexual/hormones kicking in(she's breaking out and developing rapidly in the last few months) If punishing makes her hide the fact, am I doing the right thing by punishing?

[irishmomma]

I feel you are too worried about this matter with your daughter. If you have left her questions unanswered, then of course she will go elsewhere for answers. A nine year old is developing sexually, and is curious. I think you need to have a sex talk with her and explain everything. The worst way to grow up is uneducated in everyday issues. If you avoid such topics, or have them be taboo in your household, your daughter will just disobey secretly until she is caught. I don't feel you have much to worry about, as she is exploring. Shes seems to have a thing for animals, because they are accessible, and males are not at her age.

[Glorida]

i can speak from experience because thats about the age i was when i became 'curious' about a girlfriend of mines dog taht would hump our legs when we would be playing.  Nothing happened until i hit puberty then things went much much further with my neighbors dog.  I never had a dog growing up and those urges still continued so i dont know if getting rid of the dog would help.  If you have any questions dont hesitate.  God Bless you

[Amy521]

That's actually kinda funny...heehee.  

[budda206]

I have talked to her and all she wanted was puppies! I explained in more detail that that wasn't possible and she was quite sad and a little embarrassed. But all is fine.