Ques. about Interaction with other dogs

[kristins1877]

OK, Trooper just graduated from Advanced Obedience last week and we are now looking into other training schools in the Buffalo area to go on further, but we have a little problem. Trooper is NOT intact (he will be 1 year this month), BUT whenever he is around another dog he seems compelled to mount. (quite embarrasing in around large groups of other dog owners ) It doesn't seem to matter if the dog is male or female. Trooper is very submissive. His trainer first said that he is choosing dogs that were more submissive than him, but it so happens that he has "chosen" all 9 dogs in his class at one point or another. What is making him do this? The other dogs in the class do not. Since I have always owned female Rotts, this is my first time encountering this. BTW he did not act this way in Basic OB (in class with a Pug and a Jack Russell). Should I find a class with a small amount of dogs to avoid distraction?

[Judi W]

No, you should correct the snot out of him. My girlfriend has a neutered Ridgeback who is like this and if the object of his desire does not correct him, she does and with emphasis. He even climbed on my stud dog one time. DUMB DUMB, but my boy considered him so insignificant he just walked away and blew him off.

[kristins1877]

Would you believe his trainer just laughs it off and says "it's OK that just what they do"! In another post you recommended that we go to another trainer, which is exactly what I am now doing. Are they doing this because there is still a drive present? (I would assume they would at least pick the opposite sex!?)

[Judi W]

Doesn't matter "why". It is rude and if he does this to the wrong dog, he is going to get killed - and deserve it!

[SABELLESMOM]

It's extreemly rude and impertinent behavior. It will not be tolerated by some dog, eventually.

I recall 2 yound men who thought it was very "macho" that their ignorant, unsocalized, 6-9 month old male wanted to hump everything in sight. In fact, they had been warned.

Yet, the next time, I saw them, they'd come up behind me (as if to pass ). Sable had him pinned on his back by his little vocal cords in 2 seconds. Not a growl out of her, just pinned him to the ground. The smirks drained their faces.

I said, "Ooooh, guess it's not going so well, deterring that rudeness, eh?" then to Sable, "Good thing you're so generous today." (Can you imagine them coming up on us like that?)

Don't hesitate to fix the problem. He'll pick up quickly.

[lblax]

Originally Posted by kristins1877

Would you believe his trainer just laughs it off and says "it's OK that just what they do"! In another post you recommended that we go to another trainer, which is exactly what I am now doing. Are they doing this because there is still a drive present? (I would assume they would at least pick the opposite sex!?)

lol i should bring my dog to your training class and see how your trainer handle the situation when he starts his humping lol your dog is simply doing this because he can no one has simply made him stop. i would suggest the next time he is lucky enough to hump a dog that doesnt kill him, you make a correction so that he realizes it is not safe to hump another dog

[kristins1877]

If on leash do you physically pull the dog off by pulling the leash and give a verbal correction? If off leash is it safe to grab the collar? Or would you recommend something else?

[Judi W]

I'd correct him off, not just pull him off and until he learns better manners I'd make him drag his leash so I could interupt the very thought with a correction. Don't wait until you see him riding another dog, correct him for thinking about it. If you don't think it would be safe to grab his collar, then you have more things to worry about than his mounting behavior. You really need to explain this to him in a way he understands or he is going to cause a fight at some point.

[kristins1877]

I should have been more explicit... I feel safe grabbing MY dog's collar. I might not feel safety from the OTHER dog, given the close proximity. Sorry for the vagueness...

[kristins1877]

BTW Judi, you should start an advice column! You are just WONDERFULLY helpful!! All advice is GREATLY appriciated!

[Judi W]

Phew, glad for the clarification. Thought I was going to have to come there.

Remember, you want to extinguish the thought that leads to the action, so you are going to correct him when you see that is what his approach is intending. It shouldn't take long before a "aahh ahhh" from you causes him to think better of his intentions.

[SonnyRott]

My dog had this happen to him last week. We went out in the forest for a hike. We bumped into an owner with his 1 year old Golden Retriever. To date, this gentleman has not done any training with him and told me that he has started looking into classes because his dog will not listen to him at all.

Now this dog is EXTREMELY friendly, happy, lively, and completely ballistic with excitment.....ALL THE TIME!

He and Sonny were running around playing (they've played before), when out of nowhere he mounts my dog and starts going to town. Did I mention he was going to town?!

Sonny turns around and looks at him like....What The H..?! The guy is yelling at him to knock it off (of course dog is not listening), and then Son takes him down. No growling, showing teeth or biting, he just whirled around and body slammed him to the ground. This dog was totally excited by my dog. They contined to run and play but the dog kept sticking his nose in my dogs butt and would lick and mount. Sonny kept knocking him to the ground.

We left a little while after that.