My 2 year old male dog, who isn't neutered, has just recently started trying to hump my husband everytime he lays down to go to sleep at night. The dog will not try and mount me or anyone else, just my husband. It is getting to the point where it is every single night before bed, our dog will come up on the bed, start licking my husband, then try to mount him. Why does he do this and how can we make him stop?
2006-09-08 06:19:39 · 19 answers · asked by Jamie D 2 in Pets ➔ Dogs
My 2 year old male dog, who isn't neutered WE ARE THINKING ABOUT BREEDING HIM SO WE AREN'T GOING TO NEUTER HIM YET, has just recently started trying to hump my husband everytime he lays down to go to sleep at night. The dog will not try and mount me or anyone else, just my husband. It is getting to the point where it is every single night before bed, our dog will come up on the bed, start licking my husband, then try to mount him. Why does he only mount my husband and how can we make him stop? (besides neutering him)
2006-09-08 06:35:59 · update #1
This is not a sexual issue, it is a dominance issue. Your dog thinks he is the leader of your (PACK). He has claimed you as his B1TCH and he is putting your husband in a subordinate position by mounting him. You need to establish that you and you husband are the pack leaders and your dog is the follower. A simple way in this particular instance would be for your husband to force the dog to lay down on his side and put his fingertips on the dogs neck as though they were dogs teeth. There is no need to be mean or rough. In dog terms this is saying " I am the boss ,not you" The dog should be kept laying down until he is willing to stay there on his own, He has submitted. Repeat this untill the behavior stops. A basic obedience class will also help to clarify to you dog his status in your pack. If you have not seen the T.V. show "The dog whisperer" I highly recomend it. It is on the national geogrphic channel ,Friday evening Sat.-Sun mornings.
2006-09-08 07:05:46 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
When a male dog humps another male, he is trying to be dominate. NOT to mate, but show who is king of the bed. Don't let him on the bed for a while, lock him out of the room if you have to. Also, sounds like your husband needs to spend more time with the dog and show him that he is the big cheese of the house.
Good Luck
2006-09-08 06:38:30 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Get him neutered ASAP. It will take a month for all the hormones to go away. If he is still doing it then (as a learned behavior/dominance thing), push him off & give a firm "NO!". It may be good to keep him out of the bedroom with a dog gate or closed door. Dominant dogs should not be allowed in bed with people, it enforces the idea they are equal or pack leader & can lead to behavior problems in general. It may be he thinks he is dominant over your husband. Then, your husband should work on teaching him obedience (sit, down, stay) so the dog accepts him as the pack leader. Good luck.
2006-09-08 06:23:07 · answer #3 · answered by mustanglynnie 5 · 5⤊ 0⤋
your husband has to show the dog that he is higher in the family than he is. when dogs hump you the dog is saying im more important than you. your husband should put the dog in a settle and this is when you lay the dog on his side and your husband is behind the dog and you huver over him holding is bottom front paw and the bottom back paw so that the dog cannot get up. THE DOG WILL NOT LIKE THIS! HE WILL PROBABLY STRUGGLE A LOT BUT DON'T GET DISCOURAGED IT WORKS!
2006-09-08 13:06:45 · answer #4 · answered by carly385057 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Better question . . . why is the dog in a room that is supposed to be a sanctuary for you and your husband? Pets should truthfully be kept out of the bedroom, along with TVs and children (yeah, I know that's a can of worms) The bedroom is supposed to be a place of rest and a place of intimacy (not just sex) for you and your husband. As for the pooch, this is a dominance issue. The dog knows who the alpha is and is attempting to usurp that title making himself the alpha. Neutering may or may not help, but may still be a good idea unless you had plans for breeding. Ultimately the husband needs to immediately remove the dog and forcefully tell him "No" then place the dog in a time-out kennel.
2006-09-08 06:35:26 · answer #5 · answered by Matthew 2 · 1⤊ 4⤋
Tell you Hubby to stop leading him on. Kidding.
My Grandma had the same problem. She would carry around a can of air freshener and would squirt it at the dog. It worked.
2006-09-08 06:26:21 · answer #6 · answered by hisgirl 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Get on your husband before your dog does.
2006-09-08 06:24:46 · answer #7 · answered by greenclaygirl 1 · 3⤊ 0⤋
the dog thinks that it is the boss of your husband, or he is trying to establish dominance. your husband needs to spend sometime establishing himself as dominante over the dog. make him sit/stay for food. take him for walks and make him heel. neutering will also help and their are many health benifits.
2006-09-08 06:28:10 · answer #8 · answered by Crazy dog lady 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Tie a pork chop around your waist to get the dog to hump you.
Or, you let your husband hump you, while the dog watches, so the dog can see where his dong is supposed to go.
2006-09-08 06:28:56 · answer #9 · answered by ToolMan69er 3 · 1⤊ 3⤋
Tell your husband to stop giving it up when your not around.
2006-09-08 06:25:30 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋