I took my 6 month old yellow lab mix to my GF house. She as a pet sitting service and there as a 1.5-2yr yellow lab there as a client dog. She owns a Chocolate Lab, cocker spaniel, and one more but forget the breed. Well, from the moment my dog arrived til we left 6 hrs later, the client dog kept trying to mount my (both males). I understand dominace...but 6 hrs. Was this just a gay- pedophile dog? Why was this dog so adament in showing his continued dominance? My dog did the best he could to get him off...but size was a factor.
2006-12-20 08:42:45 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pets ➔ Dogs
The reason I pointed out the other dogs...but forgot to include. He did not attempt it with the other dogs. Just my dog.
2006-12-20 08:43:44 · update #1
Dominance plain and simple.
Nothing more than dominance.
Humans are the only ones with gay hang ups about their pets.
Dogs will repeatedly hump to show dominance. They may always do it to one dog over another. Maybe your dog did not show proper rescpet to the dominant dog and the top one thought he needed to be reminded of his place in the pack order.
2006-12-20 09:01:04 · answer #1 · answered by tlctreecare 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's a dominance thing. Your dog was the new one to the bunch and that is why he was the only one being targeted. The other dogs had likely already established that they would not tolerate that behavior.
2006-12-20 16:49:07 · answer #2 · answered by CRF 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Some dogs, I don't know why, seem to have an invisible "hump me" sign that only other dogs can see. Your dog may have this problem elsewhere.
If you don't want him to feel defensive in the presence of other dogs, protect him from dogs displaying this rude behaviour.
2006-12-20 16:49:34 · answer #3 · answered by DaBasset - BYBs kill dogs 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
is your puppy fixed? if he wasn't, that is probably why. Other males can tell, and if they both weren't fixed and all of the others were, then that could make it even more so.
it is pretty normal, even though it probably bothered and disturbed you both. and it probably didn't make your dog too happy. But you are right he was showing dominance. if female dogs were there that weren't fixed, that could make it even MORE of a reason the dog was harassing yours.
good luck!
2006-12-20 16:52:27 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It was all dominance... believe me. Dogs can not/are not gay in any way.
Maybe you should seperate them next time? They may have gotten a little too excited!
2006-12-20 16:49:10 · answer #5 · answered by cadowney1 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋