I have 2 short hair dapple dachsunds named Otis and Oliver. Otis is Oliver's father and yet Otis humps Oliver's rear frequently. I have tried to seperate them when they do this but they both just end up humping the wall or something like that. Its not an age thing because Otis is 9 and Oliver is 5. What should i do?
2007-05-21
13:56:55
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I have 2 short hair dapple dachsunds named Otis and Oliver. Otis is Oliver's father and yet Otis humps Oliver's rear frequently. I have tried to seperate them when they do this but they both just end up humping the wall or something like that. Its not an age thing because Otis is 9 and Oliver is 5. What should i do? Both of them are neutered by the way.
2007-05-21
14:10:00 ·
update #1
Yeah there is a female around, too. My girlfriend who i live with and love very much =) has a female long hair dachsund named Levi and neither of them try to hump her
2007-05-21
14:13:12 ·
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Get them neutered. It's not a "sexual" thing, it's a dominance thing. Being unneutered creates a lot of hormones, that cause them to want to mate, wander, and dominate. Getting them neutered could help control these urges and calm them down a bit.
2007-05-21 13:59:08
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answered by jennyjenny 3
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It's a dominance thing, it has nothing to do with sex..
As long as Oliver doesn't decide that he doesn't like being dominated, they'll likely just continue ... If Oliver decides that he doesn't want to be dominated, and Otis is unwilling to quit dominating, they might have an argument over the whole thing.. But if it's just started now, and you have had them since puppies, it's unlikely they'll do more than a little spat, Oliver decides that his dad is too old to be dominating him and he will now be the dominator.. You got them neutered fairly late eh Or are they neutered?
2007-05-21 21:15:04
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answered by DP 7
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It is a dominance behavior. The dogs are not obedience trained nor do they respect you as alpha or pack leader. Enroll yourself in a good obedience class and learn about dog behavior. They will teach you how to teach your dogs. This is the tools you need to correct such behavior. I would not allow the dogs to do it and with my dog's they know the "leave it" command and that would stop it. Do the dogs try to hump you? Don't allow that either as they are expressing dominance over you. Not good, you are pack leader you control behavior. Well not yet, but if you go through a good obedience program and understand about dog behavior then you can.
Don't listen to anyone that tells you to use a squirt bottle to train or control behavior. This is aversion training, the same thing as rolling up a newspaper and swatting the dog. This does work but only because the dogs will now fear you. I have dachshunds and they are the most loyal and loving dogs and the last thing you want is for them to fear you.
2007-05-21 21:07:11
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answered by DaveSFV 7
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it is a learned habit that will not stop if you get them neutered---my cat is neutered and he still shows dominance over our dog who is ten times his size! and my friends dog still humps people's legs even though he is neutered (one of the misconceptions about neutering a pet is that it fixes all your dominance issues-it doesn't no matter how early you get the operation done you are still going to have dominance issues! Even spayed female pets have dominance issues!) however...when there is a dominance struggle between your pets then you need to assert yourself as being the dominant one-not let them pick between the two of them but to make yourself the alpha...good luck!
(ps, the humping the walls may be some way of spreading scent or declaring territory...)
2007-05-21 21:07:41
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answered by Anonymous
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Yes, it is a dominance issue. Getting him neutered will not prevent it but it may reduce it. Either way it's a good idea. There isn't anything to be concerned about. It may seem distasteful but it is acceptable social behaviour for dogs.
2007-05-21 21:02:06
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answered by al l 6
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It's beacuse one feels dominant over the other. It's how dogs determine order amongst themselves. It's quite normal for the father dog to be dominant over the son dog.
The behavior is natural. just tell them NO! and squirt them with some water if you don't want them to do it.
2007-05-21 21:02:49
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answered by Maria 3
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It could be a number of things. It could be dominance issue. Or, you dogs just might want sex and there is no female around. Ether way neuter should eliminate or drastically reduce the problem.
2007-05-21 21:09:57
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answered by I love Dennis Moore 4
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Get them neutered. It is not unusual for this to happen. It's over active hormones. It's a proven fact that your pet will have a healthy happier life if they are neutered.
2007-05-21 21:07:07
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answered by LostMyMind 3
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My shi poo does that and he is "fixed" His trainer said it isn't a sexual a dominance thing, he's trying to show other dogs he is the boss. He only does it with male dogs. You could try to train them not to do it, or you could just let them do it if it isn't causing them to bite each other.
2007-05-21 21:01:38
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answered by Anonymous
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It's called humping, not screwing. Get them neutered.
2007-05-21 21:00:49
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answered by Katie 4
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