crowdie2013 Posted May 30, 2015 Report Share Posted May 30, 2015 (edited) Hi folks. My 2 1/2 yr old lab has started trying to hump anything with a pulse. He doesn't try with me, wife or my kids but anyone else especially with a scent and he's trying to dry ride them. He's intact and hadn't planned on getting them off but it's starting to be a problem. Any suggestions welcome- have tried the usual, shouting and lug pulling but it's not a long term solution. Will a trip to the vets sort this behaviour out?? Edited May 30, 2015 by crowdie2013 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scully Posted May 30, 2015 Report Share Posted May 30, 2015 Water pistol? A quick squirt before he does? Worked for a woman I know who found it so embarrassing she almost got rid of her dog. She has five kids and went scarlet when a mate suggested she try it on her husband. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daveboy Posted May 30, 2015 Report Share Posted May 30, 2015 This happened to a friend of mine. She had just got out of the bath when she bent down to pull out the plug. The dog (a Great Dane) mounted her from behind. She had no choice but to take it to the vets ...........................For its nails cutting Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kent Posted May 30, 2015 Report Share Posted May 30, 2015 Front, back, sideways or don't it mind which? I am not having a laugh by the way its relevant, it could well be establishing dominance over others people and dogs rather than acting out of pure sexual frustration. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bruno22rf Posted May 30, 2015 Report Share Posted May 30, 2015 Trip to the vets will sort him but I think it takes something away from the character of a dog-as well as the musky smell that is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigbird Posted May 30, 2015 Report Share Posted May 30, 2015 This happened to a friend of mine. She had just got out of the bath when she bent down to pull out the plug. The dog (a Great Dane) mounted her from behind. She had no choice but to take it to the vets ...........................For its nails cutting That cracked me up lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lurchers Posted May 30, 2015 Report Share Posted May 30, 2015 It's only showing a bit of love or wanting a piggy back. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kent Posted June 2, 2015 Report Share Posted June 2, 2015 Trip to the vets will sort him but I think it takes something away from the character of a dog-as well as the musky smell that is. Bitches will and often do start humping, so how do you explain that one? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigbird Posted June 2, 2015 Report Share Posted June 2, 2015 Mine always start humping just before they come into season. Strange little critters Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WGD Posted June 3, 2015 Report Share Posted June 3, 2015 At two and a half I would suggest it's behavioural rather than hormonal in which case castration may help, but it may not. I'd be correcting the behaviour first and trying to sort it that way. Water pistol's probably as good a place as any to start. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Juicer Posted June 3, 2015 Report Share Posted June 3, 2015 My bitch lab grabs my wife and humps her leg all the time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
compo90 Posted June 13, 2015 Report Share Posted June 13, 2015 Please don't get him castrated. Its not a sexual thing its dominance, a vet will probably castrate purely to make money from you. Why he doesn't do it to you and the family? He knows your in charge, strangers he's trying to assert himself, a water pistol sounds a good idea, I would probably just give him a slight slap to break his concentration. Or encourage the person being humped to give him a slap and assert their dominance. Its why bitches mount other bitches! Its all about pecking order Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kent Posted June 13, 2015 Report Share Posted June 13, 2015 Please don't get him castrated. Its not a sexual thing its dominance, a vet will probably castrate purely to make money from you. Why he doesn't do it to you and the family? He knows your in charge, strangers he's trying to assert himself, a water pistol sounds a good idea, I would probably just give him a slight slap to break his concentration. Or encourage the person being humped to give him a slap and assert their dominance. Its why bitches mount other bitches! Its all about pecking order Wow, I should be extremely careful about telling a stranger to give a dog trying to assert dominance a slap- that has real potential to go the wrong way big time and you end up with a bite out of the dog protecting itself or reacting to the direct challenge Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peek-at Posted June 13, 2015 Report Share Posted June 13, 2015 Wow, I should be extremely careful about telling a stranger to give a dog trying to assert dominance a slap- that has real potential to go the wrong way big time and you end up with a bite out of the dog protecting itself or reacting to the direct challenge You cant allow a dog to dominate a human - Your just asking for trouble. Maybe a 'slap' isnt a good term but the human should definitely be correcting the dog and putting it in its place Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kent Posted June 13, 2015 Report Share Posted June 13, 2015 Yes I agree, the owner / normal handler should step in and sort it instantly Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WGD Posted June 13, 2015 Report Share Posted June 13, 2015 I'd happily slap a dog humping me.... call it any type of correction you like. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
compo90 Posted June 14, 2015 Report Share Posted June 14, 2015 Oh so risk adverse. Don't you know how your own dog would react if slapped? I do, mine would slink away. This isn't an aggresive dog its one with dominance issues, trying to assert itself on everyone. Don't allow it to and encourage others to help keep it where it belongs. The reason I am so anti castration is a lot of vets are working on business loans they used to set up the practice and part of the business model they use is to neuter all animals to generate money. It wouldn't help this dog, he would and could be even more unsettled and confused about his place in the pecking order. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loriusgarrulus Posted June 14, 2015 Report Share Posted June 14, 2015 Neutering doesn't stop them humping. I have 2 dogs that are neutered,1 with a vasectomy and 3 that are entire. They all hump each other. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kent Posted June 14, 2015 Report Share Posted June 14, 2015 what's the saying? "if you want to test your own importance try ordering someone elses dog about". I should want time to assert my position / rank before I went slapping a strange dog, it might also be wise to know you had the owners blessing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ladyjack Posted June 14, 2015 Report Share Posted June 14, 2015 put a shock callar on it calms my mate down when his wife presses the button, or flick it with a pencil,nurses do this all the time on horny patence Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
compo90 Posted June 14, 2015 Report Share Posted June 14, 2015 I am imagining by someone being in your home and being "humped" by the dog they are a friend or at least a friendly neighbour, as such being asked to help wouldn't be such a shock and they would know you and the dog already? Unless the dog is raping strangers in the park? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kent Posted June 14, 2015 Report Share Posted June 14, 2015 Mine did this to a steel rep as soon as he sat down only a fortnight or so ago, I was onto the dog like lightning - not sure what the dog might have done if he tried giving it a quick slap, never expected it not really a trait I allow or have seen in the dog from puppyhood. he wouldn't have left with a sale anyhow Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grrclark Posted June 16, 2015 Report Share Posted June 16, 2015 Jif squeezy lemon works well, easy to keep in the pocket and a quick scoosh is remarkably effective at interrupting whatever thought the dog had at that time. The lemon juice does no harm and is a wee bit more effective than water as most dogs don't like the sharp taste. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loriusgarrulus Posted June 16, 2015 Report Share Posted June 16, 2015 Jif squeezy lemon works well, easy to keep in the pocket and a quick scoosh is remarkably effective at interrupting whatever thought the dog had at that time. The lemon juice does no harm and is a wee bit more effective than water as most dogs don't like the sharp taste. I would be careful about lemon juice getting in your dogs eyes as it is irritant. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JDog Posted June 16, 2015 Report Share Posted June 16, 2015 My bitch lab grabs my wife and humps her leg all the time. Saves you a job then. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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