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sunfire1725 unregistered |
posted 08-19-2003 08:47 AM
I have a 2 year old male yellow lab, the problem is that he tries to hump my son's three 14 year old friends, he does not do this with anyone else, but these three boys. My son needless to say is quite embarrassed by this behavior, any one have suggestions why he does this. Or how I can make him stop doing this altogether. Thank you IP: Logged |
Maisey Member Posts: 1387 |
posted 08-19-2003 09:24 AM
Is your dog neutered? I would guess he is doing it as a dominance behavior. I'm not an expert but I would have the three boys each assert themselves, being firm in tone have them tell the dog "NO" or "leave it". Then put him on a sit/stay. If they are your sons friends...I'll assume your son is always present. Have him make your dog work for everything, meaning he has to do something (sit..down..shake) before he gets anything. This includes affection. Before he gets to go outside he has to sit at the door, before he gets his food he has to perform some command. (If need be this can be done with each kibble of food to really enforce your point). This will show your dog that your son is above him in the "pack". It would then be your son who is in charge when his friends are over and up to him to make sure his dog is behaving with manners. I would NOT verbally berate the dog, no yelling and griping at it continuously. A quick "leave it!", if he keeps repeating it, remove him from the room. Have you ever taken an obedience class with your dog? If you don't want to do that...I know that many trainers will offer a private session to work through individual issues. I am doing it right now with my 8 month old pup, it is costing me $30.00 for 30 minutes, our first session was 60 minutes. There are also many trainers who will come to your house, then they can see the behavior themselves and make suggestions. Hope this helps, and perhaps somebody else will offer some advice as well. IP: Logged |
puttin510 Member Posts: 1179 |
posted 08-19-2003 04:57 PM
I agree!!! IP: Logged |
Rich Member Posts: 52 |
posted 08-20-2003 12:59 AM
One of my friends used to have a Staffordshire Bull Terrier that used to get up to the same strange behaviour and every time I walked into the kiving room it used to try very hard to mount my leg! This proved very embarrassing if there were others around but it wasn't just me, it used to try it on with everyone in its path! As far as explanations go I have to agree with what maisey has said as she made some very valid points. The following paragraph is one I came across on a site: ------------------ [This message has been edited by Rich (edited 08-20-2003).] [This message has been edited by Rich (edited 08-20-2003).] IP: Logged |
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