Our pets tend to be happy creatures. One thing that this happiness comes from, is a normal sex drive. Normal or not though, a dog licking himself or mounting something or the other and humping, can be very disturbing for family members to see. We don't live in a society where this kind of thing is normally seen. It isn't even purely sexual for dogs. Even week-old puppies will do this. And grown dogs will do this after they've been neutered or spayed. Dog mounting activity is something you see in both male and females.
The question is, what are you supposed to do when this kind of thing happens? When you see your dog mounting things all the time and humping, are you supposed to pretend that you don't see it?
The first thing you have to realize is that while dog mounting activity is sexual half the time, the other half of the time, it isn't. When it's sexual mounting, male dogs will have erections – even if they've been neutered. And they will also ejaculate. It's just the way it is with humans who have had vasectomies.
When it's not sexual though, dogs mount just for fun. When this happens, you won't see any overt erections or anything. If a dog has been properly socialized, when he meets other dogs, he will only mount them on occasion. If this hasn't been done the right way though, the mounting will occur all the time. Dogs also do this to show that they are the leader in a given situation.
Basically, if your dog does this on occasion, there isn't a lot to worry about. You just have to pretend that you don't see it. If this happens all the time though, it could mean any kind of disease – right from urinary tract infection to skin allergies. The first thing you need to do then wouldn't it is to take your dog to the back to see what's going on. You do need to rule disease out.
If your dog is intact and the mounting isn't for a medical reason, consider neutering him. This is sure to at least reduce the behavior if not get rid of it altogether. If your dog is doing this to people and other dogs, this can be dangerous. Both are likely to take offense and start a fight. Other dogs especially.
You need to take your dog in for training or figure out how to do it yourself.
The question is, what are you supposed to do when this kind of thing happens? When you see your dog mounting things all the time and humping, are you supposed to pretend that you don't see it?
The first thing you have to realize is that while dog mounting activity is sexual half the time, the other half of the time, it isn't. When it's sexual mounting, male dogs will have erections – even if they've been neutered. And they will also ejaculate. It's just the way it is with humans who have had vasectomies.
When it's not sexual though, dogs mount just for fun. When this happens, you won't see any overt erections or anything. If a dog has been properly socialized, when he meets other dogs, he will only mount them on occasion. If this hasn't been done the right way though, the mounting will occur all the time. Dogs also do this to show that they are the leader in a given situation.
Basically, if your dog does this on occasion, there isn't a lot to worry about. You just have to pretend that you don't see it. If this happens all the time though, it could mean any kind of disease – right from urinary tract infection to skin allergies. The first thing you need to do then wouldn't it is to take your dog to the back to see what's going on. You do need to rule disease out.
If your dog is intact and the mounting isn't for a medical reason, consider neutering him. This is sure to at least reduce the behavior if not get rid of it altogether. If your dog is doing this to people and other dogs, this can be dangerous. Both are likely to take offense and start a fight. Other dogs especially.
You need to take your dog in for training or figure out how to do it yourself.
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