Suddenly "In Love" creating problem
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| Is she the dominant one of the two girls?
Sometimes the humping from a male dog is not a sexual thing it is a dominace action. So maybe there might be a problem there with her teasing him and him trying to dominate her and put her in her place. I had a male un-neutered sheepie boy for 12 years, the only time he humped any other dog, was to tell them he was the boss and in charge. 
So just tell him to "get off" in a stern voice and if he does, then praise him and divert his attention to a game or toy or something like that. If the female is over flirty just put her into another area away from him till he calms down, then bring them back together to play. If it keeps happening then seperate the both of them and in a firm voice tell them both "NO". It should not take long for the both of them to realise if they behave like that then they can't play together.  till both of them calm down.
If it is becoming a major problem and continuing then better to have him neutered. |
| No, that is the strange thing. She is not the dominant female. The head girl is 11 years old, and this one is just turning 2 years. He knows the command "leave it" and 70% of the time he will, however the other 30% he just doesn't seem to hear me. And, I feel like I am telling him this every 15 seconds. I just find it so strange that this just started 2 days ago. I even gave her a bath today thinking she may have rolled in something that triggered his hormones. |
| Given the ages of your 2 dogs, it does seem to me that the hierarchy may be shifting in your home. The dominant one is aging, and the other female may be making a play to move up the ladder - so to speak.
We have a multiple dog household, with dogs of various ages. We see these shifts periodically. It does alter the behavior of all the dogs in the house. I would keep an eye on them still, and see if they sort things out. Seperating them periodiucally as suggested and as you have been doing sounds like a good idea. |
| Ok the other possibility is a urinary tract infection on the bitch, check her and see there is no discharge there, also that her urine is not over potent.
Sometime that can send off an odour even tho she is spayed but the boys can get a mixed signal from a change in the female due to a UTI infection. Just a thought there. |
| Good thoughts. I will have her checked out. Seems to be a logical theory since it began suddenly. |
| I have a spayed girl here too and an unneutered boy in the house & there are definitely days that he's more interested in her. Occasionally she does give off this odor, almost the same odor when she's in season/heat. I've been meaning to ask my vet about that too. I'm just assuming it's just some kind of hormonal discharge. So maybe that's what happened and now that Denver got a whiff, he's ready. Most bitches will normally put a randy boy in his place (snapping, warning bites, growling) if it's "not time". Since your girl is submissive, she probably isn't going to do that.
As Lisa suggested, you might want your vet to rule out any kind of infection. You can also try putting a little vanilla under Denver's nose to see if that throws off her scent. |
I have two neutered males, one 90+ lbs the other 5lbs. The 5lber is the dominate dog. Occassionally during play he will become over excited and will hump his brothers nose  . I immediately interupt the behavior and redirect (w\no punishment, just distraction).
By using this approach consistently we have greatly decreased the occurance. |
| Good luck - I am anxious to see if your vet has anything to add. I'm glad Denver is settling in. |
| Again, the OES forum offered great advice. My scotty/yorkie mix did indeed have a UTI. She is on meds and we are patiently waiting for her to get rid of that "odor" causing the problems. I feel bad due to the fact I didn't even notice anything wrong with her, however, I do notice that she has a lot more pep and vigor now. I have tried some vanilla on Denver's nose with no success, and am now attempting a bit of Vicks to ward off her smell. I am still open to suggestions on what to do to settle him down until we get all of these antibiotics through her. Feel free to keep posting!
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Anonymous wrote: I am still open to suggestions on what to do to settle him down until we get all of these antibiotics through her. Feel free to keep posting!
Thanks The antibiotics should kick in within 24 hours, so you should see a marked difference in his behavior shortly. Sometimes they don't act sick so we don't notice it when they are not well, so don't feel bad. Glad that everything turned out and your little one is on the mend. |
| I am so happy to hear how well Denver has adjusted.
I hope your little girl is feeling better quickly. |
| I am so happy you have found the problem to Denvers unexpected behaviour and so glad he has settled in so well with your family.
Give the anti-biotics a chance to work on your girl and it would probably pay you to re-wash that area just to help remove the odour. There is a spray you can buy at a pet shop, it is for bitches in heat, but it will help mask the odour from her till the UTI problem clears up. Denver, you can try some Bach Flower essences to help settle him down, they are available at a health shop. Essences can be mixed for different problems, maybe a 'calm and clear' mixture just to take the edge of him & take his mind of her till the UTI Problem clears up completely. Bach essences also do "rescue remedy" if you have not heard of the flower essences before, they are wonderful and I use them myself on my OES. They are a Holisitic approach to help in different situations that may arise.
Best wishes for everything settling down with both of them. 
Have a wonderful christmas and Happy New year. |
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