er wilbur is getting frisky!
providing hes not doing this ALL the time its not so bad - any body elses OES getting frisky? And is such a young age normal to be like that? |
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| Wilbur is so cute...love his sheepie toy..... |
So glad that Wilbur is doing better. Uh, but the other thing......  I am assuming at 5 1/2 months that he has not yet been neutered, so it could be the start of hormones, which neutering would nip in the bud. If not hormones though, some dogs "get frisky" to try and assert dominance. At this age, I would bet it's the hormones.
Laurie and Oscar |
| Yeah, the behavior itself is pretty normal and I've seen it in younger OES as well, but only directed at other dogs. It is really NOT to be directed at humans, you know? Very rude. There is an element of dominance there. I mean, he probably knows we've all been pulling for him and he's Forum's Pet, so to speak. But his head needn't get THAT big
Tell him no (or off, or whatever command you decide to use that means "cease and desist that behavior immediately, you little bugger!") Then distract him by asking him to do something else incompatible (can he sit, yet?) so you can reward him for some good behavior instead that nicely reinforces you as the boss. I know the stock response is: "is he neutered yet? Get it done ASAP!" Well, hormones may play a role and there are other reasons to neuter. But, really, I have a less than year old newly spayed rescue staying with me and her arrival must have stirred up the pack a little because my intact bitch is humping her intact sister. Their neutered brother is trying to hump both of them. And the spayed little female? Humping both of the girls. This seems to be stupid young dog behavior, mostly. My older ladies think they are ALL idiots. Point is, hormones or no, they may do this to work out their little rank issues. If they ever so much as looked at one of my legs, there would be hell to pay. Don't even THINK about pulling rank with ME, thank you very much.  I won't even let them play those games with each other. I'm just not real keen on the behavior in general.
Anyway, what he's doing is quite natural to him and no big deal, except for the fact that he has to learn you never, ever do that to a human. All people always rank above all dogs at all times. Sorry, Wilbur, but that's the way of the world. Kristine |
| our Blue 5 months has started this to, but when playing, we no him and he is getting betterm he also getting fixed after xmas. |
| I think there is a pic of Wilbur after he was nuetered with a collar on. It may be because he was down for a bit, that he is re-establishing his place at home. |
Oscar's Mom wrote: If not hormones though, some dogs "get frisky" to try and assert dominance.
Ah, humping. There's nothing sexual about it. Even bitches hump, as Kristine aptly noted. It's all about dominance. You can either learn Amichien (Jan Fennell, The Dog Listener, HarperCollins, 2004) -- which I strongly recommend for a happy dog -- or just keep saying "NO!" every time you notice the behavior. Personally, I'd learn Amichien and train the dog using it. It's good to hear of Wilbur up and about! Now it's time to treat him like the dog he is  |
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