"sighthounds & siberians" wrote in message:

All the male dogs except one that I've ever owned have been somewhat
late-neutered, and I don't think humping is learned behavior. I don't
know how it feels to dogs, but I know that other dogs don't like being
humped, and that alone is a pretty good reason not to allow your dogs
to do it.


What you're saying reinforces my gut feeling that it's annoying to the
humpee, and it should be corrected. It's been a difficult behavior to
correct with Remy, but we have made progress. I can tell when he's thinking
about doing it and verbally correct him then. About eight times out of ten,
he responds, but it's those other two times when I have to take him by the
collar. I'll keep at it and not let him do it. Whether it's a dominance
thing, bullying, pushy, or whatever doesn't really matter - it's just bad
doggy manners. The potential of a dog fight is definitely a real concern,
and the last thing I would ever want would be for Remy to get hurt or for
him to ever hurt another dog.

I'll ignore the "just let the dogs work it out" people and continue to not
allow it.