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Is humping considered appropriate "playfull" dog behavior?
Hello,
I took my two dogs out today (1 yr. aussie, 4 yr lab), and along our excursion on the way home we went through the dog park. There happened to be a large pitbull-mix dog there, and while it was not drawing blood or barking, it was being aggresive/dominant towards all of the dogs that I could see. As we passed by, it took a particular interest in my male lab, trying to hump my dog (my dog was sitting down at the time). I did not consider this to be appropriate, and as the owner did not respond to my repeated requests to call and control his dog, I forcefully grabbed the offending pit by its choke-chain and brought it back to it's owner. I had a few choice words to the owner, a youngish fellow, likely a college student. He seemed to feel I needed to "chill out", and that his dog was only "playing". I obviously have a different definition of playing, one which does not involve overt aggresion, dominance, or humping. What about you? Thanks,. Jon |
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Is humping considered appropriate "playfull" dog behavior?
Jon Danniken wrote:
As we passed by, it took a particular interest in my male lab, trying to hump my dog (my dog was sitting down at the time). I did not consider this to be appropriate, and as the owner did not respond to my repeated requests to call and control his dog, I forcefully grabbed the offending pit by its choke-chain and brought it back to it's owner. I had a few choice words to the owner, a youngish fellow, likely a college student. He seemed to feel I needed to "chill out", and that his dog was only "playing". I obviously have a different definition of playing, one which does not involve overt aggresion, dominance, or humping. What about you? I'm with you. Humping is NOT ALLOWED. Period. -- Mark Shaw (And Baron) moc TOD liamg TA wahsnm ================================================== ======================= "Dogs feel very strongly that they should always go with you in the car, in case the need should arise for them to bark violently at nothing right in your ear." -Dave Barry |
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Is humping considered appropriate "playfull" dog behavior?
"Mark Shaw" wrote:
Jon Danniken wrote: As we passed by, it took a particular interest in my male lab, trying to hump my dog (my dog was sitting down at the time). I did not consider this to be appropriate, and as the owner did not respond to my repeated requests to call and control his dog, I forcefully grabbed the offending pit by its choke-chain and brought it back to it's owner. I had a few choice words to the owner, a youngish fellow, likely a college student. He seemed to feel I needed to "chill out", and that his dog was only "playing". I obviously have a different definition of playing, one which does not involve overt aggresion, dominance, or humping. What about you? I'm with you. Humping is NOT ALLOWED. Period. Thanks Mark. You know, I train my dogs specifically to *not* be aggresive towards other dogs. They can interact with, and even chase and be chased, but not overt dominance/aggresive behavior. It really sickens me that some people like the pitbull owner I met seem to feel like the world is a big prison yard, where it's cool to have the biggest and toughest dog around. I really hope I don't have to go through this again; I like to be able to let the dogs interact with other dogs, but I won't allow my dog to be raped by another dog just because the owner thinks it's cool. . Jon |
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Is humping considered appropriate "playfull" dog behavior?
Jon Danniken wrote:
"Mark Shaw" wrote: I'm with you. Humping is NOT ALLOWED. Period. Thanks Mark. You know, I train my dogs specifically to *not* be aggresive towards other dogs. They can interact with, and even chase and be chased, but not overt dominance/aggresive behavior. It really sickens me that some people like the pitbull owner I met seem to feel like the world is a big prison yard, where it's cool to have the biggest and toughest dog around. I really hope I don't have to go through this again; I like to be able to let the dogs interact with other dogs, but I won't allow my dog to be raped by another dog just because the owner thinks it's cool. . Well, let's be clear: it's not about sex, it's about dominance. -- Mark Shaw (And Baron) moc TOD liamg TA wahsnm ================================================== ======================= "Anybody who doesn't know what soap tastes like never washed a dog." - Franklin P. Jones |
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Is humping considered appropriate "playfull" dog behavior?
"Mark Shaw" wrote in message
... Well, let's be clear: it's not about sex, it's about dominance. Yeah. Our female tries to hump her brother. Both neutered. We don't allow it but periodically have to step in and stop it. ~~Judy |
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Is humping considered appropriate "playfull" dog behavior?
"Judy" wrote in message: Yeah. Our female tries to hump her brother. Both neutered. We don't allow it but periodically have to step in and stop it. Well, I know that you know this, but it doesn't have to be as cut and dry as sex or dominance. Just about the only time Khan humps another dog is when he desperately wants to play, and the other dog won't. And, he only does it to friends. They'd of course tell him off, and it devolves into playing somehow. OP's situation of course is not the same. Two days last week, we didn't go into the dog park because there was an unneutered Pit (two separate dogs on two days) in there, humping away at all the other boy dogs. The other dogs (and their owners) were good natured about it, but I know that it is a recipe for a dog fight if they attempted it with Khan. My general policy, if another dog decides to harass one of my own, is to talk to the owner nicely, and ask them to call off their dog, but also make it clear to them that if they won't control their dog, I will do it for them. Suja |
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Is humping considered appropriate "playfull" dog behavior?
"Suja" wrote in message
news:f%Oyf.289727$0l5.229392@dukeread06... Well, I know that you know this, but it doesn't have to be as cut and dry as sex or dominance. Just about the only time Khan humps another dog is when he desperately wants to play, and the other dog won't. And, he only does it to friends. They'd of course tell him off, and it devolves into playing somehow. Suja Sometimes it can be through excitement too Alison |
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Is humping considered appropriate "playfull" dog behavior?
Jon Danniken wrote:
Hello, I obviously have a different definition of playing, one which does not involve overt aggresion, dominance, or humping. What about you? Thanks,. Jon Irrespective of the reasons a dog humps another dog, the dog being humped can take offense and a bad siuation can develop so for that reason alone it's a good ploy to prevent that behaviour. Humping gets labelled as a dominance behaviour but I'm not convinced thats the only reason. Paul |
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