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My dog has issues
Female/24
So i have a puppy of 5months he is a miniature poodle mixed with cocker spaniel and he has never done the dirty with another dog but he humps the bed he sleeps on and we let him because if not he will try and hump me and my boyfriends leg my issue is that when im laying down he will get on the bed and back his but on to my face and try to hump my face (i know it might look funny when you imagine it) but i cant get him to stop and i worry one day i might wake up to him putting his nasty wee wee on my face and hump me!
How can i get him to stop??
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My dog has the same problem, the only way for him to stop is either he gets to old or you have to get him neutered. Distracting him only works for a little while but it will get worse with is humping.
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When Razhie mentioned offering a toy to distract the dog, it reminded me of our little poodle we lost 2 years ago. She adopted one of the daughters old stuffed toys as her hump toy. She never liked regular dog toys. This was an old stuffed Barney the dinosaur. The dog was old, female and fixed. She humped Barney when she was bored, but curiously enough, every time she caught us making love, she's run and fetch Barney, drag him into the bedroom and start humping. When we finished, she stopped. Why I am sharing is that perhaps dogs can comprehend when one particular object is the only thing to be used for humping but she trained herself. Perhaps every time you see him humping, if you provided him with a stuffed toy just big enough for him to drape his body around and have the front part to drape his legs around it. Its worth a try anyways.
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there is nothing wrong with him. Dogs do that. When he reaches a certain age you should consider getting him fixed if you aren't going to use him for breeding.
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When he is old enough, get him fixed. That will help reduce the urges to hump.
There is nothing wrong with your dog. This is totally normal behaviour. He doesn't have issues. He's just a dog.
Dogs don't only hump because of sex - they may also do it if they are bored, or want your attention, or even to try and be dominate and express their control and ownership over their people. A lot of time humping IS about sex (especially for a teenage boy dog who hasn't been fixed) but it's also just one of the techniques they have that they think will get them what they want.
Although getting him fixed will help, you also have to train him, and discipline him for doing bad things. If you never tell him (in a way that his doggie mind can grasp) that humping is not okay, he'll never stop it.
There are few different ways to get your dog to stop, and which method will work the best depends a bit on your dogs temperament. My last dog needed to be distracted from the urge to hump with toys or other acceptable games, while my current young guy seems to hump mostly for attention, and the best punishment for him is to tell him no once, and ignore him and give him the silent treatment until he behaves, and then give him attention and praise when he stops.
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