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How To Stop Your Dog From Mounting People

Sexual mounting in most cases can be successfully by neutering the dog. If the, behavior is psychologically ingrained, then this may be ineffective treatment. The main point here is that mounting is an unacceptable behavior in dogs.

If the dog pesters for attention, it should be given a command before any reward of spoken praise or petting. The rewards you give to your dog should be friendly and brief, no longer than a few seconds. If the reward is not short this could encourages the practice that contributed to the problem in the first place.

Before your dog becomes firmly attached to a leg or other part of the anatomy, it is best to distract the dog to some other activity. It’s easy to spot the starting of when your dog is going to mount. A rather vacant stare as the animal approaches, pawing at the owner's legs, a "humping" motion, or penile erection signal the onset of some sexual action, and mark the ideal time for distraction.

Ways to distract the dog include throwing a ball or some other plaything, followed by several minutes of intensive play-exercise; issuance of a command to Sit and Stay, should be used until the dog appears settled, followed by quiet praise when the dog stops the mounting attempts.

Corrections that usually fail include stepping on the hind toes to discourage mounting; sharply raising the knee into the dog's chest area to knock it away from the leg; and picking up the offender and shaking it while saying "No." Other less effective, approaches include hitting the dog on the muzzle, holding a lighted cigarette in the target area of the romantic pet, and shouting, screaming and other hysterical behavior.

Severe punishment may lead to other behavior problems. With aggressive dogs, the act of mounting is sometimes closely related to general aggressive tendencies, and can produce biting, even in puppies under the age of 6 months old.

If mounting is accompanied by penile erection in male dogs, castration combined with correction of the causative factors can been successful. The effects of neutering may take up to 90 days, though in most cases some lessening of sexual aggression is noted within a day or so. In spayed females with masculine tendencies, progestin hormone therapy has been helpful when carefully supervised by a veterinarian.

If your dog begins to pester you It is recommended that you use some intervening stimulus u. Whether this involves introduction of a chewable dog toys, bone, or a sharp sound, the goal here is to divert the animal's mind off licking and onto something else. During these initial stages of correction, there may be seen many types of substitutional behavior, such as whining, pacing or self-licking. If ignored, this behavior usually disappears in a few days.