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melanie daley · 10-02-2008, 08:04 PM

In my situation I KNOW its a dominance thing... Roxi has NEVER tried to hump me (she knows better!!) HOWEVER recently she has started to try and hump Rocco (we have had him about 5 months now)... Total dominance thing.. He is 8 mo. and we are waiting for him to get bigger before he is neutered, but I think after few months of Rocco "trying" to hump Roxi, she has equated this to "control", and now tries to hump him... When I see this, I stop the behavior IMMEDIATELY. If she tries to continue, I put her on her back (not aggressively) and hold her for a few seconds to show her who is REALLY in control.. It has gotten better in the last several weeks.

I would under NO circumstance let either of my dogs hump me for even a second... I know it may seem funny, but to them it means much more than a giggle and you can't let them get away with thinking THEY are in control... YOU are! YOU are the "leader of the pack"!!!

Good luck.....

10-02-2008, 08:04 PM	#12
melanie daley Donating YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Belmont Shore SoCal Posts: 852	In my situation I KNOW its a dominance thing... Roxi has NEVER tried to hump me (she knows better!!) HOWEVER recently she has started to try and hump Rocco (we have had him about 5 months now)... Total dominance thing.. He is 8 mo. and we are waiting for him to get bigger before he is neutered, but I think after few months of Rocco "trying" to hump Roxi, she has equated this to "control", and now tries to hump him... When I see this, I stop the behavior IMMEDIATELY. If she tries to continue, I put her on her back (not aggressively) and hold her for a few seconds to show her who is REALLY in control.. It has gotten better in the last several weeks. I would under NO circumstance let either of my dogs hump me for even a second... I know it may seem funny, but to them it means much more than a giggle and you can't let them get away with thinking THEY are in control... YOU are! YOU are the "leader of the pack"!!! Good luck..... __________________ Melanie Roxi & Rocco Last edited by melanie daley; 10-02-2008 at 08:06 PM.