I have a female dog that started that humping behaviour on my husband's leg. It is a dominance behaviour and unless you want him to think of himself as the dominant member of the family, it should be stopped. This is where your stern voice comes in...tell him "no!" and physically remove him...give him a time out in another room, if necessary.
You should call your vet about the vitamin. Excessive doses of some nutrients can be toxic, but I don't know which nutrients and I don't know what is a toxic amount for a small dog.
When he is sexually mature and begins marking, he'll get that leg lift thing perfected! Another good reason to get him accustomed to responding to a firm "no!" I once lived in a house in which there had been five chihuahuas, and the males had not been prevented from marking inside. I had to have the sheetrock replaced in several rooms because the moisture damaged it and nothing I tried could remove the smell. You don't want him to think he is the dominant dog in the house and then start marking his territory inside! |