Help stopping humping

Well, she did it like twice, well over a 2 months ago, and only to my little sis, and she is like 6 years old.

 

just let her whip his ass!lol,just joking,i agree with mia,sounds more loke a dominance issue in which case theyre just going to have to work it out.

 

i agree, i would just let em work it out and just stand by to make sure no one gets killed.

 

I am thinking of letting them work it out but when do I step in? I know for sure that the female is going to snap back. Now if the male decides to fight instead of hump should I step in? Or should I let them go at it for a couple minutes and then step in? What if they start fighting and they both don't quit for awhile and there are some serious injuries?

My other concern is that after a short fight and I break it up will they fight again? I am thinking if one of them doesn't give up then the fight for dominance is still on.

 

IMO, it sounds like a dominance issue between the two dogs, and yes, I would think that if a fight ensues once, it most likely could happen again, so, until a solution is found, if i were you, i would closely supervise the two of them, until they've established their ranks. And if you feel the need to intervene, just be sure to have a break stick ready and learn/know how to use it.
I, personally, would NEVER trust two dogs to not fight, ...

In the mean time, i would consistently (KEY, here) correct your male's behavior, and let him know that you will not tolerate it. I've heard of people using water guns, and spraying the dog EVERY time, putting the dog in another room, isolating it, or, if contained on a leash, snapping that leash to show your disapproaval, whenever this behavior occurs. Regardless of the method you choose to implement, it HAS to be consistent, to demonstrate to your dog that this behavior is NOT welcomed and must cease to continue. He HAS to learn that YOU deem it unacceptable, otherwise he will not understand, that a natural tendency for him, is angering you, not to mention annoying your female.

here is some general reading that may be helpful:
http://www.petplace.com/dogs/humping/page1.aspx
it's pretty basic, but it may point you in the right direction.
and i'm a HUGE fan of the NILIF program.
good luck!

 

To whoever left me - rep points and this comment:
"Its most likley you got your rescue was from a byb,"

Ummm, no. I adopted my dog from a no-kill shelter that I have volunteered for for almost 4 years now. She was found living in a pack with her sisters, all of which were nearly feral. She may or may not have been the product of a BYB, but if so, I didn't support them in any way by adopting her. If you want to give me negative reputation for a post, that's fine, but don't make a statement like that if you don't know what the hell you are talking about. Thanks.

 

That's almost humerous.....Some dogs dont need canine friends. Best solution is to keep them crated sepperately.

Did that shelter just hand you over that dog with out asking you what your intentions were?

 

I would let them work it out themselves. I would also start doing NILIF. I think the NILIF may lessen the time it takes for the two dogs to decided which one is going to be alpha and also lessen the fights. Or, Suki suggested a few methods that would work too....

 

Do you realize what your telling this guy? And you beleive that it's ok ....cause you said it.

Do we have a convert on our hands now?

 

when it comes to this breed you can't let them work it out themselves because they never do.they will fight till one of them is dead or close to it.i had some hounds back when i was in my 20's that had this same problem.i let them work it out amongst them selfs and they did fine.but the reason for this was they were not bulldogs.even your curs will put up a pretty nasty fight with each other and there will be a lot of bloodshed.what you do is this the minute he mounts pull his off get him by the scruff of the neck give him a shake and in a firm voice say NO then swat him on the butt once or twice.do the same to her when she does her thing to.you are the leader not them and they need to know this.you decide who lives there and what goes on there.but more than likely it is not going to clear up so just keep them in diffrent rooms and let your wife have her dog and you have yours.keep them apart from each other and they will be fine.but don't let them sort it out themselves because it won't work with this breed of dog.

 

I'm with Oldtimer here....

 

I agree but this will only work if they see you and your wife as the dominate figure. If the male is new and the female has been at your mother-in-laws then the two of you need to let the dogs know that you are the dominate ones. Crate them at night and dont let them up on the furniture, tell them no and make them lay down if they do something bad (sort of like a time out for kids--1-2min for each year old they are).
I would also like to add that in addition to the leash command, and verbal command another item like a squirt gun might work. I've used squeek toys as a diversion and Plactic bottles with change or kibble in it and shake them and S**t if shaking it dosen't work you can throw it at them. do the leash command & voice almost together (pull,no -dogs name-then tell him to come pulling the leash toward you), then squirt gun or what ever. When he starts comming toward you run backwards saying -dogs name & come. when you stop about 15-20 feet away give him a reward-treat toy whatever letting him know that he listened and that was good.
JMHO
I rescued a pappered apbt about a month ago and it took him about 2 weeks to figure out in a house of (b-4 him) 4 female apbt's that they wern't going to let him mount them. they snapped at him i pulled the leash and told him no(the rest is above) and this method worked for me.
Best of luck to you-it may take time and a great deal of dicipline by you and your dog but if you are presistant it could all work out and I hope it does.