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Why does my FEMALE dog try to ride my MALE dog?

  • 24-09-2008 07:12PM
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    Closed Accounts Posts: 469 ✭✭


    Where did she learn this? She mounts my male dog from behind and starts pounding away, it usually happens when she's angry...!:confused:

    Genuine question by the way. Does anyone else know what I'm talking about?
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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 17,819 ✭✭✭✭peasant


    It's nothing sexual, just sheer dominance.

    (she's showing him (who she thinks) is boss)

    Personally, I don't tolerate that kind of behaviour between my dogs. They can have their little spats, but anything overly aggressive or overly dominant (like mounting) and I let them know that no matter what THEY think that I AM boss. Full stop.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 911 ✭✭✭engrish?


    peasant wrote: »
    It's nothing sexual, just sheer dominance.

    (she's showing him (who she thinks) is boss)

    Personally, I don't tolerate that kind of behaviour between my dogs. They can have their little spats, but anything overly aggressive or overly dominant (like mounting) and I let them know that no matter what THEY think that I AM boss. Full stop.


    By mounting the couch?


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 90 ✭✭reality


    peasants right, your dog has dominance issues. it may not cause problems if the male dog is particularly submissive and if the female acknowledges you as her leader. are either of them neutered?


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,874 ✭✭✭EGAR


    It isn't as clear cut as sheer dominance. Some bitches mount if they are sexually excited often shortly before they come into full blown heat, other play mount during play (often pups and teenage dogs) and yes, there is the dominance mounting. BUT there is also mounting to release stress, this is a learnt behaviour and should be curbed by stopping it AND offering an alternative for stress release e.g. a toy, time out alone, one to one walk or sometimes if helps to rub the dog down. Or the last possibility: there is a organic problem i.e. hormone problem.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 15,174 ✭✭✭✭kmart6


    It's obviously telling you it wants a gender op!


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  • Closed Accounts Posts: 19,969 ✭✭✭✭mikemac


    kmart6 wrote: »
    It's obviously telling you it wants a gender op!

    I lol'ed :D


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 40,401 ✭✭✭✭x Purple Pawprints x


    Yeah the other posters are right, she's trying to assert dominance over your male dog, she's the boss in her head and she's trying to let him know that.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 40,401 ✭✭✭✭x Purple Pawprints x


    micmclo wrote: »
    I lol'ed :D

    Me too :D


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 469 ✭✭0utpost31


    They're both neutered btw. It's wierd how she knows the... "technique" though. What's it doing in her brain at all?


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 724 ✭✭✭muckety


    My two dogs (1 male 1 female) do this to each other regularly. I thought it was a dominance thing. The male is older and would try to be more assertive, but female doesn't really let him away with it. I haven't stopped them - should I? They do seem to live very happily together without my interfering with their dominance attempts.


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 17,819 ✭✭✭✭peasant


    0utpost31 wrote: »
    They're both neutered btw. It's wierd how she knows the... "technique" though. What's it doing in her brain at all?

    She's an animal, they all "know the technique" ...neutering just interferes with the plumbing, not with the mind/instinct.

    Also, she wasn't raised with human ideas of morality either, she doesn't see anything "wrong" or "weird" with natural behaviour.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 701 ✭✭✭Morganna


    Its defo a dominance issue


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 24,609 ✭✭✭✭arybvtcw0eolkf


    I was going to post something similar to this thread.

    Since Jericho was snipped a few weeks ago we've noticed dogs are regularly mounting him, is this normal after the operation?.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,874 ✭✭✭EGAR


    Neutered males lose their *male* scent and can sometimes gender confuse other dogs.


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