Humping

[Spudd]

Hi Guys, i have an 8 month old Bull Terrier. Recently he started to hump, people's leg (only friends we see once a week), other dogs and a car seat we have in the shed. He is getting desexed on Thursday and i was wondering if the behaviour will stop. He has been going to obedience classes once a week for over 3 month now and is going really well. When he humps he doesn't listen at all when asked to leaveit and i have to pull him off and ask him to sit and stay or go in his bed/outside.. What would be the best way to stop him from humping? Hopefully it will stop once he is desexed as many people say. (some say it won't)

[persephone]

YOU need to discipline him.... if all undesexed dogs humped - we would be in trouble But ,luckily they don't , cos they are trained not to - and have lots of other things to interest them , and they learn that it gets them no attention which is worthwhile

Simple answer?

When you know these friends are coming- dog stays on his leash, or in his crate, or outside .The car seat gets put elsewhere ..or has stuff put on/around it, and he is always on a leash around other dogs so he doesn't get into a habit. One day he will attempt to hump the wrong dog!!! :p

You only ever give a command ONCE. If he doesn't obey- then, with NO further conversation... you remove him- using a leash.

Mind you ,bullies may need to be handled a bit differently, I have no experience with them

I am glad he's going well at obedience- well done!

[aussielover]

it may or may not stop depending on why he is doing it...

If it is purely sexual, then yes, it will most likely decrease (though desexed dogs may still have sexual urges, but hopefully less frequently!)

If it is dominance or excitement then desexing is unlikely to have an effect.

Have you asked your obedience teacher what they think you should do?

From where we are, we can't tell why the dog is doing and and your relationship with him so I'm gonna play it safe and say get him assessed by a trainer or behaviourist if you're worried and this is an on going problem you can't resolve yourself.