He won't stop humping me!

[Puppy Madness]

My little Lord Wellington is 11 weeks old and has just started humping me over the past few days. With my previous dog it was easy to just step forward and ignore her to discourage this behavior, but Lord does this thing where he wraps all 4 legs around my leg and won't let go! He has such a tight grip on me I can lift my leg with him still attached. When I remove him he will bite my hand and jump right back up. I have to admit, it's getting pretty embarrassing since he likes doing this out in public when I take him to the park. I never had a puppy before, so is this normal? Does anyone have any tips on how to discourage it?

[John and Finn]

Do you have him enrolled in puppy class?  

Finn doesn't do it but he plays with an adult dog that will try to hump him every chance he gets.  Really p***** Finn off and he usually tears into him for it.  He needs to be sternly corrected as another dog would do. I won't suggest what my reaction would be, lol.  I would talk to a trainer.  This is pretty common so any good trainer would give you a good course of action.  

BTW, I know that dogs do this for a variety of reasons and most are not bad or unusual.

[Jen and Zoe]

My 10 week old GD just started doing this yesterday.  I was really surprised because I thought we would avoid it with a girl dog, but I guess not.  Sorry your little guy is also humping. I'm interested to hear what has worked for others -- hopefully it will work for Lord and Zoe!

[Kelly McLain]

My 11 week old, Chili just started to do this too!  I lift my knee up and say off, and try to redirect her to a toy, but it doesn't always help.  I've heard that this is a dominance issue, and I just try to reassert my dominance as the leader.  Make sure you are always going first out of doors, don't let them get in your lap unless you invite them, etc.  I'm going to ask my trainer on Saturday at class, and I'll let you know what she says.

[len/sheila knight]

We have a 6month old ALD. Cute as a button, but lately has been humping my husbands leg whenever he gets a chance. Outside when raking the lawn Harley grabs on and it's hard keeping him from doing it. Harley does not do this with me.....I might be a little more stern with him sometimes. So, did I just answer my own question on how to get him to stop ?? I guess we thought he would lose interest by now...

[John and Finn]

I might get crucified but I have to say I love my dog but he would get a swift kick.  Not hard enough to harm but to send a message. When he jumps up on me I say down but if he doesn't respond I give a swift knee. He gets the message. That is exactly how he responds to dogs that behave incorrectly towards him or vice versa.  When his buddy dog, who outweighs by 30 lbs, tries to hump him he goes after him with teeth/claws until the dog runs off.  Of course Finn is 50+ lbs/10 months and strong as a bull.  My 8 year old would be at his mercy.  You need a good trainer if you don't have one

[Joanne ~ Spud*]

John, you are right, you too, need a small and gentle Kick!  No, I do not want to crucify you, but your methods are outdated to me. There are more humane ways to get a dog to do what you want it to do without gentle KICKS. 

Please , read about the knee method also.  I am well aware of this method. I used it for a short time on a 140lb Mastiff who developed a fatty mass on his sternum.  It was there for life.  Please, ask your vet about this method.  Thanks.  They see this injury often.  Train the dog to " OFF" in both of these situations. 

Get a good trainer and solve these problems with the tried and true training methods. 

No offense, I am being kind here,  but please do not tell anyone to Gently Kick the dog.

[Joanne ~ Spud*]

Seriously, the more I read this, the more......... I am.   This is a Baby. An 11 week old baby.  Tell me why any human could not deal with a puppy without kicking it to send a message, or kneeing a 15lb puppy.

Again, get a squirt bottle.  Take charge, be firm, and get this pup some serious exercise, a trainer, would have been a good answer. You were wrong, John,  I do not want to crucify you, but I do want to knee you in the nose, and kick you around some

Here you go:

http://www.thebark.com/content/don%E2%80%99t-try-home

Good one: http://www.urbandogtraining.com.au/training-info/common-dog-problem...

[Donna K & Quincy]

Delete Thank Joanne, I was really considering looking for two pieces of really sturdy wood and some nails but your way is so much kinder and gentler.

[John and Finn]

You obviously missed the not to harm part and my dog is 50lbs not a 15 lbs puppy and get a good trainer since he is a puppy. No offense but I am not the one kneeing 140 lbs Mastiffs so hard I damage their sternum, and voicing your desire knee people in the noise.  Seriously, wow.

[Joanne ~ Spud*]

Read the links I provided. I hope they clarify my point and hope it helps you as well.  And John, this was the early 90s and was a common practice. A trainer taught me to do this!!!!    A Trainer.  Trainers in those days thought upper cuts to the jaw were a correct way also.  Seriously.  Hitting the dog under the chin works?  Sick.   Thank goodness I never followed that stupid advice.  Thank goodness we live and learn and can pass on good advice.  Don't knee dogs.  Don't kick dogs.

My dog is also 58 lbs. I still do not have to kick or knee him.

Just in case here is advice from the EXPERTS!

2. FALSE:  Kneeing a dog who likes to jump up on people is a good way to teach him not to do it.

Kneeing a dog can cause injury to the dog’s neck or chest even if you don’t use much force. Additionally, when you lift your knee, you automatically lean back a bit, thereby ceding that space to the dog. Dogs respond to the angle of your torso, and when you lean back, they are more likely to jump up on you because you are yielding space to them. Leaning toward exuberant greeters is one way to prevent jumping, and that is the opposite of what happens when you lift your knee into them.

 http://www.thebark.com/content/don%E2%80%99t-try-home

 

[John and Finn]

Well good lord I am not a trainer either but if one told me kick or knee my dog hard enough (have to be really hard to injure a giant dog) to cause life long injury I would have enough sense to say to the trainer "you have a screw loose."   No offense, but what your talking about and what I am talking about are too different things.  harsh

[Joanne ~ Spud*]

How NOT to fix this problem
Kneeing the dog in the chest
Not only does this method not work, it is downright
dangerous and could crack a rib or otherwise injure or
even kill your dog.

Image saying hello to someone and having them knee you in the chest!

http://www.urbandogtraining.com.au/training-info/common-dog-problem...