[nagdu] Adrian tried to hump me and no, I'm not asking for it! :)

[Jordan F. Ortiz]

Ioana Gandrabur wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> I have been somewhat out of touch with the list but every time I am back I
> am surprised at how much fun it is and how much you can learn from all of
> you. So now I am back with a baffling behave or of my silly guy Adrian.
>
> I've head him for almost 2 years now and about a month ago he started to try
> to jump on me. First it happened after he played with other dogs so I
> thought that it was just that he could not make the switch between play and
> well-mannered guide dog but it happened more often afterwards and it looks
> like he's doing it not to get at my face to lick me but to try to hump me.
> Mostly when we go out right before he starts to work or when we arrive at
> the studio where I spend the day and before we get in the house. Sometimes
> it would happen if I am healing him in a shopping centre for longer time
> than usual.
>
> I have always corrected him and or turned away and made him sit and then
> when we moved on rewarded him for keeping his paws on the ground. I have
> increased the rewards for just healing nicely to motivate him to try to
> avoid the behaviour rather than intervening after it happened. He is getting
> better I think but I was wondering what you guys think about this. Is he
> trying to dominate? Engage in play? Speaking of play, he used to love to
> play tug and I can't get him to be interested in that unless it is with his
> flexi. He is not the most enthusiastic retriever either. Only if he gets
> food rewards does he get more into it and out doors on a flexi or off leash
> in a fenced in area he will give up and prefers to sniff around.  And he
> chews on his bone only if it is a new one and often right before we leave
> the house. I am writing this because I am wondering if he does not get
> enough play. But it is not for lack of trying on my side I think. He just
> seams laid back.
>
> Anybody has any idea about what this behaviour might mean? Hard to
> understand sometimes what happens in their minds...
>
> All the best to you all,
>
> Ioana
>
>
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The humping I've seen with dogs is usually dominant, and this has been 
between al ages and genders.  I'm not sure what to think of the humping 
between dog and person though.  As for the strange playing behavoir; 
Viola is the same way.  She is a golden retriever that can not grasp the 
concept of fetch.  She'll chase a toy if there is a treat in it, but 
once the treat is gone she flops over.  She has played tug with me once, 
and prefers to just hold one end of a toy while you hold the other.  She 
would much rather be pet and loved then play or chew bones.  She will 
only chew the bones with meat on the inside, and her version of play is 
wandering around with a stuffed toy in her mouth.  She'll happy dance 
(roll around grunting with or without toys) when she is as happy as she 
can get once a day, but that's about it.  She spends most of her spare 
time in someones lap with a stuffed toy in her mouth to catch the 
drewl.  Not really the most exciting dog ever, but I love her anyway.

I'm skipping around here, but with the humping I've only seen 
nondominant humping between TSE puppies I've helped raise at my 
college.  For this we give them stern verbal corrections of enough, and 
praise them for stopping.  We've also taught commands for the action, 
such as, none of that (something that will get their attention and stop 
them).