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

[Tracy Carcione]

Hi Ioana.
In my experience, dogs are less interested in play as they mature.  Ben is
not quite 5, and he doesn't play all that much.  I myself wouldn't give
food rewards for play; I think it should be its own reward.  Others may
think differently.
Ben will sometimes try to hump me, but only when he's not getting enough
work for days, like when we're visiting the land of the car, and not
getting in the walks we're used to.  I just tell him to stop it, and try
to find some other kind of more acceptable play.  He loves chasing plastic
bottles, for instance.
HTH.
Tracy



> 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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