Dog Question

[Woodpecker]

Oh my! This is a big boy who will need good training. No mounting allowed! We always got our dogs neutered at 6 months. Hurry Tallpines,!

[Deleted]

It probably will dissuade that behavior, and definitely put a hitch in his get-along for awhile, maybe long enough to forget the behavior. At 7 months he's plenty old enough if his testicles have dropped. He would probably quit that sooner or later but if he's annoying, there's just no time like the present.

[Skandi]

I doubt it will put him off much, we have two girls and they will both mount anything that will move, but not humans they learnt that one quickly enough.

[Deleted]

How about a big stick?...just saying I bet that would be a shock.

[frogmammy]

I don't like to neuter my boys until they're 18 months to 2 years old. Mainly because I believe they need those hormones produced during that time. Just MY belief.

That aside, I had a female dog that was head honcho (to her mind), and although spayed, would gladly mount another dog to prove SHE was head you-know-what.

One day I was throwing the ball for her and she brought it back and dropped it at my feet. I bent down to pick it up and she ran around behind me and mounted me! I reached between my legs, gabbed her BACK legs and pulled her down and through my legs, to my front. She never tried that again.

Mon

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My son's got a Chesapeake Bay that's a little over a hundred pounds. He was bad to be rowdy...all smiles and giggly happy to see you sort of, and jumping up on a person with his long talons they call claws. The shock collar worked miracles for him. I like it because it also has a warning buzzer thing, doesn't shock him but lets him think about what he's doing in case he wants to stop before they lower the boom on him...only took him about three times before he got trained.

[Woodpecker]

I worked for an Invisible Fence Company for many years. They sell Remote Training collars, which do work great! They're pricey, around $200.00 but do work for behavior problems and lots of training issues. The brand name is DOGWATCH. If there's not a dealer in your area, you could order it from here @ Fidosfences.com

[here to stay]

Tallpines, I'm not a smacker of dogs but, if they make physical contact with me in anything but the gentlest way, I scream like a dog- high pitched short yips and loud. I might flail my arms around. I want the dog to think about his behavior and that is dog for you were too rough. I might even do it if I think they are going to jump on me. Anyway that has worked for me.

I'd get him neutered asap. He doesn't need to be bigger, stronger or more aggressive. He needs to be calmer. That's his job as pet.

[Maura]

The reason for waiting is to allow the dog's proper growth to develop. A toy poodle is mature at nine months. Giant breeds can take up to three years. As a puppy, the bones are growing long, so you get long legs and possibly a weird muzzle. When the dog hits adolescence the bones pretty much stop growing long and start growing out. So, they get their height first, then fill out. If the growth pattern is interrupted too soon you get a taller than normal dog that is not filled out. IMO it is best to wait until the dog has matured enough that his skeletal growth is correct.

Neutering is not necessarily going to put a stop to mounting. It is more of a dominance thing. I've had dogs who were intact and did not mount. Right now I have a neutered male (been neutered a long time) who wants to mount. If you had two dogs the St. Bernard would be trying to mount the other dog, but all he has is you. When you bend over you are basically offering an invitation. Put some training on him and do long line work. Run him through his paces every day and teach him new things. The more training, the more he will view you as the boss. I would also bring a spray bottle with me and spray him in the face when he tries mounting. But, if he knows "sit" and you really work on the command, you should be able to tell him "sit" and have him give up mounting and sit. Praise. I would also have him sit a few feet away from me while I did the bending over gardening, all the while praising him for maintaining the sit. You could work on "stay" at this point. sit/stay and down/stay.

[here to stay]

Maura,I had never heard this before. It would be a reason to delay if true.

I have wondered about whether male horses are effected by gelding as their bone size can be effected. But of course male horses can be dangerous left ungelded but usually not so bad before age 2.

[Maura]

Rescue groups push spay/neuter ASAP because they don't trust you to make sure your female does not get pregnant. Their focus is to have no unwanted puppies. Where I live that is not really a problem, the problem is more people getting dogs they can't handle, or not training. Another problem is puppy mills who do not breed for proper personality and temperament, so they sell puppies that are not correct for the breed. Cocker spaniels that bite, that sort of thing.