Younger Shih Tau mounts older Shih tau males

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hi
Older one is 8 younger is 3, these's are my sister dogs is this a dog thing? And is there anything you do or is it a play thing?

Also younger one won't leave you alone, doesn't matter how much attention you give him he's there with his paw wanting more! This can become a bit annoying any hints/things we can do?

Thanks

I think mounting other dogs (outside of sexual context) is usually quite a controlling, rude, domineering behaviour that a lot of dogs will react quite aggressively to.
I know humping people, objects etc is usually excitement but I'm sure I remember reading about it being quite an aggressive behaviour when done to other dogs.

Oh god that doesn't sound good!!

Sorry butthole, that isn't the case. Humping is usually over excitement, displacement or stress, why dogs hump

OP the younger dog need to be distracted and redirected to a more appropriate activity like a chew before he gets to that point.

I know I remember hearing it being a domineering behaviour so I gave it a quick google.
Some sites are still saying its a rude, controlling behaviour but most are saying it's not so perhaps opinion has changed now.

It is part of the 4 Fs of behaviour and has nothing to do with 'domineering'.

Not dominating behaviour - over excitement, immaturity Lil is spot on

It is part of the 4 Fs of behaviour and has nothing to do with 'domineering'.

Sorry whats the 4 Fs? I'm not the dogs owner it's my sister I'm just trying to find a reason for her.

Also the younger one growls at me sometimes when I say no, his he saying he doesn't agree/like it ?
Sorry I don't know much about dogs wanting some knowledge

Dominance is a dirty word now and nobody is allowed to refer to anything as dominant behaviour.

If this is immature behaviour in a 3 year old - yes it's about time the dog grew up and learned some manners, which includes not pestering people who want to be left alone; and allowing itself to be handling top to tail by humans without complaint (you don't say whether the dog is amenable to close handling but a bet you a pound it's not). Time she took it to a trainer- look at the APBC website for contacts.

As far as annoyingly demanding attention is concerned - handiest thing is probably teaching an "On your bed" command (dog gets rewarded for this- bed is a happy place) - so if he's being annoying he can be sent there. But you can't teach this to somebody else's dog unless they are consistently teaching it too - preferably under the guidance of a good trainer.

If she can't be bothered to train the dog properly, then see if the dogs can be shut in another room when you're there - if unfeasible then make sure you never reward the begging with food or attention yourself so hopefully the dog will target somebody else.

Thank you nod.

It's like he's got his own agenda! Doesn't matter what I say "down. No" it will still jump up and paw you
Then if I stroke him and make a fuss for a few mins when I first come in he won't leave you alone!! Pawing you all the time.

I will mention the on your bed thing to her, is it to late to train at age 3 ?

Dogs never stop learning.

Growling is communication. Instead of saying no to him try asking for a different behaviour like a 'sit' then reward him for it.

And I disagree with nodding.....dogs don't need to like being handled by random people just like I expect strange people to respect my personal space.

And Nodding...APBC are behaviour Counsellors not trainers, that would be APDT.

Fight, flight, fool around and fornicate.

Is the other dog neutered? Male dogs sometimes get confused as to whether it is a male or female when they're neutered as they don't give out the usual masculine scent, I'm told. So they have a crack anyway!