Dog Health Questions: Why is our dog.............?

humping other male dogs? He is 11 years old and fixed. We got him from someone who never socialized him around other dogs so he doesn't really know how to act I guess. He isn't aggressive toward them. He loves to play with them, but if they stand still for too long he tries to mount them. It's a concern for us because we are planning on adopting two other dogs soon for the dog training college we are going to,
thanks
Jes

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It is a dominance thing. Your dog is trying to be "pack leader" and have higher authority over the other dogs.

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• It is hierarchical (pack positions) and also play


• Dominance.


• It is a display of dominance.


• It's no big deal. He is just trying to show a sign of dominance. Doesn't mean he will act aggressive toward other animals. My cats are fixed, and they try to hump each other all the time. Matter of fact, I have 3 males that are always humping and biting each other. To be kinda blunt about it, even though they are fixed, that doesn't mean they don't get horny. They still get horny, they just can't produce babies.


• It is a natural behavioral pattern in male dogs, even dogs that have been fixed.
  
  According to PetPLace.com, "The presence of sex hormones facilitates but does not dictate this annoying behavior. One out of three neutered male dogs and the occasional neutered female still engage in humping years after neuter surgery. Even when it's slated to disappear, humping may persist for several months after surgery before its frequency and intensity eventually wanes."
  
  If you have a lot of trouble with this, or if it is scaring other dogs, you could ask a trainer about the most effective way to discourage the behavior.