Neutering does not prevent humping it only helps. Humping is a dominant behavior, if a dog is neutered at an older age they often times will still hump. He feels he is more dominant then you, you need to show him he is not.
Can I ask... how can he hump you while you are lying down? Do you lye on the floor? If so do not lye on the floor with him. By lying on the floor of even sitting on the floor with him is showing him you are submissive to him thus making him feel he is more dominant. ↑ |
| I read somewhere that when a neutered dog tries to "hump" someone, they are trying to play or they are showing their affection for that person. ↑ |
Lindalu is correct. Harvey believes he is dominant to you.
There are many ways a 'dominant dog' may show his/her authority over the rest of the pack, whether that be a human or dog pack. Even simple things which you may not notice eg entering or exiting a doorway or your home before you do, taking liberties like eating without being given permission, stealing food, jumping up on the sofa, barking excessively, guarding bones, challenging another dogs (even other peoples' dogs to a fight) And indeed humping. Even female dogs mount other dogs to show dominance.
Living with a dog which believes he is dominant to you is very dangerous, and it needs to be corrected.
It is very easy for people to allow their dogs to become dominant to them, but just as easy to correct it. Humping/mounting is NOT acceptable behaviour and you must correct it. One way to do this is any time he mounts you, you must immediately get up and put Harvey outdoors, away from you, for around 30 minutes before allowing him back inside, and keep doing that until he gets the message. But you must also behave like a leader.
There are several ways which I remind my dogs that I am dominant to them. I eat first, I enter and exit doorways first, I never share my food with them, they are not allowed on furniture, they walk politely on the lead ... etc
Good luck. ↑ |
