Among the many dog dominance behaviors, the ones that are surrounded by perhaps more myth than others are dog mounting problems and women fucking with dogs. No, contrary to popular opinion, these obnoxious instinctual dog behaviors have absolutely nothing to do with sex. What a shame, however, for those who do not know this!
“Don’t worry,” I told a client that it was bright red as I was watching her male pup trying to mount mine. Visibly, the client wanted to dig a hole and hide. He was mortified! His dog continued aggressively in her attempts to mount and hump mine, especially going to the lead. (My big good natured dog brushed it off easily.)
“I didn’t know my dog was a fag” he said very shyly and apologetically. I couldn’t contain my laughter as she assured the man that it wasn’t. How common is that misconception? In the world of dogs, there is no such thing as a “gay dog.”
It’s quite common for one dog to climb on another’s head, or even pull out his penis. The riding dog is seriously trying to take control over everyone else. The unsheathed is to release his scent on the other dog, to proclaim to everyone else that he won the battle against this one.
Think about this fact: if a male dog mounts a female for mating purposes, your team doesn’t miss the target. He doesn’t fail to put it in the right place. If his intentions towards another male dog were sexual, it would be done. Note that his aim, when he rides from behind the other dog, is OVER the tail and back, not under the tail. That is NOT sexual! Riding on another dog’s back lifts the first dog above him. It is a reminder that “Hey, you’re not the boss here!”
When the dog mounts another’s head, it’s going for one of the most extreme displays of dominance in the dog world. The head is the highest part of the dog. Lowering the head brings the dog down from its highest point. It’s about who is taller than whom.
When a dog unsheaths its penis and releases fluid, that forces the leaking dog to use the dominant’s scent. It’s a very powerful scent and stays for some time, making the low range obvious for many miles, and even to other packs within scent range.
Dogs constantly try to dominate each other. That’s the instinctive behavior of dogs, among the rituals they go through every time they meet. The dogs will first measure each other through eye contact. If one gives up at bedtime, then leadership is established. If not, the fight for dominance really begins.
While fighting for the dominant dog position, the dogs continue to mount each other until one submissively turns and looks away. Until the eyes have completely averted, surrender has not occurred, and the losing dog may attempt a sneak attack on the other. Be aware!
Us Homo sapiens They usually prefer the challenge of a game like “rock-paper-scissors,” a mental game like chess or Scrabble, or a socially acceptable ball game. It’s less embarrassing in the public eye.
Sometimes you’ve seen dogfights when dogs compete for position, through wrestling challenges or looking down. Normally, however, one dog raises its head higher than the other, and the one with the lower head gives up.
Clearly this is instinctive dog behavior, a dog ritual that often happens. I recommend anyone interested to ask the experts and study this dog dominance behavior for themselves. The problems with women riding dogs and riding dogs have nothing to do with sex, and they CAN be solved. Remember, there is no such thing as a “GAY DOG!”