Rescue dominating young children

TBoykin · 11-06-2011, 09:59 AM

We just adopted our 3 year old Basset from the Human Society 2 days ago. He is a fairly calm boy, doesn't bark or drool and loves the kids...4, 7 & 11. The problem I am having is that he insist on laying on the 2 younger, climbing on them until he can get on their heads and humping them. I tried having the kids lean forward so there was no lap for him to climb up but he quickly figured out he could put his paws up on their sholders and lay them down. He will come up behind them and jump up on them wrapping his paws around them. He's not trying to hurt them, he licks them to death which they don't object to. I have also tried having the kids step back and turn around and ignore him but that doesn't deter him.

Being a rescue, I don't know much about him. They told me he had come from a single adult household where his person became too sick to continue to keep him. If he knows any commands, he is ignoring them. However, he will usually come when you call him. He seems to be very happy with us and loves getting lots of attention which there is an abundance of here.

I plan to get training but in the mean time how do I get him to stop treating the younger children like his toys or mate ?

Annie714 · 11-06-2011, 10:32 AM

I am no help lol. I'm sure a few will be along in a bit with some actual helpful advice.

Til then...Welcome! What is your little guy's name? Can't wait to see pictures of him!

TBoykin · 11-06-2011, 11:29 AM

We adopted him as Brucey. He is on the small size, just 35 pounds but the vet says he is in good health, just an ear infection. He seems to have been well taken care of...UPT on his shots and came with a complete medical history.

Brucey was only at the Humane Society 2 days. I happened to be visiting the HS site when Brucey was added as an adoptable pet. We jumped in the car to go meet him. Unfortunately when we got there he was being neutered. We were back at the HS as soon as the doors opened the next day. I wanted to be sure he was not going to be nervous around the kids (all boys). He wasn't. It was like we had been his family all along. We all immediately fell in love with each other. Then again, Brucey loves everybody...people, dogs, cats. He likes to be inside. He likes to be outside. He likes to play. He likes to sit and cuddle.

He's not hyper and rarely barks. He's kinda laid back which is good since we are trying to keep him quiet till he finishes recouperating from his recent neutering. He is dry mouth and a neat eater and drinker. He does really stink right now. Can't wait to give him a bath.

vonny01 · 11-06-2011, 01:47 PM

Try keeping him on a lightweight lead and when he goes towards the kids with intent tell him a sharp NO and remove him straight away.

Soundtrack · 11-06-2011, 07:22 PM

It's not a dominance issue, he's doing it because he can and he likes it. It's a training and supervision issue, if the children are unable to make him stop then it's up to the adults to supervise interactions and to stop him and make it clear that the behavior is unacceptable.

Vonny has the right idea.

TBoykin · 11-06-2011, 08:37 PM

Thanks for the tips.

Mikey T · 11-07-2011, 04:04 PM

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It's not a dominance issue, he's doing it because he can and he likes it.

exactly and the chidren a are willing accomplesis. I had one basset the nieghborhood kids would come over and ask if he could come out and play with them whioch involved them running around and him knocking them down and humping. And yes he was nueter many years earlier. Humping is rarley if ever a dominance display see

Oh behave: Love and mounting

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it's up to the adults to supervise interactions and to stop him and make it clear that the behavior is unacceptable.

which is but the first step Rude obnoxious behavior happen for a number of reason with dogs but in general if all you do is punish them you can get rid of that particular rude obnoxious behavior but it is soon replaced with a ruder more obnoxious behavior because the dog learns through trial and error that is what get the attention he seeks. So unless as part of the training process you do not start reward a calm more appropriate behavior as well your success is going to be minimal

Stopping Negative Behavior Positively

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The first step in changing undesired behavior is to identify the behaviors that you want to change. Every time you interact with your dog, ask yourself, "Is my dog doing something I want him to do?"

The second step is to define what you want your dog to do. If your dog is doing something you don't like, define what you want him to do instead. It's not enough to say "I want him to stop doing what he's doing." He could stop doing what he's doing and choose to do something worse - and then you'd have to stop that as well. It's faster to define what you want him to do from the beginning. For example:

I want my dog to hold a sit-stay while I prepare his food. (Not "I want my dog to stop jumping on me when I prepare his food.")
I want my dog to sit at the top or bottom of the stairs when a person is walking up or down.
I want my dog to lie quietly on a mat while the family eats dinner.
I want my dog to lie quietly on a mat when I have visitors.

Kirska · 11-07-2011, 04:34 PM

We had no luck training Anabelle with negative correction. The only training that has worked for us is praising good behavior like she has just found the cure for cancer. She's only had one accident in the house in the past 6 months or so (the main training problem for us at the start) so it has worked.

eclairs mom · 11-07-2011, 07:12 PM

Wow, I learn someting new every day-my cocker we rescued last year was very frisky with my hubby when he came home but it stopped within a couple days as he settled, if he and Eclair get wild playing, once in a while he tries to mount her, we'll her head,or ribs usually(he's not the sharpest), both are altered, I just put it down to her being so darn cute with a butt to match-she always tells him she's not that kind of girl!

11-06-2011, 09:59 AM	#1 (permalink)
TBoykin Junior Member Join Date: Nov 2011 Posts: 3	Rescue dominating young children We just adopted our 3 year old Basset from the Human Society 2 days ago. He is a fairly calm boy, doesn't bark or drool and loves the kids...4, 7 & 11. The problem I am having is that he insist on laying on the 2 younger, climbing on them until he can get on their heads and humping them. I tried having the kids lean forward so there was no lap for him to climb up but he quickly figured out he could put his paws up on their sholders and lay them down. He will come up behind them and jump up on them wrapping his paws around them. He's not trying to hurt them, he licks them to death which they don't object to. I have also tried having the kids step back and turn around and ignore him but that doesn't deter him. Being a rescue, I don't know much about him. They told me he had come from a single adult household where his person became too sick to continue to keep him. If he knows any commands, he is ignoring them. However, he will usually come when you call him. He seems to be very happy with us and loves getting lots of attention which there is an abundance of here. I plan to get training but in the mean time how do I get him to stop treating the younger children like his toys or mate ? Last edited by TBoykin; 11-06-2011 at 08:22 PM.

11-06-2011, 10:32 AM	#2 (permalink)
Annie714 Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Huntington Beach, CA Posts: 1,164	I am no help lol. I'm sure a few will be along in a bit with some actual helpful advice. Til then...Welcome! What is your little guy's name? Can't wait to see pictures of him! __________________ Blog about the antics of Annie and I. http://thechickandthehound.blogspot.com Last edited by Annie714; 11-07-2011 at 04:59 PM. Reason: I was soooo wrong lol

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11-07-2011, 04:34 PM	#8 (permalink)
Kirska Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Dallas, TX Posts: 934	We had no luck training Anabelle with negative correction. The only training that has worked for us is praising good behavior like she has just found the cure for cancer. She's only had one accident in the house in the past 6 months or so (the main training problem for us at the start) so it has worked. __________________ Mom to Anabelle and Lila, rescued ladies and Harley, Corgi/Beagle/Basset/?? mutt "Saving just one dog won't change the world, but it surely will change the world for that one dog." - Richard C. Call

11-06-2011, 11:29 AM	#3 (permalink)
TBoykin Junior Member Join Date: Nov 2011 Posts: 3	We adopted him as Brucey. He is on the small size, just 35 pounds but the vet says he is in good health, just an ear infection. He seems to have been well taken care of...UPT on his shots and came with a complete medical history. Brucey was only at the Humane Society 2 days. I happened to be visiting the HS site when Brucey was added as an adoptable pet. We jumped in the car to go meet him. Unfortunately when we got there he was being neutered. We were back at the HS as soon as the doors opened the next day. I wanted to be sure he was not going to be nervous around the kids (all boys). He wasn't. It was like we had been his family all along. We all immediately fell in love with each other. Then again, Brucey loves everybody...people, dogs, cats. He likes to be inside. He likes to be outside. He likes to play. He likes to sit and cuddle. He's not hyper and rarely barks. He's kinda laid back which is good since we are trying to keep him quiet till he finishes recouperating from his recent neutering. He is dry mouth and a neat eater and drinker. He does really stink right now. Can't wait to give him a bath.

11-06-2011, 01:47 PM	#4 (permalink)
vonny01 Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 108	Try keeping him on a lightweight lead and when he goes towards the kids with intent tell him a sharp NO and remove him straight away.

11-06-2011, 08:37 PM	#6 (permalink)
TBoykin Junior Member Join Date: Nov 2011 Posts: 3	Thanks for the tips.

11-07-2011, 07:12 PM	#9 (permalink)
eclairs mom Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Suburb of Chicago Posts: 411	Wow, I learn someting new every day-my cocker we rescued last year was very frisky with my hubby when he came home but it stopped within a couple days as he settled, if he and Eclair get wild playing, once in a while he tries to mount her, we'll her head,or ribs usually(he's not the sharpest), both are altered, I just put it down to her being so darn cute with a butt to match-she always tells him she's not that kind of girl!

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