[MeAndMyBanjo]

Hey,

I'm new here, but I registered to finally get an answer to something that has been bugging me for a while.

Banjo is my boyfriends dog, and because we have a long distance relationship this is the first time I met him (the dog).

For what I've heard, Banjo came from a shelter and my boyfriend adopted him as a neutered puppy. He is four years old and happy, even though we live in an apartment.

But...
After walks or being fed, he gets in a happy mood where he will start panting and just look at you straight, when you try to play with him, he will start biting at anything that moves, and then just manically lick it. Including hands, arms and feet. If you ignore him he will whine and lick you, but if you stand through the biting for a little while he starts humping. And not just humping, the whole thing will actually come out. When we finally get him to calm down a little, he will just look at you and make this combination of growls and whines, and as soon as you pet him he gets up, shoves his chest onto you and the humping begins again.

I checked a few times already and he doesn't have his jewels (if I'm allowed to say that) neither does he leave behind any semen when he humps, for example, a teddybear...

He is a super sweet and loving dog, a little jealous though, but my boyfriend mentioned that ever since I came into the picture the behavior has increased significantly, just like I noticed that Banjo is doing it more and more as the month passes...

I really hope that you guys can help us out, because after a walk We just can't sit down or anything without having him all over us... And especially me

 

[Grabby]

It sounds like over arousal. Not sexual arousal. Just general excitement. Since you know what predicts the behavior, I'd teach him to settle on a mat or in a crate, after walks or after eating or other activities that get him over excited. Look around the behavior and training section for articles and advice on training.

This article may help you see the behavior differently and give you some help.

The Truth About Humping |

 

[Loraura]

^^^ THIS^^^

It's not unusual for dogs to hump for non-sexual reasons. I learned this because my spayed female became a chronic humper of her favorite neutered playmate and I began to research the behavior.

For my LuLu it started happening about an hour after playtime began. When her playmate would get tired, but she would want to continue playing. When her usual play invites were ignored, she would start in with the humping!

This was embarrassing, and also very hard to stop because by the time I got over to her to pull her off, she'd learn that once I went toward her, to stop on her own. So she'd just try and try again.

This was happening in a situation where I could not have treats with me (due to other dogs being around) so her buddy Rocket was pretty much more interesting than anything i had to offer.

I recently tried a citronella collar with a remote so I could instantly get her to stop as soon as she would start. 3-4 times is all it took. She now thinks humping is a pretty stinky affair and no fun at all.

 

[Rain]

Ha! Welcome to my world. The object of my dog Zody's affections is a stuffed pillow type dog toy, it has a dog's head and looks sort of like a small dog that's lying down, to make matters worse the dumb thing has a squeaker in it. Zody, once or twice a day will get the urge to hump that toy and when he really gets going the squeaker gets going making it sound like he's enjoying himself on a bed with a squeaky frame:eyeroll: He dismounts from the toy and his red rocket is completely exposed, he starts to walk away like he's in discomfort and goes under the bed for some reason, sometimes he'll come back out and go for round two, other times he's had enough.

I agree with Grabby, the best thing you can do is to teach him to be calm.

 

[MeAndMyBanjo]

Thank you all very much!

So, as far as letting him settle on a mat, do we send him out to another room where he can't see us? Because when he does he starts his growl-whine serenade...

And, is there anything we can do for the biting when he plays? In his humpy mood, his rope isn't interesting and he just blaintly ignores it and aims for your arms/hands. He doesn't injure us, but when he got a hold of your arm and you let him do whatever he seems to start chewing like it's a bone. He is afraid of squeeky toys (as soon as the link of sound and visual is made, he cowers when he even sees it) and currently has nothing to chew on. We give him antlers rather than rawhide or bone because they are better for them, but the ones in-stores are way too expensive.

 

[Grabby]

Teach a positive interrupter. Here's how:

I teach my dogs to settle on their dog beds. They are in the same room as we are. It might be easier to crate train this dog and have the crate in the room with you. When it's over excited you can put the dog in the crate and give it a long lasting chew. Try getting a Kong. Stuff it with some plain yogurt, peanut butter and some of the dog's regular food. Freeze. The dog will enjoy licking it for a long time.

This article might help you with the arousal biting. How to Survive Your Dog's Arousal Biting - Whole Dog Journal Article

There are a lot of good training articles in the behavior and training section of this forum. I'd link you to them but I've got to leave. You should be able to find them yourself if you poke around a bit.

 

[Loraura]

On the biting, when he first makes contact yelp LOUD and in a high pitched cry and withdraw like you are hurt or offended. Don't pay him any attention for a few minutes.

You really do new some chew toys for him though. Check the bargain bins, make some homemade ones. Even used tennis balls that have lost their bounce! Just swap them out if they start coming apart.
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