Issue when walking my dog

greenfrogs

Earlier today I took my dog for a walk through the fields near where I live. A next door neighbours dog followed us. I didn't mind as this has happened a few times before and usually he just walks near us and doesn't cause any trouble.

My dog (Dog A) was tied up on a lead until we reached the point where I felt it was safe to leave him off. He found a toy which he had left there from a previous walk. Dog B saw this and managed to get it off Dog A no problem. That was fine.

We walked for another few minutes and I saw that Dog B no longer had the toy. I went searching for the toy and kicked it and Dog A picked it up. Dog B wasn't happy and followed Dog A trying to get it off him. Dog A had the toy in his mouth and was growling. It resulted in a little fight with Dog B going for Dog A a few times. I was screaming both dogs name and they finished pretty quickly. I thought Dog A would be bleeding but there wasn't any visible cuts thank god. I was pretty nervous for both my dog and I at this stage and turned around. I was shouting at Dog B to go home but he didn't. I threw the dog lead a bit away thinking Dog B might follow it and leave us alone. But he didn't .

Then as we walked backed (we had only gone less than 5 minutes) Dog B tried to mount Dog A a few times. I shouted at Dog A to come to me. Both dogs are male. I have never seen Dog B do that before to Dog A. I thought maybe Dog B felt he was the stronger dog and thus could do that to Dog A if you catch my drift. I just felt very uneasy. As we neared our home Dog A jumped up the ditch at a spot which was nearer but harder to get back into our place. Usually we go up a different way. I felt he too wanted to get away from Dog B asap.

Dog A seems fine. He was wagging his tail earlier but I feel he is a bit nervy. He is a very quiet and nervous dog usually. He never really plays with other dogs. I just hope it doesn't have any affect on him. I am just really annoyed that I let the neighbours dog come as I don't fully trust that dog. I am also annoyed that people let their dogs roam free. Maybe I am making a big deal about nothing. I felt like Dog B was taking advantage of my dogs quiet nature. Or maybe my dog is gay and was enjoying the humping part. I really don't know.

daUbiq

The humping thing is possibly a domination thing or just simple excitement - my dog does it and she's female! You should probably mention it to your neighbour... dogs are supposed to be under effective control, that dog obviously is not if it's out wandering.

VonVix

To be honest it sounds like a bit of frustration on Dog B's part, he probably felt familiar with your dog so he wanted to play/interact but was being ignored, I find some dogs in certain situations who hump others seem to do it for attention.

Toys can bring out the worst in dogs who don't know each other well. Most dogs don't want to fight, when they do they just make a lot of noise and get in the other dogs face.

borderlinemeath

Dogs don't hump to be "dominant", they do it out of excitement, possible stress or because they're still intact and it's the natural thing for them to do. I tend to find that dogs that are left intact that and that may have missed out on enough socialisation as pups tend to revert to humping fairly regularly when they're interacting with other dogs almost as if it's their default "play" setting. Sometimes it doesn't seem to matter whether the receiving dog is male or female, although they can have their favourites depend on scent and hormones.

Toys can be problematic, particuarly if you don't know both dogs well. If one is a resource guarder then things could kick off fairly easily so it's best not to play if this is the case. It's one thing that annoys me about dog parks and people throwing balls etc because they just don't know all the dogs and their behaviours.

greenfrogs

Yah I think it was the toy that created the issue. It seems that dogs tend to hump quite regularly. I just thought my poor dog was being picked on. The other dog did seem to have a playful attitude when he was doing the humping.

My dog doesn't interact with other dogs at all. He would much rather play with a toy or with humans. We got him when he was 2 and he was an incredibly nervous dog. He has improved but I think he may have some bad experiences with other dogs. I know that previously the dog was being walked by another family member and the neighbours dog followed them as well. He said that the neighbour's dog was trying to get our dog to play with him but our dog had no interest.