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An embarrassing behavior? Yes, but it can be stopped.

by Pat Miller

Luke had been at the shelter for more than a month, and the staff was delighted when the two-year-old Cattle Dog mix was finally adopted to what seemed like the perfect home. Introductions at the shelter with the adopter’s other dog went reasonably well – although the two didn’t romp together, they seemed perfectly willing to peacefully coexist. Luke went to his new home just before Christmas. Before New Year’s, he was returned.

These two dogs enjoy roughhousing together, but the spayed female occasionally mounts the younger, neutered male in an effort to put and keep him in his place – lower than her in the chain of command. As long as he defers, their play continues.

Her cheeks damp with tears, the adopter explained that the two dogs were fighting. Luke insisted on mounting Shane. Shane would tolerate the rudeness for a while, but when he finally let Luke know that he…

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