1st behavior- humping
2nd behavior- mouthing/soft biting in protest
My pup is not neutered, he will be at 1.5 years as he’s a large breed (70+lbs already).
He’s gotten into a sort of humping frenzy, he’ll do it when he’s bored or when he’s worked up.
For example, our elderly dog left for a few days and the puppy was upset/confused/lonely, for four days he would bark for attention and seemed like he wanted to play or talk, but go straight into trying to hump.
Other times if he gets too excited playing tug of war or wrestling he’ll start humping. He’ll do it to everyone in the house.
The mouthing in protest is whenever I try to grab his collar or harness, say for example when he doesn’t come when I call. I’ll grab the handle on his harness and he immediately turns to softly bite me. Not even a real bite or snap, more of a mouthing behavior. He’s never growled, shown his teeth or left a mark. This is also after laying down and rolling over on his back to protest or resist.
I just don’t want it to escalate and don’t know how to properly handle this
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