Jumping and humping my back?

[Anya's Mumsy]

Any suggestions on how to get our 11 month old girl to STOP humping my sides/back (she only dies this to me the female owner not my husband) and jumping on us???
Are Dobies so intelligent that they can sense when my husband is having a Parkinson’s outburst?? Meaning he cusses and throws things in these little fits and Anya our Dobie senses that he needs help but she’s not sure what to do???
Always appreciate anyone’s advice and suggestions… thank you

 

[Gpcoguy]

Cant help with the humping since Ive always had females(partly for that reason). As far as jumping up, Rose would do that as a puppy when I got home from work. Ignore it. I would walk calmly straight to the door, no eye contact no pushing her off, nothing said. No reaction = no fun for them and they soon stop

 

[EricA]

Humping is a dominance thing and yes females will do it too.

 

[Oh Little Oji]

Hey there.

I don't know what to say about the possibility of your Dobe reacting to Parkinson's outbursts. Best wishes to your husband and you on this.

As for the jumping up and hugging/humping: As mentioned above, humping can be dominance. It can also be sexual excitement (it doesn't have to make sense to us) or just general excitement.

Our most recent Dobe, if allowed to obtain a position where he had his paws and arms on someone, would start to move toward a hugging behavior, which if allowed, would move into a humping behavior. We just never let him do it. He was more prone to doing it to strangers, less prone to doing it to my wife, and not really prone to doing it to me. He respected me much more than he did my wife.

Basically, I strictly disallow our dogs from putting their paws up on us or anyone. There were a few occasions where the stranger was not bothered by him putting his paws on them, so I let it happen. Humping, however, nobody wants; so I had to step in when I saw it moving that direction.

I have always employed the knee to the chest tactic to deter dogs from jumping up. It isn't foolproof. My boy, if feeling high energy and excited would catch my lower leg in his arms and hug it. Punk.

Some suggest stepping on the dog's rear paws when they put their front paws up on you.

One tactic I don't personally recommend, but is widely tried, is turning your back on a jumping do in order to sort of reject the dog and not give it attention. A spirited dog isn't deterred by that, and they may just jump on your backside.

 

[Oh Little Oji]

On a humorous note: Oji liked to flip up the skirts of women.

 

[Ddski5]

I didn’t tolerate the humping thing. Not a good Doberman picture imo. Not what I envisioned a stoic/regal Doberman in doing.

I did the same thing as if they would jump up on me….Some may call it mean but my male got a swift/hard knee in his chest when he attempted to do this. Didn’t take but maybe four times and he does not hump nor jump up on anybody.

Sometimes one has to enact harsh circumstances for unwanted behavior. In the long run they are better off, only took a couple of times and they learn quickly rather than being nice/sweet about it and battling it for months.

 

[EricA]

I didn’t tolerate the humping thing. Not a good Doberman picture imo. Not what I envisioned a stoic/regal Doberman in doing.

I did the same thing as if they would jump up on me….Some may call it mean but my male got a swift/hard knee in his chest when he attempted to do this. Didn’t take but maybe four times and he does not hump nor jump up on anybody.

Sometimes one has to enact harsh circumstances for unwanted behavior. In the long run they are better off, only took a couple of times and they learn quickly rather than being nice/sweet about it and battling it for months.

No. You are dead on correct here.

You do the same thing if a female tries that crap on you. You nip it in the bud right then, and without hesitation.

 

[JanS]

Are Dobies so intelligent that they can sense when my husband is having a Parkinson’s outburst?? Meaning he cusses and throws things in these little fits and Anya our Dobie senses that he needs help but she’s not sure what to do???

That's definitely a possibility if it only happens when your husband is having an episode. I normally nip it in the bud immediately but I'm not sure what to tell you if your husband is normally calm. It has to be confusing for the dog too.

 

[Kswoodssue]

On a humorous note: Oji liked to flip up the skirts of women.

Oh yeah! Sasha thinks it is hilarious to cold nose me under my nightgown!!!

 

[Ravenbird]

On a humorous note: Oji liked to flip up the skirts of women.

Oh yeah! Sasha thinks it is hilarious to cold nose me under my nightgown!!!

I wear a T-shirt not tucked in, and when I do a recall to front, Asha shoves her nose under the hem of the T-shirt and flips it.

 

[Anya's Mumsy]

Any suggestions on how to get our 11 month old girl to STOP humping my sides/back (she only dies this to me the female owner not my husband) and jumping on us???
Are Dobies so intelligent that they can sense when my husband is having a Parkinson’s outburst?? Meaning he cusses and throws things in these little fits and Anya our Dobie senses that he needs help but she’s not sure what to do???
Always appreciate anyone’s advice and suggestions… thank you

This is a spayed young female. Hopefully it will run its course in her

 

[Ravenbird]

This is a spayed young female. Hopefully it will run its course in her

Sorry, got sidetracked and didn't answer your question. I would not allowed your girl to jump up at all. If she can't jump up, she can't hump. If she jumps on you from the front, raise your knee to block her and give a sharp NO. If she comes at you from the side or back, turn and face her with the same action and verbal correction. If she does this while you have a collar/leash on, use a correction (downward pull on the leash) to get her 4 feet on the ground. If she knows sit or down commands, add that to the mix.

Not only are the chances slim that she will grow out of this, the chances are great that if you give her an inch, she'll take a mile. Set your boundaries of what is OK and what isn't and then don't tolerate her breaking those rules.

I don't really have any input on the Parkinsons reaction. Yes, they are very intelligent and they certainly know when someone is not acting normally and may stare to try to figure out what's happening.

Would love to see photos of your youngster!