Why Does Your Dog Mount Other Dogs

Typically, when a dog mounts another dog, it is not sexually motivated.



Dogs constantly try to dominate each other - both female and male dogs. It is the instinctive behaviour. When two dogs meet each other, they will first size each other up through eye contact. If one surrenders by lying down then leadership is settled. If not, the battle for dominance begins by the dogs trying to mount each other until one roll over submissively and turns his eyes away. Until the eyes have completely turned away, surrender has not happened as the ‘losing’ dog may launch a sneak attack against the other.

When complete surrender is achieved, the mounting behaviour becomes a dominance display – the one on top reminding the other who is in charge. As the head is the highest part of the dog, when one dog brings the head of the other dog down, it’s a show of who is higher and in control.

Another reason why dogs mount each other is because they know each other well and may have been separated for some time. It is a form of bonding and is not solely associated with males trying to flirt or breed a female.

It is also not uncommon to find that a male dog may even unsheathing his penis to release his scent on the other dog to proclaim to other dogs that he has won the battle over the dog he is mounting on.

As this is the instinctive nature and behaviour of your dog, the behaviour should not be discouraged. Rather it is better to leave the dogs alone.

The only time when this behaviour is abnormal is if a female has some vaginal discharge indicating some sort of infection, which smells as if she is in season. In that case, other dogs will not leave her alone, and a visit to the vet is appropriate.

So the next time when you see two male dogs trying to mount each other, there is no such thing as a ‘GAY DOG!”



And remember to praise your dog abundantly when he does the right thing
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Top 10 Weirdest Ways To Remember Your Deceased Dog or Other Pets

Ever wonder how you could take it when the time comes for your beloved dogs? how you could not to forget them, here is the top 10 Weirdest Ways to Remember Your Deceased Dog or Other Pets.

Clone Them
If you just cant give up your beloved pet, you can always try cloning them if you have a DNA sample and $50,000 lying around like Bernann McKinney did when she got five clones of her beloved pit bull created. 

Of course, the new puppy clone may look just like your old furry friend, but it will not grow up to have the same personality and behavioral traits, so really, arent you better off adopting a new puppy from your local animal shelter?


Hug A Pillow Containing Their Ashes

If youve ever wanted to give your long gone furry friends a big fat hug, the soft-hearted pillow will let you cuddle up and take a nap with your deceased pet. The Soft-Hearted pillow contains a small plastic pouch that will seal in their ashes tight so you can cuddle them for eternity. You can even personalize your pillow with embroidery or trimmings to further memorialize your critter.


Rock Out With Their Record

Whether you named your pet after a musician or “How Much Is That Doggie In The Window” makes you think of your beloved critter, sometimes music is one of the best ways to remember your lost loved one. Thats why And Vinyl presses ashes into vinyl records for you to listen to forever after. You can either use your favorite song or have the company write a track specifically for you and your pet. The company will even paint a portrait of your pet using its ashes and include that as the albums cover art.


Make A Necklace From Their Hair

If your fluffy kitty or puppy left hair all over the house, or if you had a chance to shave off some of their fur before their cremation or burial, you can always try rolling their fur into balls and then turning those balls into jewelry like designer Kate Benjamin.


Wear A Sweater Made From Their Fur
Alternatively, if you want a bigger tribute made from your critters fur then you can always have the hair turned into yarn and then knitted into sweaters like these people who are part of Erwan Fichous Dogwool series. While the models used in Fichous series are given their own jackets made from their dogs fur courtesy of the photographer, youll have to find your own knitter to work with the fur because Fichou will only accept volunteers who are willing to pose in the jackets beside the pets who provided the fur.


Load Bullets With Their Ashes

Did little Fido love hunting with you? Then why not take him on one more hunt by loading up your shotgun cartridges with his ashes like Joanna Booth did with her husbands ashes? While you can probably find a weapons dealer locally who could help add the ashes to your bullets, Caledonian Cartridge Company in England will most certainly be willing to take on the challenge, being as how they already helped Mrs. Booth with the process.


Form A Diamond With Their Ashes

Pets only live for a short while, but diamonds are forever, so why not let your past pet live on forever in a stunning piece of jewelry? A Japanese company named Lido can turn your pets ashes into a yellow diamond up to one carat in size, which can then be set into a jewelry piece for you to wear for the rest of your life.


Create Jewelry From Their Nose

Artist Jackie Kaufman uses a quick-forming silicon mold to take imprints of pets noses, which she then uses to cast metal pendants. While the process is fast enough that it doesnt bother living cats and dogs, it could just as easily be adapted for those who have recently passed away. (Link)


Tattoo Them On Your Arm

Sure you could tattoo a portrait of your pet on your arm, but if you really want to personalize your tribute tattoo, you could always incorporate some of your furry friends ashes. While there are a lot of tattoo shops willing to mix the ashes in with the ink they use, be sure you ask ahead of time because some shops are unwilling to perform this procedure. 


Immortalize Them As Art

If you arent up to inking a permanent tribute of your pet onto your skin, then you can always have a more traditional portrait of them painted by artist Wayne DeFrances, who will incorporate your pets ashes into the paint he uses.


Care to try one of those weirdest ways to remember your deceased dogs or other pets? i suggest you better not.

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Chihuahua Caring Tips The Other Side of Dog Training

Many people ask me about this worlds smallest dog care. This is the chihuahua caring tips - the other side of dog training. Maybe they are very worried because this dog especially for puppies that are 2 months old very small size. Usually, in order to answer this question I just answered: â € œ What is important and should not be fed crushed â € œ. Maybe, people think if I answer this question or the answer offhand humor. Chihuahua puppies are usually run between our legs, sometimes, and often accidentally stepped on or kicked by us.

Due to the very small size, many people think that dog race this one is very weak, vulnerable, or sensitive. Chihuahua, although the worlds smallest size (according to the standardization of the FCI) has the strength, endurance higher than a Great Dane (dog worlds largest). If you have a Chihuahua dog, treat him like you have a mutt! No special treatment for this dog.

The following are brief tips Chihuahua care.

Caring for the age 2 months to 1 year.

Feeding 4 times a day, because Chihuahuas have small digestive system should not be eating too much. For example eating 50 grams per day of dry dog ??food, should not be given in two meals (25 grams) would be better if meals are provided in 4 times (12.5 grams). Dry dog ??food should be tempered until the age of 3 months. Feeding 4 times per day until the age of 6 months after it is 2 times per day. Chihuahua under 1 year should not be too fat to keep the bone growth is not compromised.

Daily care.

It is better if a Chihuahua is not kept in cages. Simply provide a safe place for him to play.The room did not have air conditioning because these dogs are not strong with the cold weather. Better yet, if the room is maintained in the sun.

Absolute daily drying to do if a dog kept in cages or in indoor (indoor). Dogs are kept open yard would choose his own time for sunbathing, do not be surprised if they bask in the daytime but if the vet (mostly) a good time for drying is around 7 â € "8 am. Naturally, the dog fur in the sun to dry to avoid moisture. Dogs who like to sunbathe usually be stronger than the skin disease.

Chihuahua bathed as seldom as possible. To Chihuahua kept in the room can be bathed fastest 3 months. To the outside (outdoor) should be the fastest at 1 month. Indeed, you will be distracted by the smell if seldom washed, but their fur will be healthier because their skin is not dry because the oil produced by coating the skin to protect the fur is not removed by detergent. To cope with the smell you can wash dry by using a dry shampoo is sold in pet shops or can also use baby powder. Powder is sprinkled throughout the body by using a brush comb (you can use shoe polish brush) comb from the head toward the tail until the powder is falling along with the dead fur and other impurities.

Choose foods (dog food) are air-kible small to be easily chewed by a Chihuahua. Protein maximum for the Chihuahua is 28%. If you have been given a quality dog ??food, the addition of vitamins or other supplements are not necessary.

Although it had been kept in a room that is large enough, Chihuahuas need to be given training (exercise) is quite outside the home. In addition to forming a good body, exercise outside the house (the road) can also form a character that does not shy Chihuahua.Exercise can be started at the age of 3 months or if the vaccination was done. For puppies, you should not be too hard just a walk about 200-300 meters. For adult dogs (1 years) can be given more training (1 to 5 KM). The addition of distance or time of exercise should be gradual. For example, for the first month of a 1 km course, every month added up to a maximum of 1 KM 5 KM. Give me a break about 5 minutes each kilometer.

So, you think you can try out this chihuahua caring tips? do you believed this is the other side of dog training?

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