Intact male in the bedroom - Page 1

I am wondering if anyone has any insights for me on this one?

Our three dogs all sleep in our bedroom on their own beds.  Two neutered (male, female) and an intact pup (11 months).   During the last few nights when there was human adult activity going on in the bed, the pup has expressed too much interest, so I crated him (still in the bedroom).  Once crated, this last time, he growled and kept it up until, distracted and annoyed, I opened the crate door and reprimanded him verbally.  He growled again, this time (I assume) at me.  I shoved him back in the crate forcefully (I am a strong male well over 200 lbs, but naked in the dark was no time to fight it out with him), closed it, scolded him, and he quieted down.

The last time he was kenneled, the kennel woman (experienced with shepherds) claimed he tried quite forcefully to mate her.  My wife (a very new marriage, by the way) has found him far too interested in her recently, as well.

What was going on?  Should I be worried?  Should I do anything about this?

I would hate to banish him from the bedroom at night, but he has been acting up as a pattern.

He is a very good dog and I am planning to compete with him, but I will neuter him and give all that up if this is the sign of something dangerous ahead, especially for my small and overly gentle wife.

I have had intact males live to the age of 13 in my home under these conditions but never had a dog with such a clear interest in sexual activity before.  Then again, my ex-wife could have beaten them up with one hand tied behind her back (but that is truly another story).

Hello Bucko...Your puppy is growing up and is becoming a man...and therefore he's interested in sex...and will show it in different ways...As a suggestion...Why not crate him somewhere else...If he's to be your competition dog I certainly wouldn't fix him...I would try and work out another aggrangement...

Or mayby you don't need to be doing the "Bucko" in front of him and making him jealous...

~Bob~

The dog would leave the bedroom,  at least till ya'lls done. 

Step up on his obed.  or start some obed.  if you haven't already.  his behavior is unacceptable in my book,  you are alpha   he needs to remember it

It was not a problem with my previous intact males, but you think this is something that could get worse, and not merely something he will get used to?  I was really hoping it'd just decide the fuss was none of his business.

It is true that once when I ticked my wife and she made a loud noise he bit me on the butt.  Perhaps he thinks I am hurting her?

I may move his crate to another air conditioned bedroom for the summer.  He may be okay with that, especially if I give him special attention first thing in the morning.

I guess I have been naive about this.  I will have to move his bed and crate elsewhere at night.    I was just lucky with two intact males in my past who each lived to be nearly 13 and neither ever showed anything like this kind of interest.

I have been training according to a program that focuses on tracking, with some obedience, but deemphasized until 14 months.  He is a brilliant tracker, and is perfectly capable of fuss-ing with lots of eye contact, and does long stays out of sight (in the woods, for example).

not with a ten foot pole...............lol

I've had a lot of male housedogs and never had one act that way. Dogs are not normally interested in humans in a sexual way.

Maybe he thinks someone is getting hurt?!

No more bedroom time for him while any activites are going on until he grows up a little.  He can get the boot totally if you want.  He's growing up sexually and socially, so sounds like he's just going a little overboard with things.