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My 7-month-old dog is humping and aggressive at night. How to stop?

Updated On September 23rd, 2025

Pet's info: Dog | Bulldog | Male | unneutered | 7 months and 18 days old

Hi my dog starts to hump and becomes aggressive at night we try to distract him.but ignores us and carries on he 7 month old

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Answered By Erin Clifford

Certified Veterinary Technician

Published on March 4th, 2016

The best thing you can do for him right now to help correct this behavior is to get him neutered. As he grows and starts to produce more testosterone, he can start to become more aggressive and dominant as male dogs are prone to these behaviors. Once they learn the behavior, it can be difficult to train them out of it. But if you spay him now before he has a chance to fully develop these tendencies, it will keep further behavior problems from worsening. It should also stop the humping behavior. After his neuter, if he still seems like he is having issues with aggression, you will want to enroll him in a training course or work with a behaviorist to help you establish yourself as the one in charge. Training courses are there to teach us how to respond to our pets as much as they are to train our pets to respond to us. Aggression is something you want to tackle early before they h ave a chance to become routine behaviors.

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