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Why is my male dog so desperate for my female dog in heat?

Updated On September 23rd, 2025

Pet's info: Dog | Mixed Breed Medium (23 - 60lb) | Male | unneutered | 1 year and 9 months old | 58 lbs

Yesterday i got home and I found my dogs stuck and now my male dog is very desperate to have sex with her what is wrong with him ?

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Answered By Andrea M. Brodie, DVM

Veterinarian

Published on March 30th, 2017

Actually I doubt there is anything wrong with your dog. Your other dog must be a female in heat and Rambo and her were mating. Females in heat will smell very attractive through sexual hormones and will entice a male dog to mate with her. If you do not intend to breed your dogs, then I suggest you have both male and female desexed which will alleviate the problem.

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    Answered By Lauren Jones VMD

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    If your dogs were tied while mating, it is likely that your female dog is in heat. Intact males can be quite persistent in their pursuit of females in heat. Keep the two dogs separated for the next few weeks, particularly when they are unsupervised. Unless you are planning on breeding them again, I would recommend having one or both of them spayed or neutered.

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