Dominance mounting

The dog raises his upper body and forelegs onto the back of another dog and wraps his legs around its hips; sometimes associated with pelvic thrusts. The submissive dog subjected to mounting displays ears flattened back and lowered tail; male dogs of equal status and females subjected to mounting by males usually react with growling, raised hackles and tail not lowered.
(Althaus, 1982; Goodman et al., 2002; Koler-Matznick, 2005)

The mixed breed bitch exhibits dominance mounting towards the male smooth-coated Border Collie.

In this interaction between two males, the Border Collie exhibits dominance mounting towards the Australian Shepherd.

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The female Australian Shepherd cross approaches the male smooth-coated Border Collie and displays dominance mounting. The male orients twice, then turns and gives a light jaw punch. The male shows anus-genital olfactory exploration; the bitch lowers her tail and rounds her back; when she re-orients toward the male, the Staffordshire Bull Terrier bitch interposes herself between the two.

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