For dogs, this is often simply about taking control. Play fighting, like when dogs interact at the dog park, can quickly become mounting.

Mounting behavior is used by one dog to express power and dominance over another dog, regardless of sex. Neutering is not an effective control for mounting behavior.

I would like to start by dispelling a long-held myth that dogs mount things to exert their dominance over the subject. Dominance theory in dog training, as we generally use and understand it, asser… ...