Chin pressing is usually oriented toward the withers and the rump. It occurs during the first two months of life. Chutes are used to facilitate loading, unloading, medical treatment, weighing, inspection of animals, etc. Circling can also be induced by conditioning, C03402. The clinch position occurs more frequently when the duration of the fight is long and is assumed to provide each animal with an opportunity to rest while in partial control of its opponent.
Coital lock is common in copulating dogs.
Coitus facilitates natural transfer of ejaculated semen from the male reproductive tract to the female reproductive tract. The animal may manifest actions simultaneously that are indicative of different motivations, or may alternate quickly between actions consistent with different motivations. An irresistible impulse or tendency to perform an act.