Most dog owners would like to spend every minute of every day with their puppies. Sadly, life gets in the way of that for many of us, and that means trying to maximize the time we spend together.

But what about when we want to have fun with another human? Should we let our four-legged friends stay in the room? Or is it better to separate from our dogs before we start undressing?

That’s what we — Raj Punjabi and Noah Michelson, the co-hosts of “Am I wrong?” from HuffPost. podcast – aimed to find out when we recently spoke with Dr. Emily Levine, certified veterinary behaviorist and owner of Animal Behavior Clinic of New Jersey.

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“When (my boyfriend) Benji and I have sex, we don’t let (our dog) Jumi on the bed, but he’s in the bedroom, and I feel a little weird about that,” Michelson admitted . “I feel like he doesn’t know exactly what we’re doing. What do you think about it from a behavioral perspective? »

Levine said this is a common question pet owners often ask him.

“For most dogs, it doesn’t matter,” she said. “If it doesn’t bother them, it doesn’t matter. Dogs don’t have this hang-up like people do about things. They kind of live in the moment.

However, certain behaviors indicate that a dog should not be present.

“Where we shouldn’t have the dog in a room when people are having sex is when the dog tries to intervene,” Levine told us. “There are a lot of dogs that have a little bit of FOMO…like when people like to cuddle, the dog wants to join in and so the dog says, in a happy way, ‘Hey!’ What’s going on here and it’s ruining the mood.

Other puppies might be uncomfortable for a more worrying reason.

“There are also dogs who will be very distressed because of the noises made (during sex),” she said. “They may interpret some of these sounds as aggression (happening to you), and then it’s not fair to the dog to have them in the room for that.”

Levine advised giving our four-legged friends a treat or toy — either in the room or in another room — to keep them busy until we’re done.

We also answered a listener question about a similar – but very different – ​​scenario.

“We recently adopted a new dog and he loves to lick our older dog’s penis,” the listener said. “What’s going on over there?” And is there any downside to this or should I just let them do it?

“There are different reasons why a dog might lick another dog’s penis,” Levine said. “It could be that there are so many good smells in (that area) that they are attracted to it.”

She also noted that they might enjoy a taste present on or around the dog’s genitals.

“We want to make sure the dog doesn’t have some sort of yeast infection or something that makes him more attractive to the other dog,” she said.

And the dog who lets his friend lick him?

“If he allows this, he probably thinks it feels good, or feels good,” she said.

Levine told us she wouldn’t worry about the behavior if it happened “here and there,” but that if it continued, it could cause problems.

“The problem with doing this too long or too frequently is that it could lead to an infection of the penis that is licked.”

We also spoke with Levine about how to combat unwanted barking, why some dogs become more aggressive as they age, what to know before letting dogs and children play together, and much more.

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To learn more about Dr. Emily Levine, visit Animal Behavior Clinic of New Jersey.

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