Hi,

Frank is neutered and is about 18 months old.  He has been sleeping
overnight with us for a good while now.  He doesn't go out much because
the weather is extremely cold.  We try to give him blocks of playtime to
tire him out, especially at night before bed.

He initially settles in quite well, but when one of us gets up to answer
nature's call, Frank gets into a pattern of kneading and -- well, what
else can you call it -- humping.  He leaves the room, goes downstairs,
comes back up, gets his hand quarters in an advantageous position and
goes to town, so to speak.  This can happen three or four times easily
in a night.

Aside from shutting him out of our room (which has no heat vent and gets
cold), is there any way to modify this behavior?  He used to just knead
a bit and settle down, but now he goes on for a good while, and the
humping especially is pretty distracting.  I don't like to hear him cry
at the closed door, but we need our sleep.

Thanks in advance for any suggestions.

Dave S