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[quote=sljolander]I had the same thing with my young dog a few years ago. After trying everything I finally tried a friends suggestion of stepping on her back paws when she is jumping up. I know it does not sound "nice", but it only took a few times and she decided it was not worth it.
-------------------------------------------------------------------- I did this with our rescue Dobermans, plus the knee in the chest. After the first couple of days none of them ever jumped up on anyone again. One of them, our dear Kurt, would bounce up and down in front of us, "smiling" in eagerness to come with us. That smile scared a few visitors==here was a huge Doberman jumping up and showing his teeth at us!!! But he never touched anyone when jumping. I was pack leader, had to be because DH was such a softy with our critters. Our fur babies were all adults when we got them, huge, powerful and abused, so we started off with loving them. Any child or animal wants to be part of the family, and they quickly learned that good behavior got them in the house, behaving badly got them ordered out into the back yard. It does take the whole family working together to make an animal one of the family, but they will be full of love all their lives, and very welcome to visit with anyone who comes in the front door. |
See if there is an obedience class at your local pet shop. It takes some time but is so worth the effort.
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I would suggest a training class. Please be careful using your knee, you can actually break her ribs.
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Puppy training has been my salvation with my 6 month old puppy. Praise for doing a good thing has been the key. I call my puppy "Scary Smart", she learns fast, but I have seen out of control dogs in class turn into well behaved animals. If you really want to have it easy and for your sanity, try the classes.
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Kennel train her. They love it and it works by reinforcing good behavior, not punishing bad
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Puppies that will be large dogs are always perfect for obedience school. Keep a grate, cage whatever you want to call it close by and stick him in it before you answer the door. That will keep him from hurting someone until you get him trained.
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Ask people coming to see you to totally ignore the puppy -- no petting and no eye contact until they have been in the house and the dog has settled down from his excitement. Then, he can be called to that person and petted. If he still wants to jump, have that person push him away, no eye contact and no petting, until he clams down again. This reinforces that a calm, submissive state is the only one that will get him positive attention. Any attention -- good or bad-- reinforces that jumping gets him attention. Also, work with him on sit-stay. I have an English springer (known by that name for a reason!) who used to jump on people. I worked with her on sit-stay at a position about 6 feet from the front door, at the end of my hall runner. I do not open the door until she is in position, sitting and staying. If she breaks sit-stay, I ask the person outside to wait until she gets into sit-stay again. It generally only takes one time.
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Originally Posted by redkimba
Make sure that you are taking her out for regular walks so she has a chance to work off that energy. Also make sure she understands that YOU are at the top of the pecking order.
Cesar Milan has really good tips also. |
I had a neighbor who taught her dog not to jump up by stepping on her back feet and sternly saying "NO" when she did it.
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The rule for puppies is "Ignore the Bad, Reward the Good"... behavior that is. If she is getting your attention (even yelling or scolding) for the unwanted behavior, then she's getting what she wants. You need to start teaching her SIT instead and then reward the sit with lots of praise (and treats, if you're a treat-giver). In other words, replace the unwanted behavior with the one that you want. When you walk in, tell her to sit and when she does, praise, pet, treats, etc. If she does not sit, ignore her until she finally sits (out of boredom, probably) and then lavish on the praise and pets.
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Originally Posted by Scrap Happy
We went through this with the dobie in my avatar when she was a puppy. Have you taken her to puppy training yet? I was taking China to puppy training at night to socialize her and teach her good puppy manners. The trainer came to our house to show us the choke chain method that MellieK mentiond because I was afraid I would hurt her and wanted an expert to teach me the right way to do it. It worked in the first session!! I can't remember now exactly how it was done.
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Hi Carrie....We have an Old English Sheepdog. Took him to PetSmart for obedience lessons when he was of age as a puppy. They give you lots of help and tell you how to use hand language. We put hand out and tell him DOWN and show him down. It works great.
Also, when we were training him to go out we put those big bells on a rope on the door handle. He still uses it. So darn funny. When in kitchen and can't see him, he rings his bells lightly. We tell him we will be right there. If a few seconds go by and we aren't at the door, he takes that rope and rings those bells so loud...it's quite funny to watch. |
have fun, she'll get better lol Barb
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get a spray bottle and fill with water. add approx 1 teaspoon (per cup of water) white vinegar. when is misbehaving spray at face but not right in face. learned this from a professional dog trainer. she objected to most negative reinforcement training, but main point with this method is to surprise her. majority of dogs hate this and in time just pointing a spray bottle at her will make her stop. vinegar will not harm in any way, which is one reason it's a common solution. hope this helps. all our dogs are taught that some things not allowed this way. vet encourages use of this method. good luck. remember puppies have very short attention span!! :-D
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i sincerely hope you get some help for you and your puppy. puppies have lots of energy and need to use it up daily. advice to "hurt" your puppy should be put where it belongs. in the trash.
good luck hon. let us know how you and puppy fair please. |
Originally Posted by lindyline
Get a can of air for cleaning computers and spray it down yourself every time she jumps
what about a squirt bottle of water? |
my greyhound was a jumper too and I got one of those lemon with juice in it and it did not take too many times of juice in her mouth for her to quit. i then just had to say "do you want juice" and she would back down. Not harmful and affordable
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If you have friends with dogs, ask if they know of a good trainer where they train you while you train the dog. If not get a recommendation from your vet. You need to break this behavior. Puppy needs to know you are the Alpha dog in the pack. Positive re-enforcement using small treats you can purchase at the pet stores when puppy is good. One thing if you need to is a pinch collar. I know some people think this is crule, but the trainers we used who are award winning trainers and have worked training police dogs around the world recommends them. I was resistant at first but it really made since when he explained it to us. A choke caller will "choke your dog and continures to tighten as a dog pulls against it. A pinch collar can only pull so tight because of the way it is designed and the barbs dig slightly into the dogs neck causing a pinching sensation the dogs hate. It worked well for our problem child.
If you know someone who has had this problem then maybe they can help you with how they broke this behavior. Good luck, puppys can be a handful. My first choice is find a good trainer to help you if you've not done it before. |
Originally Posted by redkimba
Make sure that you are taking her out for regular walks so she has a chance to work off that energy. Also make sure she understands that YOU are at the top of the pecking order.
Cesar Milan has really good tips also. it might even work on rowdy kids :D |
My niece used a squirt bottle to train a black lab, this puppy was the wildest puppy I had ever saw. When he would do something Samantha would squirt him and talk to him calmly. I first thought Samantha should take him back to the pound(I know that is really a bad thing to think, but my brother just had a tumor removed from his brain and we were afraid the puppy would knock him down)but this worked ! The dog is a big dog now, a great pet and part of their family. Good luck with yours.
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Originally Posted by sljolander
I had the same thing with my young dog a few years ago. After trying everything I finally tried a friends suggestion of stepping on her back paws when she is jumping up. I know it does not sound "nice", but it only took a few times and she decided it was not worth it. And also, the sitting down when you come in. I still do that because she is so excited to see me and her tail is a killer.
It only takes a few times for them to get the idea, even puppies! |
[quote=Ramona Byrd]
Originally Posted by sljolander
I had the same thing with my young dog a few years ago. After trying everything I finally tried a friends suggestion of stepping on her back paws when she is jumping up. I know it does not sound "nice", but it only took a few times and she decided it was not worth it.
-------------------------------------------------------------------- I did this with our rescue Dobermans, plus the knee in the chest. After the first couple of days none of them ever jumped up on anyone again. One of them, our dear Kurt, would bounce up and down in front of us, "smiling" in eagerness to come with us. That smile scared a few visitors==here was a huge Doberman jumping up and showing his teeth at us!!! But he never touched anyone when jumping. I was pack leader, had to be because DH was such a softy with our critters. Our fur babies were all adults when we got them, huge, powerful and abused, so we started off with loving them. Any child or animal wants to be part of the family, and they quickly learned that good behavior got them in the house, behaving badly got them ordered out into the back yard. It does take the whole family working together to make an animal one of the family, but they will be full of love all their lives, and very welcome to visit with anyone who comes in the front door. |
I was manager of Humane Soc for 12 yrs. A good tip and non painful way is when they jump, hold their front paws (like you're dancing). When they try to get down, hold the paws yet another few seconds, then let them down. Every time they jump, do this. It takes consistency but every single jumpy dog changed within abt two wks. Well worth the effort in the long run.
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Originally Posted by gspsplease
The puppy jumps up because it is excited and to get attention -- so any action you take to push the dog down, knee it, tell no etc is giving the dog attention (even though to our eyes it's not nice attention!)So you need to ignore the dog when it jumps up by turning your back to the dog -- just keep turning away. As soon as 4 feet are on the floor, praise and reward. All this may be hard to do when your dog is going crazy because you are just home from work, so also teach an alternative behaviour that is rewarding to the dog. Try a tug toy that is only given to the dog when you first meet it --just push the toy into the dog's mouth, tug around and then release the toy. Nearly every dog will then race around, shaking and "killing" the toy for a few minutes, then call the dog over, give a treat and put the toy away until the next person comes home. (It is important that this toy is not left around for the dog to play with whenever he wants, or the toy will lose its value) Eventually, if you have taught a solid sit command, and your dog has matured, you will be able to get him to sit for a pat, but it's expecting a lot from a young puppy to exercise this sort of self-control. Incidentally, check that no one in the house, especially children, encourage the dog to jump up "because it proves that he loves me!" All your training can be undone if everyone is not consistent. Keep a spare lead and some treats near the front door, and slip lead on when visitors arrive. Using the treats you should be able to get your dog to sit to say hello, and then walk the dog outside using the lead. (It doesn't matter if the dog only sits for a split second and then stands up--just keep doing sits and rewarding -- it just gives you more opportunites to practise sit and reward your dog when visitors come. Try to regard this as a training opportunity rather than a nuisance!
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Originally Posted by Carrie Jo
I have a 6 month old golden retriever ans she is the sweetest thing. BUT she keeps jumping and scratching everyone. She gets so excited I cant hardly get a leash on her. I keep trying to raise my knee up but that doesnt work. I have to get her under control before she trips someone or knocks them down...What can I do???
Start by telling anyone who comes into your home "NO TOUCH, NO TALK, NO LOOK"....all of these are rewards to them. If you look at them, pet them or talk to them while they are doing something you don't want them to do, you are infact rewarding them for their action. The solution....turn your back on them. They hate it when they can't see your face. Do not acknowledge them until they calm down and then get them to sit....then praise them....calmly. Praise isn't always treats either, a pat on the head is also a reward for them. Good luck and keep at it....it might take awhile but it will work if you keep at it. Feel free to PM me anythime with any other questions. |
When training a puppy and she jumps. Walk forward a step and say off. It really works and she will learn not to jump up.
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I have a black lab, and we use a collar on her that will either zap, or vibrate. When I get it out she knows to behave.It is a dogtra collar. They work wonders.
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I think I've seen Victoria (the dog trainer on TV) turn her back on an overactive dog. Gives it the cold shoulder.
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sounds like an hyperactive puppy. How about puppy training at Petsmart or one of those animal big box stores.
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put 10 pennies in an empty soda can. put cardboard over the space that was the opening, then duct tape it down. Shake the can 3 times when the dog jumps. The noise scares them.
Or, what worked with my terrier was to say PHOOEY really loudly. He *hated* that and stopped immediately. |
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Congrats on the weight loss. Any words of encouragement? I just can't seem to get started. I lost over 100 pounds on WW before, but fell off the wagon. My husband was laid off and then became disabled, so I couldn't afford the meetings. Too bad too, as the group got me through the rough patches. Continued success.
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Puppy obedience school plus socialization should help. Goldens are a great breed. I worked for an attorney once who had two and he brought both to work, on alternate days. In fact Max greeted me for the job interview. Great job and they are so loveable.
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I got a little bitty book at my vet's office years ago called, "Super Puppy," if I remember right. The ideas in that book have worked on a lab and two brittanys.
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If you use the choke collar please be careful. While showing me how to use one the TRAINER choke my dog and cause throat damage as well as it popped his eyes(very strange). Vet said these should only be use as a very last resort.
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Learned in dog training class: get a small spray bottle and put a small amount of vinegar in with mostly water (4:1 ) keep the spray at the door and when anyone comes........use your command word (down) and spray the dogs face if they jump up.......you HAVE to be consistant......it works wonders..
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Originally Posted by eye2quilt
Learned in dog training class: get a small spray bottle and put a small amount of vinegar in with mostly water (4:1 ) keep the spray at the door and when anyone comes........use your command word (down) and spray the dogs face if they jump up.......you HAVE to be consistant......it works wonders..
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When we got lab puppies were taught to press down on their shoulders every time they jumped, worked when we were consistent.
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Carrie Jo,
I had the same problem with my Golden. Dr. Dog (Dennis Fetco) used to have a radio talk show about training dogs a long time ago, and I got him to come out and do a one-on-one with me. When your dog jumps up on you, take ahold of her paws and "dance" with her, sweet talking the entire time. When her back legs begin to tire, and she tries to sit down; push her off 'backward' while saying "off." She will gently roll over backwards. After 3 weeks of unsuccessful (other) methods, this one stopped the behavior in 3, yes, 3 tries. My dog was smart enough to try it once with me and once with my husband to see if she would get different results. The third time she tried it with my neighbor. As we all did the same 'dance,' she got the message and the problem was solved. Good luck. |
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