Quastion on Disipline

[Guest Anonymous]

What is the easiest way of teaching a Dog not to jump on people.. I have been using No Jump, Off.. or anything I can find... Its not really a big deal but when me or my girlfriend come in the door the last thing we want is the dog clawing the heck out of us :-(.. And I know she is excited to see us.. I know that.. but what happens if company walks in.. She does the same thing.. Not too cool to do.. Any Suggestions?

Next Question.. I noticed the dog keeps licking like legs and arms and hands.. Is that her way of saying something.. or is that her way of being friendly.. Is there a way to stop that?

Im not trying to cut the dog off from being friendly she is just high obnoxious when it comes to jumping on people and stuff..

By the way.. I finally got around to enclosing a picture of Ms. Isabelle :-).. Tell me what you think.. :-).. Anyone know what kind she is..

And by the way.. Do Dogs ever outgrow this barking thing? :)... In an apartment its a wee bit crazy.. Although I know she loves being a Guard Dog :)

[Guest Anonymous]

How long have you been using "Off" or "down"? One thing to remeber is to stick with one word also... Dogs tend to get confused when you use two different words for the same thing.. :shocked!: Once you pick a word stick to it and have everyone use it.. Also once you start this remember not to call your dog to jump up on your legs for you to pet or something of that nature.. I think she will eventually get it but it does take time!

The licking is probably a greeting for you dog or if you have been sweating she is licking the salt that is secreted through you sweat glands.. Other than that she is just loving on ya!! :wink:

[Guest Anonymous]

Problem is.. When she does jump.. You say no jump.. Which is what we were using.. She keeps doing it.. And if you try to push her off she thinks your playing and she puts her paw up as if she is trying to like defend herself or just playing or something.. I hate to hit her.. and ifI say no even louder she backs up and puts her paws on the ground and prances around barking at me like she is wound tight.. Doesn't make any sense..

[corgilady]

Put a leash on her. Then stand on it. When the dog tries to jump, she can't, because you are holding her down. Much easier than trying to convince her you aren't playing!!! My dog did this too. We have been working on it since July and he's gotten *much* better (not perfect yet). One thing I did, since I say different words (down, off, no) is ....I changed it to "four on the floor!" . He gets a treat for 4 paws on the floor. So now it's a positive instead of a negative. :D


See you guys? In between my silliness I ~have~ been listening! :wink:

[Guest Anonymous]

Sometimes you just have to talk "dog" :D

This worked well, and very fast for me. Every time the dog goes to jump on you, without saying a word, fold your arms across your chest and turn your back to the dog. He will probably come around to face you, and try again. Repeat your actions. As SOON as he stops and sits (which he probably will do) give him the attention he is looking for.

When I say this worked fast, I'm talking a matter of days. I adopted a 9 mos. old rott with basically no manners who jumped on people. In the dog world, jumping on someone is a perfectly acceptable way to greet them. By mimicking the actions another dog would make when it doesn't like the behavior, you "speak" loud and clear :wink:

[Dad4duchess]

Duchess will get off of us when we tell her to but when we have guest she won't stop :agrue:

[corgilady]

Jamie napisał(a):

This worked well, and very fast for me. Every time the dog goes to jump on you, without saying a word, fold your arms across your chest and turn your back to the dog. He will probably come around to face you, and try again. Repeat your actions. As SOON as he stops and sits (which he probably will do) give him the attention he is looking for.

This did not work at all for us. :( We tried and tried. When we turned our backs, he just jumped on our back. Of course he also would *never* stop and sit!
Guess they're all different, just like children.

[Horsefeathers!]

Dad4duchess napisał(a):

Duchess will get off of us when we tell her to but when we have guest she won't stop :agrue:

Here's how we solved that problem. We absolutely never ever ever accept unexpected company. Anyone who knows me knows they'd better call before just showing up at my door. I have been known to peep out at people through my front window, shrug and go back into the house. I am adamant about it. I don't care if it's Ed McMahon and the Prize Patrol. He'd better call first. I have a whole houseful of dogs and some unexpected, inconsiderate nut showing up at my door is just enough to create chaos. By having people call first, I have total control of how the dogs are handled when people arrive plus you don't have guests who are screaming bloody murder and jumping up and down on the furniture about the dogs jumping on them (which is why I usually mutter, "shoulda forking called first"). I'm ready and waiting to control any jumping behavior which I usually do with a leash and verbal control (actually, most dogs are confined to another room if I'm expecting company... my more friendly dogs get to stay out, but jumping is not allowed). Anyway, I can't stress enough how important it was to me to know people were coming where I could maintain control when I was going through the whole jumping up training. I have no problem with that control now, but it sure made training easier instead of having people pop up randomly (besides, can you tell that I loathe inconsiderate, unannounced guests?).

[Guest Anonymous]

Corgilady, I can relate. My rott is VERY perceptive to what I want him to do. If he doesn't know what it is initially, he works hard to figure it out, and generally doesn't forget it.

My maltese on the other hand, is very in tune to what HE wants to do. He's taken a lot more work, and still isn't where I want him to be in behavior. And he still jumps on everyone. 7 jumping lbs. I can handle; 70?! no way :wink:

[eggrolyn1223]

The standing on the leash thing didn't work for Duck, cuz she chews on the leash whenever it's on(unless we're in a VERY INTERESTING place).Oh yeah, any idea how to stop leash chewing?The thing I do is what Connie suggested:SIT.I know every dog is different, but Duck is such a PIG(I mean in the eating manner, she would eat every bit of food you give her even if she's was full!).She sees a treat, and BAM, but's on the floor.She usually jumps when I tell her to come,(she's always so happy to come running!)so I either just step out of the way or tell her to sit the second before her feet leave the ground.

[corgilady]

Jamie napisał(a):

Corgilady, I can relate. My rott is VERY perceptive to what I want him to do. If he doesn't know what it is initially, he works hard to figure it out, and generally doesn't forget it.

My maltese on the other hand, is very in tune to what HE wants to do. He's taken a lot more work, and still isn't where I want him to be in behavior. And he still jumps on everyone. 7 jumping lbs. I can handle; 70?! no way :wink:

I know what you mean Jamie! My bigger dog is actually the "easier" jumper. I have been having knee trouble for a couple of weeks and decided to stop walking for awhile. WELLLLL turns out that the Corgis (who never EVER jumped until the BC arrived on the scene) jump and hit me in the side of the left knee, every time. Toby is such a porker that he HURTS and I think that is what's up with the knee! :lol: :lol:

[Guest Anonymous]

Jacsmom napisał(a):

The licking is probably a greeting for you dog or if you have been sweating she is licking the salt that is secreted through you sweat glands.. Other than that she is just loving on ya!! :wink:

Jacsmom-my yorkie Scooter loves to bite on my hands CONSTANTLY!!! What can I do about this? Is he teething, biting, or is it just his way of telling me that he likes me? Whatever it is, it is getting quite annoying

P.S. Scooter's also having some housebreaking troubles- any tips?

[Dad4duchess]

P.S. Scooter's also having some housebreaking troubles- any tips?[/quote]

When I first started bringing Duchess inside I ut her on her leash and connected it to my ankle, she then will get used to staying with you and you know she's not getting into trouble.

[Guest Anonymous]

That's a good idea. Thanks. I will try it next time.

[Guest Anonymous]

HI, I haven't been on in quite a long time, missed you all. Anyways one thing that I can suggest that works well with my dogs, is when the jumping occurs just lift your knee enough to make a barrier between you and your dog, this will tell them that this is an unacceptable behavior. Dot his while you use your chosen command, No Jump, down, or even SIT, ( assuming that this dog is well trained in the sit command) then after you have that dogs attention and they are no longer jumping, praise for the good behavior, good sit, good down, ect. The dog is just jumping because it is his/her way of greeting you, you need to teach a better way for them to greet, ( I myself like the sit command, because now, my dogs, when I come in are excited, but seated right by the door, and when guests come, they know that the command, so they won't be rushing my guests, I just make sure that my guests, politely go over and praise both of them and greet them. ) Hope this helps. :)