How can I teach my dog (1 yr. old black lab) not to jump on people when they come to my house?

Answer 1

keep him on a leash when you are expecting company and take him to the door to greet your guests....if he goes to jump pull back on the leash and tell him to sit, after he is sitting have the guest greet the dog and tell him he's a good boy....if he jumps again pull back on the leash and tell him sit.....after a few weeks he'll get the hang of it, and it will be automatic.

Answer 2

best suggestion is to put your dog on a training collar and a strong lead. When people come to your home have the dog with you and make it sit. Strongly pull on the leash if the dog gets out of the sit position. This may take numerous corrections to the dog to get it used to not jumping. There is nothing worse than a huge dog (lab, rott, shepard) jumping on you when you go into someones home. A correction shock collar will also work, or the high pitch frequency clicker also works!

Answer 3

The best idea? A CRATE! Crate training is the most safe, humane and kind thing you can do for your pet and your guests.
It also helps that if you have a fire or other emergency- you know exactly where to find your pet to evacuate.
The spray bottle idea work but you have to be fast to zing him the moment his feet touch the guest (plus you do not want to get your guest wet either!)
The knee to the chest works well if you are built to be able to do this. Grandma may be on the floor and unable to get up, let alone knee your dog.
Another suggestion- hold the puppies paws- he wanted up there, then he has to Stay up here. He will get tired of the "game" and stop jumping up.

Answer 4

I wish you had trained him not to jump when he was younger, but anyways... First of all, you must not tolerate any jumping up on anyone (including yourself) unless you ask them to. For example, my dalmation does not jump up unless I say 'up' or raise my hands. Have an assistant who will go in and out of the door to help train this dog.

Use a leash and collar (choke chain or pinch collar please) until the dog learns not to jump while having a leash on. Have the person walk to the door and ring the doorbell/knock and when the dog goes to jump up have the person put her/his knee up and push the dog backward so the dog cannot get its feet on the person. They may have to knee the dog with some force because it is not a little puppy anymore. Say no with a lowered voice only the first time he jumps up. Do not interact with the dog aside from hitting it in the chest or chin with your knee. You have said 'no' already and there is not reason to repeat it.

Answer 5

You should consult books or videos from Cesar Milan or Uncle Matty - they're great. In the mean time, when you go to answer the door, put him on a leash and have him sit beside you... if he tries the jump up, pull him down, while using a command. Once he does this (have some treats with you) reward him. After while, he'll catch on.

Answer 6

A stern 'NO' will always do the trick and let there be no exceptions to the rule, let everyone coming into your house, or interacting with the dog know that the dog is being trained for the specific reason and to sternly say 'NO' should he jump on the person while you are not around but if you are in the room when he jumps on the person say the dogs name for instance Rover. ' Rover, NO!'--also there are many petsmartstores around the country that offer obedience training

Answer 7

Please re-read the answer Amanda S. sent in.

You don't need to shake a coffee can, spray him with a bottle, tell him NO firmly, or any of that other rubbish.

The simplest solution is usually the best.

As he jumps on you LIFT YOUR KNEE so that it catches him in the ribs, hopefully winding him badly. It will not take him more than a few jumps. If you are doing it properly, soon you will be able to pat your leg cheerfully and encouragingly (NOT using his name) and he will look at you as though he believes you think he is an idiot, and there's no way in the WORLD he could be stupid enough to jump on you.

Answer 8

ask visitors to ignore the dog when they walk in the house...and not react to the dogs excitement. Keep your dog on a leash and make sure he has all 4 paws on the floor before he is allowed to be pet. Treats treats treats...when all 4 paws are on the floor he gets pets and a treat...if he jumps, even a little, jerk the leash and have the person turn their back...he will soon learn "hey everytime I jump they turn away" it takes a lot of practice and if you ask your friends or company to help you practice he/she will get it finally. I also recommend crate training...it's never too late. My dog is in the crate when company comes...then I let him out on the leash so I can correct him using the leash.

Answer 9

I've used two methods on my dogs. One: keep a spray bottle near the door and spray the dog (with water, of course) in the face when he/she jumps. Dogs usually don't like this and will soon stop. However, some dogs like water and won't mind at all. In this case, it is best that ANYTIME the dog jumps, the person raises an knee and meets the dog in his/her chest. This doesn't hurt the dog if done properly. It merely surprises them and eventually they will stop.

Answer 10

Firstly you want to keep your dog on the leash, this allows you to have control. When your guest enters the house tell your dog to sit. It is important that the guest ignores your dog completely until he starts to calm down.
Once your dog has calmed down tell the guest it is ok to pet your dog. The trick is to let the guest know if the dog is not sitting then it may not be petted. Likewise if your dog jumps tell him uh-uh and ask him to sit and clam again.
Practice doing this with people your dog knows then once he becomes good at this go ahead and try it with a stranger.

Answer 11

A dog should be trained on how to eat, walk with you, not to bark, potty training and sleep on its place etc. You can teach anything to your puppy, dogs get trained easily with some good instructions. If you want some good training tips visit https://tr.im/XCvCx

If properly trained, they should also understand whistle and gesture equivalents for all the relevant commands, e.g. short whistle or finger raised sit, long whistle or flat hand lay down, and so on.

It's important that they also get gestures and whistles as voice may not be sufficient over long distances and under certain circumstances.