How do you keep a dog from jumping on you?

Question

I have tried many different things to keep her from jumping. Some are, :coming down to see her and push her down untill she is calmer and I have tried scolding her when she jumps, and I have also started to put my knee to her so she hits it when she jumps. She is a Austrailain Sheperd and is very jumpy. Someone please help.

Answer 1

Please, trust me on this; I have been doing this for years and I have never seen it fail with any dog. And THANK YOU for persisting with his problem; it is responsible and thoughtful to stop a dog jumping as you are doing.

How are you kneeing her? Is it hard enough? Unless you are a pro footballer, you are NOT going to damage her by kneeing her in the ribs. If you are trying it and it is not working, then you need to be doing it harder. You are trying to shock her and hopefully knock the wind out of her. Do it real quick, real hard; you should be knocking her backwards a couple of feet. Hard, quick, every time, like a boxer punches someone; not gentle, apologetic, please-stop, but forceful, controlled, and like you really mean it.
And then turn away from her and ignore her. Once she realises that if she jumps she'll get kneed, then you go to the next step - pat your chest, silently, encouraging her to jump WITHOUT using her name or any commands - and then knee her just as hard. What you are doing is teaching her that there is no human body language which indicates that jumping up is acceptable. EVERYONE in the dog's life has to be the same way. The dog is permitted to jump on NO ONE otherwise none of it will work. Tell the people in your life that you do not permit your dogs to jump, as it is dangerous and could seriously hurt a small child if the dog jumps on it. Therefore, everyone must do the real-hard-knee thing.
I have never injured a dog by doing this; but I have stopped a LOT of them from jumping on me. It is the ONLY thing that works.

Answer 2

You should first start with puttin gher on a leash and letting her know that you are the one that is in control not her. You can do this by not letting her stop and smell every tree she wants to when you are walking her. Don't let her walk you, be in control and walk her, make her go where you want to go. Once you have established who is the leader in your home, you can begin training her not to jump. Keep the leash on her and have someone come into your home. When she decides to jump, tug gently on the leash in an upward motion. This will cause her to look up to you and distract her from the original thought. You should then tell her no and keep her close to you by shortening the amount of give the leash has. Another thing to do is to get your dog really tired before trying the above exercise.

Most of the time, when dogs jump a lot, they are doing this because they are over excited, believe that they are the one in control of the home.

Let me know if you would like some more information or need some more details.

Answer 3

Find a behavior your like better and train for that. If you are in a situation where she's going to jump (ie, someone is coming in your door), put her into a sit and praise her for the good sit.

Show her that sitting is more rewarding for her than jumping. If she jumps, she gets nothing but ignored and walked away from. If she sits, she gets attention, praise and treats. It's that simple. Hitting her with a newspaper or doing weird manipulations with her is a form of attention and for many dogs, any kind of attention is just fine, it doesn't matter if it's good or bad.

My dogs know that if it's attention and petting they want, they'd better get their bottoms onto the floor. Otherwise, they get ignored and walked away from. They figure it out quick.

Answer 4

One method that worked great for me was to grab my dogs paws when she jumped up and walk her backwards 5 feet or so. She learned real quick, since she didn't like "walking" backwards. The vet I work for always suggests a knee to the chest with a firm 'no' or 'off' or 'down'. Whatever the phrase you choose, be consistent and have others use the same words. Consistency is key to training. Good luck!

Answer 5

We've got an Aussie also, outs dosn't jump, but my lab used to....
you could try rolling up a news paper, and when you go out side hit agianst the wall or you leg or somethin but NOT the dog. or taking a empty coke can and droping a few pennies in it and taping it over then shaking it once or twice as like a warning when she or he jumps..... hope that helps... I think your dog just loves you! Oh, another idea, You could tie her to a tree or something in your yard, and give the dog a few feet of rope, and walk up to him, and if he goes to jump, turn and walk away. If she dosen't, then praise him. Let him know that jumping dosn't get attition! hope that helps!

Answer 6

The older the dog the more time its going to take to correct her but she can be corrected its just going to take patience and time. First off she needs to know the command "SIT" and if she doesnt you need to work with her on that command cause that will be the most helpfull thing when correcting her jumping on you and others. Once she knows the "sit" command thats the only time you praise her or give her attention..if shes jumping you simply ignore her dont yell at her , dont push her away..dont say anything to her but sit..the reason why dogs jump up is to get attention and most times they get it wheather it be positive or negetive. once she sits then praise her but if shes jumps up again ignore her right away..she will learn the only way she will get attention is to sit. another way would be with a leash when she jumps pull her down and command her to sit then praise her. the same goes with company if she jumps on them tell them to ignore her same as what you would do once she sits then she may be praised.
hope this works for you remember its going to take time but sooner or later she will get it..good luck!!

Answer 7

You just need to set boundaries.....mine has learn to wait till i call her before she comes to me or anyone else....when she does try to jump just a firm shh , snap fingers, gently say no...that way she will learn when to approach you....& you dont have to praise by touching just a good girl/boy & that usually all they want ,, remember leadership for dogs is a must.. Ceaser Milnao on NGC dog whisper is a great show to watch...& he can show u the way to do it....Godd Luck!!!!!

Answer 8

I don't know how long or how many times you have tried it, but your knee and a firm "no" should do it. It has always worked for me, but maybe golden retrievers pick things up quicker.

Answer 9

I agree with "The Queen" also try to ignore her until she has calmed down. She will continue to try to get attention for a while.
When she calms down, give her treats and affection and tell her that she is good.
Good Luck

Answer 10

do the hold your knee up thing and say no and when she is back down praise her... takes a while but the happy praises work good. Oh, and you might seem a bit bi-polar but oh well.