He gets excited when he sees someone and tends to jump. Any suggestions would help. thanks:)
2006-09-10 13:02:14 · 11 answers · asked by Katherine 2 in Pets ➔ Dogs
Whenever he jumps up on someone tell them to put thier knee up and tell the dog "NO" in a stern serious voice. Knee him in the chest area. Not too hard, but hard enough to where it gets his attention. Be consistant with it. Make sure all your friends and visitors do the same, or its all for not.
2006-09-10 13:06:46 · answer #1 · answered by jw349 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A good way to start is by making your dog sit before people pet him, explain it to people and they should understand. Have him sit and only when he is sitting does he get pet as soon as he jumps up have to person stop petting him and back away. Don't pull him off the person just have the person step away and not look at the dog until he is sitting. Once he is sitting again let the person pet him. He will soon learn that if he stays sitting then he will get pet but if he jumps up he won't be.
Ahh! Don't listen to that crap the people above are telling you. Hitting you dog for any reason will only make the problem worse! The way I explained is less stressful on the dog and in the end will make it so thatyou and your dog will have a bond and understanding rather then having him be scared of you.
Make sure that this happens everytime, the best way is to have your friends help you. Explain to them what you are doing and what they are doing. Make sure you tell them not to talk or look at the dog when it jumps on him. You give the dog the command to sit and once he does then and only then can the person pet him again. It will take time but this is the best way to do it.
2006-09-10 20:09:31 · answer #2 · answered by Nicole S 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It would help to know the size of your dog, different techniques are used for different sizes.. but as a general rule, you can try lifting your knee so it thumps him in the chest when he jumps as you say a firm 'NO', then make him sit and then give him a treat. When he jumps on a guest, pull him off quickly as you say a firm "NO" and make him sit, once he is in sitting position, give him a treat... it won't be long that he will understand that sitting gets him positive praises.. and jumping gets him uncomfortable "thumps".. hopes this helps.
2006-09-10 20:10:19 · answer #3 · answered by {isis}~ Trevor 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Keep a leash on him when he's meeting people, have him sit and tell him stay then step on the leash so that if he tries to jump up he can't. Have the person come up to him while he's in the sit, stay and pet him, tell him "good dog" if he doesn't try to jump. If he gets up and tries and jumps up tell him "No" and put him back in a sit stay. Eventually he'll learn that in order to get pets he has to be sitting and not jumping.
2006-09-10 20:13:56 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
the best and most permanent method, is to teach the basic sit-stay..Anytime you or another approaches him, give th command, and expect him to comply before he gets any further attention..Some dogs learn when you simply turn from them as soon as they jump..But many dogs require the sit-stay..and they all need to know that basic anyway.
SIT
Holding a treat in your left hand just above the pup's nose, gently rest your right hand on pup's rump.
Slowly move the treat in an upward motion while applying gentle pressure to the rump. ( you don't want to push hard because if you do the dog will sit every time someone touches him and this is not good for competitive obedience)
as soon as pup sits say in a very happy excited tone "GOOD SIT" and give the treat.
Repeat exercise 7x. then take a play break and move on to something else.
very young pups should not train for more than a half hour each day
every time you put food bowl down or give a treat give the sit command, and wait for the sit. then once pup sits give treat or food down.
DO NOT move on to something new until pup has the new command down pat.
STAY
Start pup in down position. say "STAY" in firm voice. walk to end of leash, backwards. if the pup moves say once only "AP" in a not pleased tone. go back do not say anything. put pup in down again repeat "STAY" walk backwards to end of leash.
pup does NOT get praise or treat until he stays for 30 seconds, then a minute, then 5 minutes. move times up each week.
after he can do a 5 minute down/stay every time. move on to a sit/stay doing exactly what you did for down/stay.
Once on leash sit and down/stays are reliable for 5 minutes each. drop the leash and walk away from your pup, your back to the pup. about 10 feet away. wait 5 min. recall your dog. with dog sitting in front of you once he reaches you. treat and praise.
2006-09-10 20:06:45 · answer #5 · answered by Chetco 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
my dog jumped on people also and my vet told me to step on his back toes when he did it and while telling him down in a very stern voice letting the dog know that it was wrong to do that. dogs are very smart. When they know you don't like soumething they're doing they usually will pick up on it rather quickly and stop to try to please you. be patient it will take awhile just be persistent
2006-09-10 20:14:22 · answer #6 · answered by nerissa817 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
When your dog jumps up lift your knee so its chest hits your knee, It hurts so you pooch will soon stop doin it.
2006-09-10 20:11:59 · answer #7 · answered by Christian 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Teach it to "SIT". It is impossable to teach a dog "not" to do something, they simply have no understanding of the negative. We teach dogs "not to do something" only by theaching them "to do an alternative."
2006-09-10 20:19:16 · answer #8 · answered by tom l 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
well everytime my puppy would start to jump on me, i would just lift up my knee and "butt" her in the chest. also, pop their nose and tell them no...they'll get the concept eventually
2006-09-10 22:19:18 · answer #9 · answered by Dot 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Step on his back feet, not too hard, everytime he does it. Worked on all my dogs.
2006-09-10 20:09:08 · answer #10 · answered by Marlene 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋