How can we get her to learn to chill? It's annoying to come in laden with items and have her jumping on you and trying to lick you (She's a big golden retriver). Please and Thank you.
2006-09-26 08:25:22 · 12 answers · asked by And For A Moment I Am Happy 6 in Pets ➔ Dogs
you probably make a big deal when you get home. even if its by screaming "down down!" its giving her the attention she is going nuts for. when you get home, ignore her for 15 minutes. everytime. she'll eventually learn its not such a huge deal when you get home.
also before you leave the house, ignore her for 15 minutes so she doesnt get anxiety when you're gone. because you didnt make a big exit.
2006-09-26 08:29:06 · answer #1 · answered by NAQ 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
This is all my advice because when my dog used to do the same thing and people said to knee the dog in the chest or spank or yell and this is what worked for me almost immediately. This will only work if your dog will follow a sit command.
When you come in the door and your dog starts to jump. Say no
When you say no to your dog do not bend over. Stand tall and make eye contact, do not yell, use a stern low voice. Tell your dog, "NO ... off .. sit" when your dog sits praise him immediately and give a small food reward. You can buy training biscuits. Keep treats by the door. Keep with it and repeat the the command until he listens do not walk away or dismiss the behavior. STAY ON HIM. Make him do what you asked before you do anything else. Walking away makes his behavior ok. He doesn't take you seriously.
It is important here to use the same verbal command in the same word order every time. What is being trained here is the pet owner not the pet. You have to learn how to gain control over your dog and make him learn to treat you like the alpha dog. Keeping your words the same, short and direct is very important. Again praise him immediately as as he gets closer to the desired behavior. If he stops jumping that's a start, reward him. Remember to reward only for good behavior that moves closer to your desired behavior. He will be happy to see you not only because you are home but its treat time too! Reward every time for the first few weeks, and then you can reward every other time for a few weeks slowly weening him off the food rewards. I still give mine treats when I get home because he likes it so much.. :)
Your dog will eventually learn to come to you and sit at your feet when you come home. It is up to you to train his behavior.
If you can not get your dogs attention beause he is so excited. Make a shake can. An empty can with a few pennies in it. And shake it once loudly to get his attention and let him know you mean business. This will startle him at first and it will make him pay attention to you.
2006-09-26 08:53:40 · answer #2 · answered by donyafs 3 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Not only is a dog like a 5 year old, it's been alone all day until you get home. Dogs are social animals. I have a golden retriever, too and she does the same thing. I love it and think it's great. After a long day at work I have a great buddy that that just wants to say HI.
2006-09-26 08:35:22 · answer #3 · answered by timc_fla 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Aren't golden retrievers just wonderful?!!! Mine used to do the same thing. Although it's great that she's so excited to see us, it did get quite annoying! We started by telling her "DOWN" in a firm voice...even putting our knee in her chest (not to hurt her of course) and not fussing over her (even kind of ignoring her) for about 5 minutes or so. Broke my heart (lol) but she finally learned! Now we can fuss and act like crazy fools around her when we get home and there's no more jumping on us. She's 7 yrs. old so the "puppyness" should be out of her- so maybe that's part of it too. Hope this works for you! Good luck whatever you try...and give the sweetheart a big ole hug for me!
2006-09-26 08:54:54 · answer #4 · answered by momof3pups 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
lol, i have a 7 month old Irish terrier who is exactly the same although luckily she is nit so big! i agree with the fact that you should let her be happy, make the most of being loved! it can get annoying and for that reason this is what i suggest; when you come in and she makes a big fuss make a big fuss of her (if it's easier for you try leaving things on the doorstep for a moment) give her a bit of a love and then ask her to get down, if she doesn't just ignore her and carry on with what you are doing - she needs to learn that it is ok to be happy but also that it makes you happy for her to leave you alone when you say. you could also try keeping some traets by the door and give her one when she sits down and leaves you alone. hope this helps, give her a hug from me! xx
2006-09-26 08:40:06 · answer #5 · answered by okapi 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
do you've a Leash regulation or something simular? right here dogs are not to any extent further allowed to run loose they must be on a leash on good of problems with the owner... the owner is answerable for any and all damage led to through a dogs that they'd ought to atone for. consisting of attacking and killing yet another animal. so sure you shouldn't go away your rabbit unattended. in case you enable your rabbit lose on your backyard you need to be accessible with her. YEAH that lady would have done extra to help they ought to have got here round and apologizes yet they probable do not favor to admit that any of it would nicely be there fault.
2016-11-24 20:40:26 · answer #6 · answered by hariwon 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Don't make a big deal when you walk in the door. Only say hi or pet her when she calms down. It's important not to priase her if she jumps and playfully attacks you. Walk away, don't talk to her and wait until she is calm to interact with her. I would also consider giving her a treat when she is calm. That ways, she'll know that sitting (or being calm) = good = treats.
Good luck!
2006-09-26 08:50:27 · answer #7 · answered by Strawberry 2 · 3⤊ 0⤋
everyone needs to get into the habit of totally ignoring the dog when she does this. shes excited and wanting attention, be it good or bad. any acknowledgement whatsoever tells her its ok to do this. it will be hard, especially when your about to drop 3 bags of groceries all over the floor. when she calms down, then pet her and speak to her in a loving voice. its sort of a reconditioning type behavior. reward her when shes behaving the way you want her to.
2006-09-26 15:47:33 · answer #8 · answered by noelsluv 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
She's happy hon. You have to remember that having a dog is like having a 5 year old kid. Don't be mean to her when she is happy, or she might start being unhappy.
2006-09-26 08:33:08 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yep, Well in my experience outside of clubbing the happy doggie the best is to be attentive and nice to the doggie... or take the dog and yourself to doggie school to get trained....
2006-09-26 08:35:26 · answer #10 · answered by Scott 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋