How do you stop a 2 year old dog from jumping on you?

Question

Our 2 year old German shepard is too friendly to us, and at over 50lbs, she likes to jump on us and anyone she likes. Anyone have a proven method to stop this behavior? Please, no dumb answers like tying her to a post...sincere replies only. Thanks

I can't believe people are STILL posting replies to this, nine years later!! Ever think maybe I already got the answer long long ago?

Answer 1

she's doing that because she is the pack leader, not you. be sure to get her in some obedience classes if you haven't allready. my GSD wouldn't dare jump on people because the training he's received has taught him he gets NO attention for that. if you physically touch your dog (even a knee nudge) it is still attention in her mind. put her on a leash whenever people come through the door, and the second that she makes a move (don't wait for her to actually jump) tell her no harshly and put her in a sit or down position. when she is doing that calmly then a quiet "good girl" will do just fine for reward. if you lay the praise on too heavy, you'll just get her wound up again. your dog is high energy so you have to head that off before she gets there. also, make sure she is getting at least a 1 hour walk a day with YOU in control of that walk. my motto is "A tired dog is a good dog". make sure she has had her walk before friends/family come to visit. also, a tired dog learns commands much better; their head isn't in the clouds by then. because she has been allowed to be the pack leader, this will take some time to undo. be consistent and she will learn it quickly. after all, she's a GSD and they are one of the smartest dogs on the planet!!!! (IMO) if you do the squirt bottle trick it may work, but in my exp. it teaches dogs to be afraid of water, and being a groomer, too, that's hard to fix later on. she just needs to understand her boundaries, and you need to be the good dog owner you are and set them for her. good luck! also, don't step on her toes or pinch them or anything: you can cause damage to her feet, and sheps have very sensitive feet as it is. might work for some people, but i don't advise it.you don't want to break her toes or cause tendon seperation.

Answer 2

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Answer 3

I was gonna type about the same as "eloise" the one about kneeing her in the chest. I did the same with my dog but make sure you say NO everytime you do it in a firm voice. I have a large dog as well and that is what I did. Everytime she would jump I would knee or "smack" her down. Then I would take her muzzle and look in her eye and say NO. To her you are the "pack leader" and she knows to "obey" the leader so you have to be firm and let her know that you are the boss. Once you do this a while, when you see her get ready to jump say NO in the same firm voice you use to correct her and see if she listens. It's just like working with children it takes patience so don't give up.

GOOD LUCK

Answer 4

If you've ever read the book "Marley and Me" by John Grogan, you'd know the answer. He had a 100+ lb yellow lab who was ALWAYS jumping up on people. When she jumps up, you have to not kick her, but try to hit her chest with your knee, knocking the wind out of her. I know that it sounds cruel, but it doesn't hurt, it only surprises them, and it's only for a moment.
The thing is, you have to have other people do it, too, so that she knows not to do it to anyone. I would say to do it yourself, then have anyone in your household do it. Invite a friend over, and if she still jumps up (which she shouldn't), have the friend knee her in the chest, too, to teach her that she can't jump on ANYONE.
If nothing works, try obedience classes.

Answer 5

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/JKTdN

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.

Answer 6

The knee thing doesn't always work, especially when the dog has been doing this for years. the best way I found so far to stop it was to ignore the dog. Like most bad behaviors, they act for ATTENTION. If they see they don't get any, they stop acting like fools.
Show your dog some love when she acts the way you expect her to. It's the key

Answer 7

Hi,
You should definitely attend a dog training course if you want to stop these unwanted behaviours. A good one I found online is http://www.goobypls.com/r/rd.asp?gid=572

It's really well made (it has a lot of videos), simple and effective. I recommend it.

Answer 8

50 pounds really isnt too bad. I have 120 lb dogs, and have had them jump on me. And I'm 90 lbs. We got them to stop by just sternly telling them no.

Answer 9

Putting your knee up when you see her start to jump.

I house-sat for some friends with two dogs this summer, and I got so sick of muddy paw prints on my jackets, so I trained one of the dogs to jump up on me only when I snapped my fingers and told her to, using that technique. As far as I know she still obeys this command!

Answer 10

There's two things to do:
When the dog jumps up catch her front paws and squeeze them (not overly hard) while saying no stay down very firmly.
if you see if coming either bring up your knee to knock her back or if time grab the collar and force her to sit while saying stay down.