Does anyone know how to stop my dog (5 months old) from jumping on people?

Question

She is a black lab mix. (possibly pit bull)

Answer 1

When you dog goes to jump on you, turn your back on her and ignore her. Than turn around andrepeat every time she jumps. I know it sounds simple - but it is VERY effective. Some people will tell you to step on their paw or press your knee in the dog's chest but those can hurt your dog. I used to train dogs for Petsmart and people would be amazed at how quickly I could make a dog stop jumping by simply use the ignore technique.

Answer 2

The best way to keep her from doing something you don't want her to do, like jumping, is to teach her to do something else, like sitting.

If you haven't started obedience training, it's time - either through a class (best, as you also socialize your dog, but only "positive reinforcement" methods, no hitting or choke chains!), or through a book or video (same thing - no hitting, no choke chains).

To attack to problems at once, when your pup meets someone new, make sure she's on leash. Get her to sit, and have the person she's meeting come down to her level. Praise and reward her so long as she stays calm (and get the person she's meeting to keep his/her voice calm - if you start the "who's a cute little doggy?" thing, you'll just get her excited).

Teaching her to sit when she meets someone new is just part of teaching her manners - the kinds of things she needs to know to live successfully with humans (specifically, you). She can't very well jump on anyone while she's sitting, and in time (yeah, it takes time for her to learn it), she'll associate sitting to greet people with getting treats. Good luck!

Answer 3

Put twenty five pennies in a soda can, and carry it around with you. Do NOT shake it unless the dog jumps up. When the dog jumps, give the can one rattle, then stop. This should stop the dog mid jump. Just don't overdo it, or they will grow accustomed to the sound and stop reacting to it.

This worked on our australian shepherd mix...She was crazy before, but she did NOT like the sound of those pennies in the soda can.

Answer 4

McBarnes and Peculiar are correct - combine both methods (ignore the dog when she jumps, give her attention when she sits) and she will be trained quickly. Make sure ALL people enforce this. Don't let people say "It's okay - I love dogs!" Tell them you are trying to get her into a pet therapy program and she won't be accepted if she jumps on people, if you need to. If she gets any reinforcement for jumping she will continue to do it.

Do not hit your dog, knee her in the chest (people have broken their dog's ribs doing this), shock her, or otherwise physically punish her. She is saying hello, she just is being a bit rude about it. Correcting her could teach her to not greet people; worse, it could teach her to be defensively aggressive with people.

Answer 5

I have a jack russlle terrier and they jump A LOT! so when the puppy jumps tell who ever it is to put there knee up almost like kneeing the dog they get a little thud in there chest, after awhile of doin that they will get the hint not to jump on people. Also when the knee is up in a stern voice say no jump!

Answer 6

I know it sounds mean but the only way that truyl works is if the person is sitting on the couch and the dog trys to jump up, bring your knee up to stop her. If the person is standing and the dog jumps, just keep pushing down on her head (not hard though!!) to keep her down.

Answer 7

This may sound mean, but everytime she jumps, thump her on her chest and with a stern voice, say DOWN, or OFF. Instruct anyone who she might do this to (before they are around her) to also do this action. It won't take long. Labs are very senative dogs and they don't like to be shamed (the stern voice).

Answer 8

Two things
1) obedience
2) Dominance.

You need to be the "lead dog" in your house. You do this by establishing obedience training and following through with things. You dont allow them on the couches or to yank you around on walks, etc.

Teach her to sit, stay, lay, etc. Then when she jumps you just say sit and stay and she learns to listen instead of jumping.

Answer 9

E-Collar. I just started using it on my maltese. He is 5 yrs old. I did not use the pulse. I only used the vibration. It feels like a cell phone vibrating. I does not shock them. It only took a few times using it and he has improved 100%

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Answer 10

I know trainers say to ignore it, but it doesn't work. So we have worked on verbal commands. When she jumps we pull her lead down and say "down." She now reacts to "down" and has stopped jumping when we come to the door. We just have guests say "down" now. Seems to be working, without beating her...