What is the best way to train a 3yr old boxer dog not to jump at people?

Question

The dog wat trained briefly in the past but still jumps at people?

Answer 1

This is a real easy one to cure. Anytime anyone comes in the house they should ignore the jumping totally, not even stroke or look at it, then walk through to another room. When the dog has calmed down they then go and say hello and stroke it. Your dog will very quickly learn that he gets no attention from jumping up.

You need to be consistent with this and so should all visitors who should be told beforehand.

You will probably only have to do this for about a week then problem solved!

This will work.

Best wishes.

Answer 2

The advice to ignore the jumping is good.

Many times visitors will pet the dog or make "Oh how cute!" or equally bad mild "Oh, that's a naughty-waughty doggie!" sounds when the dog is jumping. The best thing to do is to cross your arms, turn your back and not look at the dog. If the dog follows the visitor around, the visitor should continue to ignore the dog in the same way until it is calmer with four feet on the ground. That's the time for a good pet and "Oh how cute! Good dog!"

Dogs want to please. That's how they were designed. If it's not clear to them that they are displeasing you or if they are being rewarded (Oh how cute!), they will keep doing it.

I have a very big dog. When I first adopted him, he would jump. Not only was it undesireable behavior, but it was also dangerous since he could tip old people or young people over, no problem and he had nails. If there is a danger factor due to the size of the dog, I would also suggest the visitor anticipate the jump (which is easy to do since jumping dogs tend to rush visitors) and be turned around by the time the dog gets to the visitor. The message is "Not only is jumping undesireable, but so is excessive excitement at inappropriate times!" A dog will usually not jump on someone's back, only the front. If the dog bum rushes the door, have him in a separate room as the visitors enter and then let him out. Or you can have him on a leash and gently introduce (as if you were on the street). Training him this way yielded fast results, but the training had to be consistent with all visitors acting the same way.

You can also have the dog leashed and by your side when visitors come. You and your visitors should not pet, look at or even acknowledge the dog until the dog is calm. When calm, he can get gentle and calm petting.

Now he greets civilly, with a wagging tail and sniffs. He even looks back at me to make sure he's doing the right thing!

Answer 3

You need to give the dog limits. Right now, he's too excited and believes that people are below him in the "pack." Start off with a collar (the collar needs to be fitted at the TOP of the neck, not the bottom. The top near the ears.) and a leash attached and make him wear this around the house. When he goes to jump on people, you or someone else needs to be right there, jerk him down and say NO firmly BUT NOT LOUDLY OR EXCITEDLY. If he doesn't repsond quickly to a regualr collar, you can purchase a prong collar at places like PetCo. It's good for walks too. Jus tdo the same as you would with the regular collar. It needs to be worn at the top of the neck as well because the bottom of the neck is the tougher part, the top is where a collar is most effective. The dog should learn this in just a few days, if not, you need to upgrade to the prong, or give harsher punishments. Also, you can buy an electric collar which is VERY effective, but more costly. Jus tmake him wear the collar all the time and when he even makes the slightest move to jump on people, say no and shock him, in that order. If he doesn't repsond after a few times, turn up the intensity. All corrections need to come at the time of the wrong-doing, not 30 seconds after. Dogs live in the present. A good website for this problem and many others and also about e-collars is www.leerburg.com Also, I am a vet student specializing in animal behavior. YOu can try to "give no attention until they calm down" approach but this does NOT work with all dogs, especially really excited ones. My friend has a small dog that jumps up and you can ignore her for 3 hours and she will keep on doing it until you giv eher attention. Plus, a boxer is a big dog, how many people do you know that would like a big dog jumping on them and being forced to ignore it while you are training him?

Answer 4

A person who puts there knee up is more then likely not to have a dog jump on them. A person who steps back a step is more likely not to have a dog jump on them....comon sense!
To have guests at your home and ask them to ignore your dog who is jumping on there good cloths is very rude, and frankly not any kind of friend at all, unless they want to pay for a dry cleaning bill.
Your dog jumps up step back, put your knee up. Keep doing this your pooch will get the message. Dogs are not as dumb as people think they are. Boxers are very smart dogs!
One has to realize in the pet training business there are "rules" or politics the trainers HAVE to live by. A paid trainer can not do anything politically incorrect (such at the pet smart puppy classes), a independent trainer is different. I was one of there trainers, I know all to well what you have to live by for these owners who treat a critter like a person.
Give the stepping back and putting up the knee a try. Give it at least five tries and see what happens, but you got to do it every time, and everyone in the family has to do this. Do not expect your friends to do it though. It is not cruel or mean...

Good luck and remember not everything we train our dogs to do is something we are meaning to train them. Dogs are very smart and know more about us then we do....

Answer 5

In our training class, we are taught not to acknowledge this undesired behavior. We've had the same issue with our Border Collie puppy. When she jumps up, we immediately turn our back to her. Once she goes back down on all 4's, we then turn and pay attention to her. She learns that the reward comes when she is not jumping on us, but rather down on all 4's. This takes time and it's really important that everyone who will greet your dog knows what to do in this case. Consistency and time will eventually discourage this behavior.

I've had a past trainer tell me to knee when my American Eskimo was a puppy, but that never worked for her. Even tho it's a negative reaction, it is still attention of some kind and some dogs will do it for that anyway.

Answer 6

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Answer 7

You have had three good responses, assuming that the dog is jumping ON people to say hello.

If the dog is jumping AT people aggressively, you need to have a private trainer help you. Ask your vet for a referral.

Answer 8

work with him. have him sit and stay when people come over. and treat him. have him on a leash during these times until he gets better.

if he jumps on someone, explain to them you are trying to train him not to do this and have them turn around and ignore your pup. then turn back around to say hello. if he doesnt get any attention for jumping, he will hopefully stop doing it!! boxers love attention!!