My puppy is really aggressive and jumps all over me all the time.....?

Question

i wouldnt EXACTLY say aggressive but she jumps on me all the time and tries to bite other people and dogs alot ne 1 know how i can get her to stop???????????

Answer 1

well, the first red-flag here is that she is being aggressive by jumping on you and others' and biting. you haven't established dominance over the pup...you are not the pack leader, so she doesn't respect you. one way of doing this is to lay her on her back (i usually do this on my bed or the floor) and hold her down until she stops struggling. the very second she stops, you praise her..."good girl." and then let her up. i warn you in advance, she's going to put up a fuss and try to bite you. you have to do this at least 3 times a day for maybe a week or longer. after you have mastered this, she will lay completely still w/o a fuss, and you have become the alpha dog in her pack, you start socializing her and going to obedience classes. *if your pup is over 4 months old, you're going to have a much tougher time of this* i advise you to get the book, dog training for dummies, or the dog whisperers book...you have to learn "dog mentality" if you're going to train her yourself. you can also google some sites on the net...i wish i could go into more detail, but it can tend to get confusing and very long-winded. best of luck to you.

Answer 2

When she jumps on you, turn around and ignore her until she calms down. When you come in from work/school or whatever, ignore her for about 5 minutes until she's relaxed, then go to her and calmly give her attention. Don't give her attention unless all her four paws are on the ground.

Make sure all your friends and family follow this procedure too. If she goes for other dogs on walks, make sure you keep her on a lead until the problem's sorted. You could try a spray collar, where you press a button and it squirts water or citronella at their noses - this doesn't hurt, but they don't like it.

Also, don't shout at her when she does anything like this, or when she's jumping, she thinks you're getting excited too, and rewarding her. When she goes for other dogs and people, then shouting makes her think you're joining her in having a go at the other dog/person.

The agression could be due to nerves or dominance. If it's dominance based (her ears would be forward during the attack, her tail would be up, and she'd generally be looking confident) then you need to deal with this issue. Jan Fennell has some very good ideas on the subject, and they all revolve around not hurting the dog. Prepare her food, then eat a cracker or something in her view, before you put it down. Don't let her go through doors/gaps ahead of you, and if she's in your way then make her move, rather than just stepping over or around her. Also, leave her 5 minutes before giving her attention when you get in. If she's a young puppy, the biting could be play biting. If so, squeal like a young puppy - she'll get to know what hurts.

I also find that if my dog goes for the paper or something, putting her on her back helps. She's small, so I can do this easily - though make sure you don't hurt her. Being on their backs is a sign of submission, so I hold her down until she stops struggling, then let her up again. Be careful though if your dog is likely to bite you in this situation.

If the agression is nerves based (ears back, body low, tail down), it could be because the way you're acting makes her think she's the dominant dog, but she doesn't want to be. This would be stressing her out. If so, use the steps above. Get the Jan Fennel books for more information. If not, you need to get her properly socialised. Your vet may know a good behaviourist nearby who can help.

If you are going to put her away when she jumps, which is a good idea, make sure the kennel or whatever you put her in isn't her sleeping place. If that's the case she will associate being put to bed with a punishment. You can use any room in the house, as long as she doesn't get put in there routinely anyway.

Anyway, that's something for you to get going with.

Good luck!!!

Answer 3

That's normal puppy behaviour. She wants attention.
When she does this, calmly but firmly tell her NO and ignore her until she stops. Sometimes a tap on the nose is in order - not hard enough to hurt, just to make her stop whatever she is doing. When she does stop, praise her and pet her.

Make sure your puppy gets adequate and frequent play time during the day, so she won't have so much pent-up energy to unleash on you and your visitors, and give her lots of chew toys.

Above all, be consistent. Don't let her get away with that behaviour sometimes. Whenever she jumps up, tell her NO and ignore her until she stops, then pet her and tell her what a good puppy she is being. It will take time for her to catch on.

Puppy-training my be in order to help you overcome this and other behaviourly problems that can arrise with a puppy.

Answer 4

a puppy will jump and be active unless trained; puppies play bite with their mom and siblings so this is common puppy behavior; time for some training; gently, patiently and consistently ; exercise her , a tired puppy is less likely to get into trouble so you give the instruction on acceptable play; fetch; you can teach retrieve, drop it commands, praise, treats ; rawhide bones large ones so they can bite the rawhide; when it gets soft, throw it out; puppies teeth just like babies do ; stern no when something is done wrong; it is the tone of voice that your dog will respond to ; bottom line , she is a puppy and doing what puppies do; correct the behavior with training; no pull toys ; praise her when she does what you want her too ; it takes time and patience; a good adult dog had a good trainer - YOU

Answer 5

Google "nothing in life is free" it's a training technique that uses positive reinforcement (rewards) to teach your dog that you are "top dog."
For a starting place, totally ignore the dog when she jumps on you, the only reaction you should give her is to turn so she falls off you. When you have ppl over, put her on leash, step on the leash when they come in, so that she has enough length of leash to stand and sit, but not enough to jump. Only let ppl give her any kind of attention when she is siting or standing calmly. Do not yell at her or push at her, while you think you are punishing, she may take it as the attention that she wants.
Good luck!

Answer 6

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/am6Cw

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 7

I read in a pet magazine that when a dog goes to jump on you for you to say no and turn your back to the dog.It worked for my hyper dog.Took like a week before he stopped jumping on me and others.Also it said when they play bite to say really loud OUCH!!!!!!!!!! and nothing else.I did it and my dog would tip his head to the side and give out a wine.It only took 2 days of saying ouch for him to stop biting.I dont think tapping his nose is a good ideal nor is crating him.

Answer 8

put a leash on him and let him walk around the house with it dragging behind him. When he starts to jump up on you, step on the leash and sternly tell him "NO JUMP" or "OFF". Any time you go to answer the door and he's right there with you, step on the leash so he can't jump on your guests.

You're going to have to teach him to walk on a leash and that certain behaviors are not acceptable.

Answer 9

well puppies are puppies but pups do things like that for attention they're full of energy so walking you pup or playing fetch would wear it out also take it's paws when it jumps on you and place them on the ground and so no! then pat the pup on the head and say good girl or boy in a high cheer voice

Answer 10

Have the dog on a short leash with you and say NO, when she jumps or bites. He need to spend some more time with your dog, it seems VERY lonely for long periods of time.