I NEED Help! Dog jumping?

Question

My 1 year old lab/retriever mix. Is constantly jumping on me. Obedience class are not an option because as a puppy she had parvo. I have read a lot of training books and have tried, kneeing her, she just learn to jump you from behind, I tried to be a statue that didn't phase her. I've tried keeping her on a leash, than stepping on the leash...nothing has worked. Any suggestions?

Answer 1

Having parvo as a puppy doesn't mean she can't go to class now.

Answer 2

Hi - we have two retrievers, large males, one 9yrs old, one 2yrs old, so lots of experience with the jumping thing. Years ago, kneeing was the theory taught in training school; seems this has now completely changed. Classes with our youngest promote the repetition method, where you say "Off" in a firm voice, and firmly but gently remove the dog. Then say 'Sit' (or 'Down'), putting him/her into a 'Sit' or 'Down' position. Reward him for the behaviour. (All the better if your dog knows these ! Otherwise that's a project too.) They'd suggest using the best smelliest yummiest treats you can find at first. Cheese, weiners, smelly treats. Something VERY motivating. That and practice the behaviour (sit or down) BEFORE the bad situation occurs. Create the positive, so to speak.

Now, this may take 100 or 1000 times, but our guy got it. Scared the bejeepers out of him when he did it right the first time, I was so pleased, so be wary of that ;-) Just be careful you don't do it all so quickly that you reward the jumping up, so to speak. Ie, he learns to jump up so you say "sit" and give him a treat. At obedience school, they'd tell you they're really there to teach US how to train our dogs, since it then takes many hours of doing this for our furry friends to catch on.

I know this seems mundane and taxing but it worked for us. Our feisty friendly 2 yr old is still as enthusiastic as ever but now doesn't jump up.

A final thought (probably well worth it) is the idea of having a good trainer come to your house for a few lessons. will cost more than classes, but then the one on one probably means you and the dog will get it that much sooner and save yourself time, money and frustration in the long run.

Good luck ! Enjoy your friend. He's worth the effort !

Answer 3

You are probably not using enough force in your efforts. That's a pretty large dog with a lot of energy and force herself. You have to meet that force and go beyond it.

You don't want to just push her away with your knee, you want to knock her away with enough force to knock some wind out of her. In fact you could do as I did and march through your yard, bringing your knee's up hard and kick up your heels. Make it a game.

To 'HOOT"S' with what neighbors think or say, you are teaching a very valuable lesson & it won't take long to do it. You do need to be consistant but remember you need to show love at the same time. So while you are going through all of this keep the tone of your voice soft and sweet. It doesn't matter what you say to them just keep your voice as like a praise. Use a deep, growling voice when correcting.

I have had to train many of my dogs that way, now I can walk through my pack without jumping dogs. All they are trying to do is get close to your face to greet you the way they would do with another dog. Licky face, tail wagging, wiggly & showing submission as they would a parent or pack leader.

It will be fun and everybody should have fun training her.
When friends come over and she starts her jumping have them march. LOL Have fun!!!!!

Answer 4

A spray bottle would probably work. If you can afford it try private training. If not, buy the books and learn how to fully obedience train the dog yourself. It sounds like your dog just wants your attention and isn't getting the message that what he's doing isn't ok. Establishing obedience will improve communication and decrease your dogs need to jump on you. Just make sure the obedience training is based on positive reinforcement. Goldens love to make their owners happy.

Answer 5

I had a problem like this with a dog and took him to obedience class.

What they said was that everytime he jumps, step back so his legs can't connect with your body. By jumping, he is demanding your attention. By backing away, you take control of the situation.

Just make sure not to react to him when he jumps or he may think it's a game.

Answer 6

I had a similar problem with my boxer. As you know no "one technique" is going to work on all dogs. I had learned that the hard way.

With my dog, I found that he jumped on me and other people because he was so excited to greet everyone, he felt he had to get right in their face to do so. We had to ignore him completely and tell him to sit and calm down. When he jumped up on us, we simply turned away allowing him to fall back to the ground and tromp through until he got the point he wasn't going to get attention from us when he jumped up on us. It took about a month for this method to sink into his head. We wouldn't touch him look at him nothing, until he sat down and calmly allowed us to pet him.

Now he still acts crazy when we come home, but he knows if he doesn't want to be ignored, he no longer jumps on us.

Like I said, it may be a totally different circumstance with your dog, but maybe this will help.

I wish you the best of luck, I know how frustrating this is.

Answer 7

There is a special harness you can purchase that keeps a dog from jumping. It goes over the front legs and the nose, when the dog tries to jump the harness pulls his head down and he can't get his legs up to jump on you. It really works. Good luck.

Answer 8

She's just trying to get your attention. My dog used to do this. Don't give her any of your attention when she does this--not even negative attention like saying, "No!" Ignore her, and RIGHT when she puts all four paws on the floor, reward her like crazy. Keep repeating this, and she'll get the picture. If this doesn't work, it could be a puppy thing. She'll grow out of it in a few months.

Answer 9

My puppy use to jump on top of me all the time. one way to fix it is by: whenever she jumps on you flick her on the nose. it may hurt the dog a little but it teaches them jumping+pain= no jumping, or (it may seem mean but it works and they still love you) when your dog jumps on you take her front paws, hold them in mid air (just the two front legs)and thrust them on the ground (but not causing the dog to fall over) then lean over with a real stern voice and yell no right in the dogs face. It shows then that jumping is wrong and makes their owner mad at them

Answer 10

When your dog jumps, raise your knee. Your dog will associate jumping on you with an uncomfortable thump on the chest. Do not yell at the dog. It usually works after about 3 tries.