I have a Olde English Bulldog and all she does is jump on people and I am tring to get her to stop how?

Question

I've tried putting my knee up to her chest and a lite smack on the nose with a peice of paper, and a squirt bottle with water, and none of those work!

Answer 1

First, realize that this is your dog's way of greeting people. She is not trying to be a pest, rather she is trying to acknowledge everyone's presence while telling them how happy she is to see someone she respects so much.

Dogs have a specific way of learning, much like children. If your dog is chewing a shoe of your's and you walk into the room and start shouting and waving your arms around, your dog does not realize that you are angry. In fact, she will see this as praise, or an invitation to play.

If you react to your dog when she jumps (by pushing her down, talking to her, etc.) you are rewarding her for her actions.

One thing you can try is the IGNORE tactic. Simply ignore her when she jumps up. You step back, walk away. Do not acknowledge her by speaking, touching or making eye contact with her. Eventually she will see that her behavior is unrewarding and she will stop. This is expecially important when you come home. Instead of greeting her right away, give her fifteen minutes to calm down and then proceed contact with her.

The second method of dealing is called REDIRECTION. Try taking the dog on a walk. Bring along her favorite toy or treat. When you see someone nearing, and when you see she is getting ready to jump, redirect her by tossing her toy, or dropping her treat. This will take her mind off of jumping. Try this exercise multiple times a day. Also, at home it would be helpful to keep a toy/treat near the door. When someone arrives, use this same tactic to redirect the dog. After she has calmed down, you may go and give her praise. Soon she will see that there is a greater reward if she does not jump.

(If she is not responding well to the toy/treat, get a KONG toy and stuff if with wet food or peanut butter. Set this as a guest arrives, She will be extremely distracted with trying to get the food. This works best if it is around a meal time, or if the dog is hungry.)

If you puppy is a dominant or determind dog, you may use DETERRENTS. Like water, sound, smells or tastes. You could use something liek a water pistol, or a bitter apple spray. Quite simply when the dog proforms the undesired action of jumping, release a small spray of water into her face, or if you prefer the scent deterrent, spray some bitter apple into the air surrounding the dog (NOT into the dog's face). By doing this the dog will find that there is no gratification in jumping up, and it in fact become a very undesriable action for the pup.


Make sure that when retraining her, everyone is consistant in this. If you are having guests over, inform them not to respond to her (the IGNORE method). Have some friends come by with treats in their pockets, ready to throw them for your dog (the REDIRECT method). Make sure guest are aware of how to use the spray bottle/bitter apple (DETERRANT).

Answer 2

Please stop hitting your dog.
Please don't knee your dog in the chest.
Causing a dog pain when they're trying to interact with you will quickly teach the dog to expect physical pain and to become aggressive. Just turn around when she jumps, and ask that your guests do the same. This is a kind way to teach your dog that she will never get any rewards for jumping up on people.

Answer 3

stick with the smack on the nose but also do not focus your attention on her. If you stop acting interested she'll stop jumping- also walk her often to get rid of some extra energy she has.

Answer 4

Dog whisperer has given you some good advice, but if the problem persists, you can step on her toes. Just lightly, of course, but firmly enough that she won't like it, and will associate jumping up with having her toes stepped on.