How do I train my dog to stop jumping up on me?

Question

My dog is pretty well trained, but when I walk in the door or when I pull out the leash to take her outside she starts jumping up on me and running in circles and won't sit to allow me to put the leash on. She will sit on command when I am not just walking int he door or standing there with the leash, but I can't her to listen to me when she gets excited. She came partially trained from the family I adopted her from. I don't want to pay for obedience classes just to teach her to stop jumping up. What is a simple method I can use to train her? I don't mind lots of work, I just need to know where to start. Thanks.

To the people who are telling me, oh, she is just excited to see you, just let her go...there are reasons people train dog and letting a dog do whatever they want and not be trained is just poor ownership. I was asking for training advice, not your ethical standpoint on how asking a dog to sit is cruel.

Answer 1

This worked on my Border Collie. When she jumps up on you, step on her back feet. You don't have to stomp on them or anything, really just a tap works. This makes them jump down. It may take a while, but like I said, it does work.
Good luck!

Answer 2

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Answer 3

I have a pit that is like this.She lives indoors and has a lot of attention! But when she wants to "Go for a Walk with the Leash"She gets Very excited as you have mentioned.The best trick that has worked for me and her is,' lightly'stepping on her back paw and putting the leash behind my back with the command 'No!' and 'Down'. When she calms down where I Can put the leash on her without being knocked over I give her a treat 'After' she is hooked up and calm [ well at least some what Calm- Where She ISN,T JumPing all over the place]xD
She will Always get Excited when I go to the leash.Thats "HER Time with HER OWNER" that she is proud to be with.
I,m sure if you continue this method Yours will do the same.

And don,t get mad at her..She is just proud She HAS YoU for an owner..some dogs don,t have what you and me give to our BeLovedFRIENDS-our dogs-True Love.
Good Luck

Answer 4

Ok... A few things...

1. When you come home and she is excited, ignore her until she calms down. When she is calm give her lots of praise and maybe a treat. Be sure not to always give her a treat because then she will learn only to do it for treats.

2. When you are going to take her for a walk, take out the leash, show it to her, and wait for her to calm down. It will probably take a while but it is worth it in the end.

3. When other people come to your home tell them to ignore her unless she is calm and has "4 on the floor" meaning all her paws are square on the ground.

4. This one is a little more to the point. When she comes at you ready to jump or jumping stick out a knee. It should hit her in the chest. Don't jab, but don't be too soft. It may knock the wind out of her but she will learn. It should really be her weight that is going onto your knee.

P.S. If you love dogs read Marley & Me. It explains number 4 pretty well too!

P.S.S. Dogs don't understand NO. Don't hit a dog because they start to fear hands. I know this because I voluteer training Guide Dogs for the Blind. Only say NO when they are doing something HORRIBLE. Dont EVER hit a dog. They dont lear from it.

Answer 5

My dog like to jump up too and even for a treat so i wouldn't try the treat thing, she'd just jump for it !!! I tell my dog " NO JUMP" and i don't give her anything when she jumps up !! She is doing better then she was for sure !! And when i get the leash out i have to keep telling her to sit, i don't put the leash on until she will sit !!!!!!! So she'll know she better be still if she wants to go out!!! now she is jumping over the baby gates we have up !!!! Now we need to know how to stop this !!! for now she has to go in her cage everytime we leave the house or she'll jump over into the other room were she's not allowed !!! I guess you just have to keep being persist with the dog and saying no and don't give any attention when they are acting bad ,only give it when they do good !! Also i have heard of this one which i try to do sometimes and she back down from the jump before she gets hit ! When she comes up to me and gets ready to jump up I put my knee up in front of me so she can't jump on me, it blocks her and she knows she can get hit by it so she backs down! Some may say its cruel but it does work ! And the book i just read about Marley(living with the worlds worst dog) that is what he done with Marley cause he would jump on anyone that came through the door !! But Marley got hit pretty hard with the knee !! Its a good book to read by the way !! anyway you could try it , its up to you ! I wouldn't hurt my dog but i will put up my knee if i have to stop her from jumping on me !!! cause she's a big dog!and could one day hurt me !! good luck !! and spraying water on her does not work !! we even tryed it for the gate jumping , and No , she just takes it and looks at it like whats that for?? doesn't bother her one bit!!

Answer 6

When she jumps up on you, gently push her off and say "Off." Make sure you maintain a calm, assertive energy. She may be feeding off of your energy if you're excited. Keep repeating the "Off". She'll get the picture. Once she is off and calm, have her sit. When she does sit, go ahead and give her a small treat, then put her leash on. She'll begin to understand that when she jumps up on you, she won't get a treat, she won't get praise from you, and she won't get the leash, which means no walk!

If she's still not getting the idea and is still running around and being excited, just walk away. She's excited for your attention, but if you walk away, she'll learn that that kind of behavior doesn't get a reaction from you. When she does calm down, try having her sit to put on the leash again.

We used this method on our puppy, and she now sits at the door and waits for us to put on her leash before going outside. I hope that helps!

Answer 7

My dog does thes the same thing. When she starts jumping on you say "No!" and smack her nose, if she just jumps on you again then smack her nose again until she stops then once she does pet her and complament her in a nice soothing voice. Some dogs can't tell right from wrong so when she does something like that say it in a angry voice and smack her nose so she understands. for the first few days she will still jump on you, but after a while she should stop. Good luck to ya!!!

Answer 8

Please don't step on your dog's feet, **please don't hit your dog.** You know that your dog is going to jump on you, so when you see her gather herself to jump, simply turn around. Remove the reinforcer and you will stop the behavior.
And I'd work on rewarding calm behavior around the leash. Put the leash on the floor and reward her for offering sits and downs - you're looking for her to make the decision to do these things, after she realizes that frantic dancing won't get her anywhere.
Be prepared for an extinction burst. This happens when the dog really tries to make her undesirable behaviors work. Just stay consistent and reward what you do want.
And, since you're not afraid of lots of work..........
http://www.clickerdogs.com/trainingreminders.htm

Answer 9

just hold the leash, and stand there quietly. don't make any eye contact. After a few minutes, when the dog spent its energy, tell her to sit and then leash her. If she jumps up again, just stand like a statue again and do it all over. She will catch the idea.

Answer 10

Well, my dogs still get very excited when it's walkies time. They jump up, & I fall over & then I get licked. Seriously, I reckon if you train them to respond to the word "NO" then there you have a start.