How do I teach my German Shepard to stop jumping on me and my kids?

Question

My shepard is waist high and almost a 100 lbs. he loves to play, but he knocks us down when he jumps. How can I brake him without loosing my mind

Answer 1

Terri M has the right answer!!!

Answer 2

Hi I have 4 high energy Greman Sheperds I know what a problem this can be it is not just annoying it can be down right dangerous. Some thing you can try are when she or he gets excited and you see a jump comming on move in towards the dog if you back away or try to get out of the way it only makes them try harder. Another trick in the bag is to put a training collar on the dog and when she goes to jump in you or children give a quick firm correction with the leash pull down towards the ground in the oppisit direction of the jump while giveing the corrective command OFF in a firm tone dont yell or get excitd try not to use the word down as the dog probly knows the command down. You want to make sure to be consistant in wich ever modification technich you use it will ensure success it is hard to rember that the biggest asset you have when it comes to training you dog is patience.

Answer 3

You know when he is going to jump. Time it carefully. When he goes to jump raise your knee sharply and HARD into his ribcage in midair as he leaps at you. You are aiming to wind him and shock him. Never mind those answers who said do it gently. This is a massive dog and he won't even notice if you don't do it hard enough. He will think it is a fun new game if you don't put all your muscle into it. You are aiming to get a yelp and a hell of a shock from him.
If you think this is unkind, imagine you are a toddler, shorter than a shephard, and this dog jumps on you. If it were me, I would be ******* petrified. Don't EVER let this dog jump on anyone again. If you can't get him to stop, keep him away from helpless little old ladies and children, PLEASE.
This is the important bit here - after the first few knees to the chest, (read carefully), what you must do is silently pat your chest with your hands. Do not say anything. Do not use your dog's name. Pat your chest enthusiastically and silently. He will interpret this as a signal to jump. Knee him again just as hard as before. Keep patting your chest and kneeing him until he learns. What he has just learnt is the most important thing - that there is nothing a human can do that is a signal for him to jump. A human can dance around, wave their arms, pat themselves or do whatever they want and STILL - your dog has learnt for himself - STILL a dog is not allowed to jump.
Everyone must do this for it to work. If one person fails to do this, then the dog will not learn. But if everyone does it properly, then you will quickly have a safe dog - providing you have kneed him hard enough. If your kids can't knee him, then keep him away from your kids until he has learnt from you.
Please do make this effort. I absolutely loathe dogs that jump. Good for you for deciding you've had enough. This is a stupid and unnecessary habit that is easily stopped and can be very dangerous otherwise.

Answer 4

I agree, they are way too big to be jumping on you.

Here is what you can do. When he jumps up you need to bring up your knee right in the middle of his chest in an effort to knock the wind right out of him. Now, he is Pretty big so you may need to use a lot more force or effort into the action than your first attempt was. You have to be consistent. It is really important to be consistent.

Think of the weight coming at you and what kind of effort will you have to put out to counter that weight. Everyone in the family should do this and your handsome feller will learn soon.

Answer 5

A firm no every time he attempts to jump should help a little, but it won't work on its own. Turning your body away as he jumps should also discourage the behavior. "Settle" is another command that should help. Squirt him with water if he jumps and say "settle". Eventually you can phase out the water and settle should do it. Each time you use this command, make him sit as well and do not reward him until he waits for you to release him. Another thing that may help is your own body language. He may be jumping to get up to your level. Occasionally it may be good to come down to his (when he's behaving and not jumping). This in turn will discourage future attempts to jump up.

Answer 6

Pushing a Shepherd down and telling him no, will not solve this. When you push a dog down it usually eggs the behavior on as they think you are playing with them. When he jumps up, turn around and ignore the behavior. Turn back around and tell him to sit. When he sits, praise him for good behavior. You can also put him on lead, and when he jumps, pull him down and tell him no. Give him a command to sit or down, and praise him when he does it. I use the off comand when a dog jumps on me.

Answer 7

The most successful thing I have done with my dogs were to have a rolled newspaper in hand and swat him with it .Not hard. I think the size and noise of it really intimidates them. Every time I knew he was likely to do it I reinforced with the paper. I didn't have to use on him more than 3 or 4 times with 2 swats at the most. As long as he saw the paper close he knew. Took a couple of weeks.Easier when you train them from a young age on. If older may take a little longer. Every breed is different.

Answer 8

Fold your arms in front of your chest so you can't touch him with your hands, don't make eye contact, and hip check him off you. It doesn't hurt them like kneeing can and it is exactly what dogs do to each other. Then redirect the behavior into a sit or down and reward with a very good treat (piece of hotdog or cheese) when they do what you want. PS: it is spelled "shepherd." Because they herd sheep. *pet peeve of mine*

Answer 9

When he tries to jump on you, simply move out of the way and go do something else. If he tries again, do the same thing. Eventually it won't be a "game" and he'll lose interest. Good luck!

Answer 10

Tell him firmly 'NO JUMPING!!!!!' in your best serious loud angry voice and give him a cuff on the nose. If he does not settle down, force him to lay down..(don't hurt him though) and hold him there by the scruff of his neck and growl at him till he calms down. then let him up if he is calm..and tell him he is good. reapeat the process EVERY time he jumps on you or the kids. Eventually he will learn.

Or you could just go to an obedience trainer and they will train you how to deal with your dog.

Answer 11

Obedience practise type is necessary. it is another advice: you want to desensitize your canines to the buzz of someone coming over. Spend some days having a pal ring the doorbell over and once more beneficial. do not answer the door. After a at the same time as, the doorbell ringing now no longer means: "someone'S the following! i am going to GREET THEM NOOOOOW!" that is desensitization, at the same time as the canines is longer excited or overwhelmed through a knock on the door. next step, prepare your canines to greet precise. Have a pal come to the door, knock, and also you answer the door. in the adventure that your canines prices the door, close it (do not enable the pal in) and placed your canines again in "sit down" position. attempt this repeatedly and over till your canines learns that she gained't get to greet anybody till she waits patiently. next step, the leaping. at the same time as your canines has shown that she will wait patiently on your travelers to go back into the domicile, initiate from the starting up. Have your pal knock on the door or ring the doorbell, tell your canines to "wait" and then enable your targeted visitor interior. in the adventure that your canines jumps at you or your targeted visitor, your targeted visitor is going again outside, you turn your again, and the canines has to attend. again, you'll attempt this repeatedly and over, till your canines has discovered that if she waits patiently, your targeted visitor will come interior and advantages her with loving praise and treats. If she jumps, she would not get to assert hi. It takes dissimilar time, yet your canines will learn!