How to train the dog not to jump on the kids.?

Question

We have a chocolate lab, under 1 year old that was supposed to be my daughters pet, but the kids are intimidated by her. She is a good dog, but very playfull and rough.

Answer 1

There are two ways I've learned to keep a dog from jumping. The first involves a pronged collar...not a choke collar a pronged collar. These are not painful to your dog, just uncomfortable when pressure is applied. Slip one on your wrist and pull on it to get the idea of what your dog feels. That convinced me. Anywho, put the pronged collar on and clip a sturdy leash to it. Drop the leash and step on it so that there is just enough slack for the dog to sit or stand comfortably (I highly recommend you teach your dog to sit to receive greetings/attention; that way he'll learn that by sitting and not jumping will he get what he wants). Have someone approach the dog. When he goes to jump, he'll be tugging at his pronged collar which will be uncomfortable for him and keep him on the ground. Eventually, he'll learn not to jump.

The second option is to catch the dog's paws when he goes to jump on you and hold him upright until his back legs start to shake. He'll probably mouth or nibble at your hands which is fine. This is not a comfortable position for him to hold. Release the dog, repeat the next time he goes to jump on you. I saw this work in an obedience class really well. It was a beagle who the family had tried everything with. After the second session on standing on his hind legs, he wouldn't jump up even when enticed to. It was pretty neat. :o)

Any method you choose will likely require a lot of repetition and patience. Stick with it though!

Answer 2

I am working on this one myself.
I have a 2 year old Aussie that jumps up everyone
that comes thru the door.

I'm almost done reading Cesar Millan's book, "My Way",
and this behavior is a result of
-lack of exercise and/or
-lack of leadership

To correct this (and this is a work in progress in our home
but we seem to be gettin better), the dog is to be ignored
when doing jumping- any attention you give is interpreted
by the dog as positive reinforcement. She is jumping for
attention and/or wants to play. SHE does not decide when
this is to happen, as the pack leader YOU are to decide.
So, once the dog calms down, then you praise her and say
hello. You get the toy and tell the dog its time to play, dont
let her grab a toy and bring to you and insist to play.
I think you get the idea. I recommend the book- its very
informative and I see positive changes in my dog after only
a few days.

Good Luck!

(I have a prong collar, but dosnt really affect my dogs behavior, but you can give that a try)

Answer 3

A very simple way to correct a jumping dog is to get a correction collar. They call it a "pinch collar" and you can find it at any pet store. Here's what you can do: Put the pinch collar on your dog, and hook a leash to it. Let your dog walk around the house with the leash dragging around her. (You should never allow your dog to be unsupervised with the pinch collar.) When she does any sort of unwanted behavior, you need to instantly yank on the leash, starting with just a little tug. If your dog reacts to this small tug, stick with it, and just keep doing it every time your dog does something that you don't want. If she does not respond to the light tug, you can tug a little harder. Almost ALL dogs will respond to this, and especially the highly-trainable Labrador Retriever. Eventually, she will associate the pinching with the bad behavior, and she will stop.

If you have a problem with your dog jumping on you (rather than the children), you can simply pull up your knee when she is jumping so that she jumps with her chest hitting your knee. You don NOT knee her in the chest, you simply put it up there. A lot of dogs will learn from that, but it is a little harder to teach your children this method.

Answer 4

Raise your knee up fast and bump her in the chest with it when she jumps. That will knock her back to the ground.When contact is made in a firm tone say "No!" I prefer "No jump" to separate all commands. If she won't be obedience trained and you don't tell her "Down" for lying down then that can be used. Repeat each time she jumps up. Don't allow her to jump on anyone including yourself. She won't realize the difference in jumping on the kids. Have them use a deep voice to tell her "No!" when she tries it with them. Tell them above all do not scream.She may see this as playing. If she doesn't obey them she should be immediately put in a carrying kennel along with "No jump" or whichever command you are using with her. But you need to work with her several days first to make sure she understands the meaning of the command. We want her to know why she is being kenneled. You don't have to leave her for over 10 minutes. But no one should visit her or give her snacks or talk sweetly to her while she is there. You can also put a lead on her to jerk her down when she jumps on you with the same command. Be sure and praise her when she is back down on all fours. Hold the lead close to her collar while praising so she can't jump on you at that time. Good luck!

Answer 5

u can now when the dog will jump on u when it looks u in the eyes it sounds silly but its true u can get ur dog out of it by giving the dog a push when it stops and looks the kid in the eyes trust me i had the same problem with my boxer cindy!!! if your dog jumps when they walk in the door try keepin him in a cage or behind a fence and get him to sniff the kid threw that u can tell if the dog doesnt like the kid good luk!!

Answer 6

Hi ,
Well why don't you read this guide , its awesome , it will help you train your dog by yourself , its a really professional training http://www.kingdomofpets.com/dogobediencetraining/?aff=basimdcs , Hope this helps you

Answer 7

Make sure michael jackson isn't around as a bad influence .

Answer 8

try a dog obedience class.