I could use some tips on getting a dog to stop jumping up on people to be petted.?

Answer 1

The best way to stop this behaviour is to not respond when the dog jumps on you. If he jumps on you, turn to stone, ignore him. Then once he stops jumping, go one and pet him. If he goes to jump again, repeat.
It's humane, but can take a while depending on the dog. Good luck.

Answer 2

I tend to agree with the turn away and I use the "settle" command. It is not a sit or stay because you use those for two other different commands and unless the dog is johnny on the spot with its training it is no use. If the dog is that good it wouldn't be jumping up.
Turn away and say settle or anything else that does not have another command attached to it, that you can remember, and be consistant in using.
If the dogs settles then give it some really good scratches with lots of good dog praise (you can use a lure but don't get dependent).
If the dog does not get it after a resonable time then be firmer and take the collar and put the dog down with the command and then good dog, scratches etc.
It depends on the individual dog as to how long this will take.

Do not knee the dog in the chest except in extreme situations it is a negative reinforcement. There should be no need if you do this right. It has worked for me on countless dogs/pups

Remember they are usually just saying a doggie hi. They just have to learn our manners.

Answer 3

my dog does the same thing and I started recording episodes of the dog whisper and I have learned that ignoring the dog as soon as anyone walks into the house until the dog has calmed down.Also putting your arm out with your fist forward an holding your arm stiff so that the dog cant get to your body to jump on to it.Even keeping the lease on the dog so that you can have control of the pet when you have company is helpful.When you have the leash on him tell him to sit and stay so that he gets used to this command and will sooner or later just start doing it when ever it hears a knock at the door or the bell ring. The ignoring of the pet from the visitor really does work and so the the leash thing my dog has change into a perfect pup!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!GOOD-LUCK.But even playing you cant let your dog jump up on you or you will have to start training over trust me I know lol.

Answer 4

be consistent

for a larger dog I plant a knee firmly in their chest and tell them "no" in a deep voice. Do not recommend hurting a dog, but as the dogs I was training were regularly visited by a 70+ year old lady who had back problems, and the dogs are large, I do not consider this abusive. It was a real, important, urgent safety problem. One does not always have a rolled-up newspaper at hand.

Be consistent and do not give positive attention to a dog who is performing a forbidden behavior. Withholding affection is the most effective long-term training method, but a little bit of firm but not cruel physical punishment works too...and a deep voice.

Answer 5

Every time he jumps on you, you most likely do the same little
"ritual":

1. Scold your dog
2. Possibly take your dog's front paws and place them on the ground
3. Pet him once the jumping is over.

(This is how most dog owners I know handle this
situation)

So, if you do this every time he jumps on you, do you know what he's
thinking now?

"Hey - THIS WORKS EVERY TIME!"

...And the jumping continues.

And this is why most people never have a well behaved
dog.

It's because they accidentally reward problem behavior by giving their
dog attention.

When this happens, your dog is thinking, "AWESOME! All I have to do is
jump on my owner and I get some attention... and after it's over I get
my head rubbed!"

So try this instead: Whenever your dog jumps on you scold him and put his paws on the ground BUT DO NOT pet him afterward. Reward him/her whenever he is sitting or laying down to get attion this makes the dog think "Hey i get rewarded if i sit instead of jumpin"

Hope i helped!

Answer 6

My 8 month old Great Pyrenees does the same thing. I started to used correction noises like "Ah.Ah" or "Tisk" these are natural commands given to dogs in nature. If you're having a party with lots of people it's important that the dog doesn't feel overwhelmed. Sometimes that's why they jump give her her own space if she needs it.

Answer 7

I've tried everything, from paw squeezing between their pads in the sensitive part( I don't recomend at all!!!!!!!!!!!!!!) to holding the dogs paws and keeping them on their hind legs for ten min past when they want to get down you have to use both ways consistantly every person in contact with your dog every time ( I held my dog and he was willing for 40 min no exageration and after ten min of forcing him to stay up he jumped up again willinly for the same amount of time) again not recommmended.......

The best thing was puffing out my cheast like the alpha dog Keeping my hands to myself and compleatly ignoring him until he settled down. AS well as a sharp growllike no before he jumped...

Other people especially moms,my boyfriends mom and mine can't keep the hands off the dog in self defense or trying to pacify an ancy child. I'm going to start using the down stay exersice with a leash. You find a certain spot tell them to [Place] (basically meaning go find this spot and lay down until I tell you to get up) practice everyday by leading them to the spot make them lay down while saying place hook up the leash and continue watching him (the book said to practice while your watching TV reprime and reinforce that he has to stay in place( use no when he gets up put him back in laying position) practice for 5 min increase up to 30 min. ( this reinforces you position of pack leader ( I'm going to try a spot where he can still see whats going on so he won't be as ancy.Then my plan is to release him and only let him stay out of place when he isn't being crazy jumpy.

Answer 8

They sell a harness-like contraption at Petsmart that is made to keep them from jumping up on you.It doesn't hurt the dog,and eventually he will get the idea and not do it even when it isn't on.

Answer 9

Hi

I agree the knee method works best. We have a big black retriever and that is how we thought him. You can't teach him to jump on you and not to jump on others. He has to be though not to jump on you and then he will also not jump up on others. So everytime he jumps up lift your knee.

Also if you are sitting and he jumps up, I found that hitting hip sofly on his nose and a firm NO also helps.

Answer 10

Teach it TO DO something instead. "SIT" is the most logical, but anything will work as long as you are giving the dog a command to obey.
I teach mine "place" and they go sit on their rug while I go answer the door bell.

Dogs just have a far easier time with being told to do something than they do with being told not to do something. When you tell a dog not to do something, it's immediate reaction is OK what do you want me to do instead. The dog is relying on you to tell it what *is* acceptable as well as what is not.