Help!!! I have a Hyper puppy......She is a Black Lab Retriever about 6or 7 months old?

Question

We found her and her brother on Memorial day at a cemetary in the country. So haven't had them but a few weeks. The little girl we named Lady and had her spayed on the 9th. She is on a long chain in the shade , well both are.....but my problem is that she gets very excited wheither I am trying to feed her or if I am just wanting to pet her. She jumps up and down gets the chain wrapped around my legs and I've got arthritis bad and can't move as well. If I pick her up she is like holding on to a wiggly fish and pee's on herself and you if not carefull. How do I train her to not jump up and down on me and wrap her chain around me. I want only good humane answers please I don't believe in hitting.

Yes we ran an add to make sure they weren't lost instead of thrown out like garbage. I will take everyone's advice so far on walking them for more exercise. Thanks everone is giving good advice.

The puppies are fine on their chain, they are staked out in the yard and not to their dog houses and have 15ft to run in any direction , they can reach each other just enough that they can restle and play and not get tangled. I have several toys for them, I have to pick everything up to mow but they are worth it.

Answer 1

Get a choker chain collar and a leash. Put the chain and leash on the dogs every day for 5 minutes to start,walking them around the boundries of your property. Don't stop, and don't let the dog stop anywhere during the walk. When the dog gets to be full grown,(10-12 months age) start teaching the dog commands . Increase the sessions to 10 minutes and then 15 minutes, when success is being achieved. When fully trained to your satisfaction,(usually at age 2-3 years) you can decrease time back to 5 minutes daily.Use the dogs name, and say, "Heal Lady" with a firm voice, when you want her to walk beside you. Firmly and quickly pull the chain tight and release to get the dog to respond to your commands.Teach her to walk on the same side every time you walk her.When you pause or stop during your walks,teach her(and him) to sit. Say,"Sit Lady" with a firm voice. You may have to firmly but gently push the dog into a sitting position until she/he understands the routine. Always praise the dog at the end of a session,and always praise the dogs when they do the right thing. You can teach your dogs to do just about anything you want by using routine and repitition. Always use praise as the reward. ("Good Girl, Lady,Good Girl"!) Praise the dog with excitement when they get a task right the first time commanded. Never use treats as a reward. It is a lazy way to train dogs and will end up being a burden to you and a disappointment for the dog.
Lab puppies are some of the most hyper I've ever owned and trained. They are probably among the smartest I've ever worked with though. They are very loyal and loving and catch on to everything with repitition and routine. You have years of work ahead of you with those two puppies. If you are serious about keeping them,then you should be serious about spending that small amount of time with them each day to train them. Do not stop for weather. Do not let anything interfere. I understand that life is unpredictable, and things happen. Your dogs do not. They expect the same from you every day. Good Luck !!!

Answer 2

I don't have a lab, I have a 1 and a half year old female Doberman but when she was a puppy, she did the same thing. But what I recomend most is socilization. With a Doberman you MUST do it to eliminate an arression problem, and to stop the nipping, I would say a nice 30 minute trip to the dog park would work out perfectly. There he will experience being put at the bottem of the "pack" because he's so young, which you can then carry over to the home. I would also recomend puppy kindergarden at your local kennel club. There they should teach your puppy how to be well mannered. As for the jumping, a quick and simple way to staop it, is to when he jumps, turn your back on him.All play stops, all the fun stops. Do not look at him and do not talk to him, if he comes around and jumps on you again, turn your back on him again. Dogs can pick up on your emotions and body language, use it to your advantage!

Answer 3

Take her to obedience training. She is not hyper, she just needs direction and purpose. You should be spending more time with her. Don't leave her on a chain all day. Walking her will take out some of her "hyper" activity. Don't talk to her as you approach her or make eye contact until you have her on a lead. If she jumps on you a stern NO and knee up will be a good start. But professional training is very beneficial and inexpensive way to get her to the best dog ever catagory.

Answer 4

Not to scare you but labs are hyper and tend to stay in the puppy stages alot longer then most other breeds. The great thing about them is you couldn't get a more loving sweet dog.
Labs are people dogs and need to be with people in the house, which might be why she is more excitable when she sees you. They also need lots of exercises, if you can't go on walks they learn to fetch fairly quickly, that helps run off some of that hyperness. A good obedience class also helps greatly. It sure was kind of you to take these guys in and have the one spayed. I hope it works out for all of you.

Answer 5

Labs need exercise having them on a chain is not a good life for them. Training is very important. They need to run and play and get attention, that's why she's jumping on you. This is a true family dog and needs to be with the family. You may want to think about re homing them if you don't have the time to work with them. If you can't train them yourself get a trainer. Since you have arthritis you may want to train them to help you not hurt you. They are still young, it just sounds like you need help with them if you want to keep them. Maybe you should think of just keeping one of them.I had a Golden puppy that was a rescue and wild she needed a job. I trained her and placed her with a woman who also has Arthritis and is a teacher. This dog now is her service dog and helps her in her class room and at home. So much can be done with training, two just be a bit hard to handled. Hope it all works out for the best. Take care....

Answer 6

Well behaved dogs are not born, they are trained. Sounds like you have a bit of work to do.
The chain is a bad idea, and by it's self is probably half the problem. It is really easy to pound in a few "T" posts and put up a temporary fence making a small enclosure for them.
From there, you do not teach a dog to NOT jump around and wrap their chain around you, you teach the dog to do something else instead of jumping around and wrapping their chain around you. It doesn't matter much what you teach the dog to do, as long as it is a command for them to obey. "Sit" is probably the most common thing to teach them to do. I can tell mine to "Kennel" and they will get into the back of the truck if outside, or "Place" and they will go sit on their little rug if inside.

Answer 7

It sounds like your dogs are needing either attention, discipline, exercise or all three. Dogs need lots of love and attention but like children require boundaries. Dogs have very short attention spans so you have about 1 second to reprimand for bad behavior and 1 second to reward good behavior....

Start first by bring a small treat with you when you feed the dogs, stand just outside of the chain area so they can't jump on you. When they start to get really excited make a sharp noise like aaacch or sssch (use a sound you are comfortable with and would make in public, it doesn't have to be loud just sharp) this will get the dogs attention and they should stop jumping. As soon as they stop give them a treat and tell them good dog and pet them. If this doesn't work try turning your back on them until they settle down. This will take a little time and a lot of consistency on your part as the dogs learn better behavior.

Dogs are very social animals and need love and attention. You are the pack leader and they crave your attention and direction. They need to spend time with you playing and learning the rules. This will allow them to become more comfortable in your home environment and they will settle down to become part of the family. Labs are great family pets they are smart and eager to please. They need to go on walks EVERYDAY! Even though you may be providing a long chain, they are still chained and need to get out to exercise and to get socialized; this is a crucial part of development.

As far as the chain situation... You may want to consider putting up two separate long leads (30 - 50 feet) tied between two trees each (at least 5-6 feet in the air) and attaching a 10 -15 foot running lead to it . This will allow them running room and less chain for you to get caught in it will also save your lawn and landscape.

All you need to do is quickly reprimand and quickly reward and provide lots of love! Good Luck!

Answer 8

Okay, i have two puppies, and a large dog. I have always watched The Dog Whisperer on The National Geographic channel! Caeser Milan is wonderful. He does not believe any dog is bad, it is a bad owner! You are a very good person though to have helped the pup! one thing is a chain is not safe at all! Do not leave her on a chain the chain will get caught and kill her!!!!!! Use a long nylon line that you can buy at any pet store! Dont tatke the risk of a chain! Please listen to me for the sake of the dog!!!! Caesar does a special thing that is called a bite on the neck. He does not hit. He sort of pinches the dog and they back away. Just watch the show and you will do great!!! DO NOT USE THE CHAIN!!! PLEASE!!!!!

Answer 9

Take the chains and put them in the garbage.
By the way did you check the area and ask around to see if someone had lost two dogs?
Look at rescue societies and find one that takes labradors. You have adopted two of the most active, vibrant dogs you could have imagined. I have just adopted a female black lab and I know what you mean. It takes constant training to lower their exhuberance level. If you are incapacitated as you say with your arthritis this breed is way too active for you to exercise and control. And two of them is just sheer crazyness! I realize you love them, but that's not enough for them -- it would be kinder to have them go to someone who can cope with their energy and not have them chained up outside.
In fact you should never leave a dog chained up in my opinion. Why have a dog? Is it for security? Get a house alarm instead. Dogs are companions to be in the house with you, curled up on the rug, sharing your life with you, watching you work, cook, clean, resting their head on your lap when you're tired. They aren't security alarms with no feelings. Would you like to be chained up? Do yourself and them a favor and get them placed with a rescue society.

Answer 10

The reason why this dog is so hyper
1) she's a puppy.
2) you leave her on a chain and don't excersize her, leaving her with energy to burn.
3) she isn't trained not to jump on you. its a natural instinct.

My advice would be to excersize her much more and please take her off the chain. maybe play tug wih a dog toy or throw a ball for her for about half an hour.

Also, consider hiring a positive reinforcement dog trainer.
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