how do i make my black lab calm down even though she is already two years old?

Question

SHE IS ALMOST TWO AND STILL JUMPS ON EVERYONE

Answer 1

The latest I read on this problem is to turn and ignore the dog, do not look or speak to her when approaching, but u should have started training her much sooner. If that theory doesn`t work, dog obedience classes should do the trick. There r also many sites on the Internet that give helpful tips on dog training, just do a search on dog training or dog obedience. Good luck. I love labs.

Answer 2

Yes, you can train the dog. Go read the book "Marley and me." Labs don't start to calm down until they are 2.5 - 3 years old. But you have two different issues: Energy and Jumping.

Energy:
Walk her twice a day for 30 min. and that will help the energy issues.

Jumping:
Your lab has just grown up and is like a 20 year old high school athlete that just went off to college. All energy, so you have to burn off that energy.
1. Walk her or jog with her for 30 minutes in the morning and first thing when you get home from work.
2. Take her to obedience class to get some advice, but don't use harsh methods.
3. Teach kids to be gentle with her. An 8 year old may be a little rough, but the Lab will escalate, so kids need to learn to be gentle all the time... so that they don't encourage roughness.
4. Teach her to sit on command all the time !
A. Get some cheap, cooked hotdogs or liver treats.
B. cut them into tiny pieces, one fourth the size of a dime.
All you want is a taste, not a snack.
C. Take her some place like the kitchen, with no people and no distractions, then just stand there until she gets bored and starts to sit. When she sits, butt on ground, say "sit" and give her the treat. (She will bounce around... but you'll learn )
D. Do this for about ten minutes, twice a day, after the walk.
E. She can learn this in about a week... but she will only understand in the kitchen. You will have to generalize.
F. Take her into another room and repeat the process. It should only take about two days.
G. Take her outside and repeat. And go other places.
H. Start over, and give her the treat at random times. Don't do every other time or every third time... because she can count (up to five !) and will expect to get a treat no that regular basis.
I. After a few weeks of practice, she should sit when you say.

Now, when she is about to jump, and before she jumps, say 'sit', and give her a treat... if she doesn't jump.

Also, tell people to turn their side or turn their back when she jumps, and that is a Calming Signal (Turid Rugaas) that tells the dog not to jump.

But the main point is exercise the dog to burn off energy and to get her tired. Then couple it with training.

Answer 3

does she know "sit"? and "down" and "stay"?
this is a training issue. labs are considered "puppies" until they are 2, but she's getting to the age where you can start to demand better behaviour.
make sure that she knows those commands, and learns to obey them instantly. the next time she jumps, you say, "no, sit (or down) and stay". a well-behaved dog should hold the "stay" until released. this is going to take a lot of practice, and you have to do it every time. and if she is released from "stay", and starts jumping again, then you put her right back into it. eventually she will probably learn what you expect from her.
one of my neighbours trained her lab pup by kicking it in the butt all the time, but this brutality is not a method I recommend.

Answer 4

lol i no how ya feel i have one to its just the type of dog shes 1 1/2.....labs arent no droopy dog na lol.... if u got a backyard or chain type deal leave her out there for an hour or so, when i do it all she wants to do is chill but ya train her i no how hard that may be but shell listen

Answer 5

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Answer 6

if it's not trained not to jump she will do it until she can't.
As far as calming down you probably have another 3 years

Answer 7

Train her! You shouldve done this when she was a puppy. put her leash and coller on, then hold it low so she cant jump on peoplle, and praise her when she listens

Answer 8

Hold her back. You should have taught her when she was a puppy. Tell her DOWN GIRL!! When she listens, give her a treat.

Answer 9

Spay her, or train her right the second time

Answer 10

EXERCISE,EXERCISE,EXERCISE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
You have a high energy dog.She needs 3 good runs a day to start for at least 30 minutes.wear her out and she'll be too tired to jump on anyone.