How do you get your dog to stop jumping up on people?

Question

She is very sweet and very well behaved. She is a whippet mix and 5 months old but she LOVES people and jumps all over them and me when she see them. Any suggestions as to how to train her not to do this. I tell her no but she is like ADD dog. She doesn't focus very long. Help!

Answer 1

Hey there. Ask your friends to help you - when she jumps, they should do a 180 and face away from her. This removes the fun from the jumping for your dog, without causing her any pain. When you and your friends hear (or feel) that she's got 4 on the floor, then they can turn back around. Dog jumps and - whoosh! People turn around again.
Dogs learn by repetition. A few rounds of this that are consistent and she will stop. That being said, if even one person lets her jump, then she will always continue to try to jump. Bribe your friends and tell them why you don't want her to jump....and you and your sweet dog will be superstars!

Answer 2

We had that problem with our giant schnauzer and our trainer had some great solutions for us.

1- Don't touch her back at all, and don't speak to her. Step away, cross your arms, and turn your back to her. That is body language that will let her know in dog language that you want nothing to do with her and that jumping on someone will not get her the attention she is seeking, and that jumping will in fact get her the opposite of attention. Absolutely just ignore her. When she walks around to your front and tries again, continue just turning your back on her and walking away until they will eventually just sit and be really confused. Only when she leaves you alone should you give her any attention. Even pushing her off of you when she jumps can be confusing to them, because she's still getting the contact she desires.

2- Spray bottle. When the dog jumps on someone, spray water at the face. When she stops and is startled, then praise her highly for NOT jumping anymore. (Any time you spray her, be sure to praise her afterward so she doesn't become afraid of you.)

3- Make sure the pup is getting enough exercise. A tired dog is a well behaved dog! It's a good idea to go for as many and as long of walks as you can. If you're a runner, get a running leash and she will be even more than your best friend. It amazes me how much exercise my big guy needs! He can spend hours at the dog park (a blessing I assure you!) and then still need a good long walk.

Going through formal training will also help, because it will help her learn how to learn and also how to recognize you as alpha in control. (AND it should help improve her concentration.)

Good luck!!!!!

Answer 3

HAHA my dog has ADD too and she had the same problem. What we did was when she would jump up we'd thump her on the nose (don't worry it wasn't very hard) and say down and if that didn't work we would just ignore her until she stopped and when she did then we would give her the attention that she wanted. Hope this helped a little.

Answer 4

Put her on a leash and teach her to sit! This is the easiest way to break this bad habit. Don't let her have control over the situation. Practice a lot with the sits, and when people come over, she's not allowed to jump because you will have her on her leash and will be making her sit until she calms down. Once she is sitting and paying attention, she can calmly greet the guests (still on leash until she is well trained). This is normal puppy behavior and she just has to be taught what to do instead. Use lots of praise and treats. :)

Answer 5

Mine used to do that all the time too. You need to very firmly tell her NO. At the same time, while she's trying to jump on you, put your knee out (ie: like bend your leg up so your knee is sticking out) that way she can't actually push off on you and it creates a distance between the two of you... or turn to the side, put you hand out to keep her down and ignore her till she calms down. Ours knows she has to sit before she can go outside so after a burst of energy she'll sit... but she never puts her paws on me anymore.

Answer 6

When a person comes to visit you, hand them a small spray bottle filled with water. Each time she tries to jump on them, they need to spray her in the face with the water. She will get the hint. If she immediately sits at their feet, have them praise her effusively. If she doesn't get it, you can put a drop or two of ammonia or citronella in the water (not much, a dogs nose is MUCH more sensitive). Don't use treats, you will end up with a fat dog.

Answer 7

When she jumps raise your knee to strike her in her chest sometimes called her brisket. NOT hard just enought to let her know its bad and say no while doing this. do not yell no say no in the same voice you use to talk to her every day. Yelling just scares them or makes them think your nuts. When she stops jumping and sits. tell her good dog and pet her jently.

Answer 8

try using the clicker-treat method.

When she's NOT jumping, you click and immediately give her a treat.

My mom's dog, (rat terrier) was notorious for jumping on everyone. I completely ignored him, did not give him any attention when he jumped, but when he sat calmly, I clicked and treated him. I did this every day, for about 3 weeks and now he's jump free; I even have my mother trying the clicker-treat method.

Answer 9

You have to punish her every time she does it and before you punish her say "NO!" So say no in a mean voice then smack her on the butt or something like that. Eventually she won't need the smack, and no will put the fear in her all by itself. Eventually she won't jump on people. You can use this for everything. Good luck

Answer 10

Every time she jumps up on people, give her a flick on the nose, but not too hard. After a while, she will stop.
Hope I helped!
-Lil' Princess