How to make a puppy stop jumping on the counters and people?

Question

I have an 8 month old springer spaniel, and i know that that breed is naturally hyper, but she just won't listen. She is constently jumping up on the counters and trying to reach anything she can to chew up or eat. I have tried yelling "NO!" and clapping my hands, i have sprayed her with water (but she likes that), and i have even tried putting tape on the counters so when she would jump up it would stick to her paws, which didn't work (she liked that too, lol). She will usually get down when i yell at her but then she just goes and does it again. She also jumps up on people when they come over. How do i stop her from doing this??? please help i'm getting really fed up!!!

Answer 1

Dogs are not 'naturally hyper' -- in over fifty years of training and dealing with evey breed and mix I can tell you I have YET to meet a truely 'hyper' dog --- that is usually what someone calls a dog that they own that they have not trained or have mis-trained. YOU need to go to an obedience class and learn how to properly interact with and train your dog before she hurts someone or herself - be a responsible pet owner and learn to train her. She is NOT 'hyper' - she has simply been neglected and allowed to behave in a way you don't want her to but which you allow her to get away with -- you have essentially trained her to behave this way and now you need to properly train her. No one on the internet or in a book or on a DVD or TV show will be able to 'help' you -- YOU have to learn to interact well with your dog and you can't get that second hand -- you need to locate a good dog obedience trainer/ class and get to it asap as your dog is learning to misbehave every moment you allow her to.. yelling no, clapping hands, spraying her with water are likely the BS you got from the internet, now that you know they are BS go to a real trainer and learn to properly train the dog...

Answer 2

Puppy Jumping On Counter

Answer 3

She's only 8 months old, and still very much a baby. Give her a break. It's your responsibility to train her. Saying NO constantly isn't going to teach her much.

First off, I highly recommend you teach her sit and stay. Once she has mastered those commands, you can move on to training her not to jump.

Training her not to jump will take patience and consistency. I like this method to teach dogs not to jump up on people.

First, put a leash on your dog. Have some treats handy and have a friend to help. Ask your friend to knock on the door. Keep a tight hold on the leash, put your dog in a sit, stay, and open the door. The second your dog jumps up on the person walking in, firmly say no, give a gentle but effective tug on the leash, and put her back into a sit, stay. Do not allow your friend to pet her until she has her butt firmly on the ground. If you don't mind it, you can allow her to stand but not jump. Some dogs just won't sit but is willing to stand and be able to walk around the person. Praise her when she doesn't jump and give her a treat.

Never punish her. Corrections are fine but hitting isn't necessary. Repeat this process until you're able to take off the leash, give the sit command and not jump. You can substitute sit with no jump or a similar command, but be sure you keep that command throughout training so that she doesn't get confused.

You can use this for her jumping on counters as well. When you see her jump up on the counters, firmly say no, take her collar, and pull her off. Praise her when she doesn't jump up on the counters.

Springer Spaniels are high energy and NEED exercise. Be sure you exercise her enough to burn off all that energy she has. It'll make her less rambunctious in the house. Just be patient and consistent. She's still a baby, so she needs time to learn what's right and what's wrong. There are lots of other methods out there, so find the one that works best for you and your dog. Good luck :)

Answer 4

This is what puppies do. And especially poodles :) Use gentle correction or remove the pup from the scene. Keep in mind, this is a puppie thingie so it's your responsibility to keep your living area "puppy proof". Late Entry : try not to associate the crate with "bad" bahaviour. The crate should be the pups "kingdom", not a prison for misbehaving :)

Answer 5

A dog should be trained on how to eat, walk with you, not to bark, potty training and sleep on its place etc. You can teach anything to your puppy, dogs get trained easily with some good instructions. If you want some good training tips visit https://tr.im/ZdQ1J

If properly trained, they should also understand whistle and gesture equivalents for all the relevant commands, e.g. short whistle or finger raised sit, long whistle or flat hand lay down, and so on.

It's important that they also get gestures and whistles as voice may not be sufficient over long distances and under certain circumstances.

Answer 6

She needs to get into a controlled training situation where you can teach her "off", "down", or "no" without distraction. If she learns it in a class, she's more likely to take it home.

At home, there may simply be too many distractions for her to learn correctly.

As far as long term training, once she learns her commands, she'll be more likely to learn right from wrong.

So until that day, keep your counters clear of anything she could get. And with people, physically remove her from them by pushing her down and saying a firm "no" and "sit". Make her hold it until you release her (5 seconds or so).

Good luck! : )

Answer 7

Well your reactions are positively reinforcing her behavior. try completely ignoring her when she;s jumping. Spraying her with water and yelling are giving her the attention she wants. When she sees that that behavior will not get her the attnetion she wants she will stop. Once she is calm and sitting calmly, praise her for being good and give her a treat. Reinforce the good behavior.

You can also try obedience classes. that way she's getting attention for working and not for misbehaving.

Answer 8

The can filled with coins is what worked for my puppies I got a jack russell terrior and a pit bull and both stopped jumping on people and counters because they don't lik the sound of the change hitting the aluminum

Answer 9

Hey isis stop yelling at her try yelling at the counter it works for my dogs and its kinda sill a puppy so it mite be a little hard and also you cant stop a dog from jumping on people they need to get there cent so they know whoses who snd alsodogs like to give kisses to the face and they love attension

Answer 10

Everytime ( that is, every single time) she is naughty she needs time out in the laundry.
Only a minute or two, as that is a long time for dogs.
But you need to be consistent.
You also need to be calm and firm.
When she jumps on people they should turn around with their backs to her.
Reward her when she is good.
But not every time.
Every dog needs basic training like sit.
They must sit every time you tell them. Every time.
My dogs are not meant to be trainable but they sit quietly and wait for scraps when I eat.
This breed has no off switch for food and tends to get fat.
Springers also need lots and lots of exercise.
That is, long walks every day or twice a day.