Dogs Who Jump on People?

HELP!!!


I have a 10 month 80 lb German Shepherd that jumps on people. Twice a week, we go to obedience. To burn off some of her energy, once a week we go to agility. I started training when she was 12 weeks old. She does comands such as, come, stay, sit, down. These are the things that I've tried, putting my knee up so she gets hit in the chest if she jumps, holding onto her paw so it's uncomfortable and she wants to get down. Lately, when people come into the house I have a pinch collar on her with a with a leash. If she jumps up I "pop" her down and say off. My 75yr old mother came over, I had her sitting and my mom was petting her, I was giving her treats and praise. After about 10 minutes of this I thought she was calm and gave her a little slack on the leash. My mom turned to walk away and the dog jumped on her back and knocked her down. Once she knocks the person down all she wants to do is lick them. She's not mean, just very excitable! Would a Shock Collar work?

Dogs Who Jump on People?
I don't think you need a shock collar. All of the things you are doing are physically 'punishing' her, but she is a big dog, and most likely she doesn't even feel them. You said all she wants to do is give people kisses, so let her do this, if she has all fours on the floor.





Set her up by having one of your friends who is fine with getting dog kisses and possibly being jumped on come over. This will probably take a while and you will need to practice repetitively with different people. Have your dog on leash. When your friend goes to great your dog, if your dog jumps up, have your friend walk right back out the front door. Have your dog settle again and get back into a sit beside you. Have your friend come back in and try to greet your dog. If your dog jumps again, your friend leaves again. You are taking away the thing your dog wants. If your dog never ever doesn't jump, then have your dog in a sit beside you and your foot on the leash so that their isn't enough leash for your dog to jump up. (Also keep the leash in your hand. If your dog is big and strong she can pull it out from under your foot, but if you have it tight in your hand and under your foot, she can't jump.) Have the person enter again. Your dog now can't get her feet off the ground. Have the person enter at your dog's level so that she has no need to jump, and pet her and let your dog give her kisses. If your dog tries to bat at her with her paws to get her on the floor, have the person leave. Your dog will learn that she needs to stay with four feet on the floor for the person she wants to greet to greet her, and possibly even let her give kisses.





This takes a lot of patience and consistence. My other recommendation would be a Gentle Leader. It will help you control your dog and when she jumps you can use a correction by pulling on the Gentle Leader and putting her into a sit. It is a head halter and since her head will be a little less strong then her neck, it is often a lot more effective than a pinch collar. (I have used both the pinch collar and Gentle Leader on the same dog. The Gentle Leader made soo much more of a difference, and the pinch collar barely did a thing.)





Good luck!
Reply:Shock collars are horrible and have actually proven ineffective.





You need to spend some time with her. Get someone to come to the door and jump and shout firmly "No" then send her to bed. keep repating this until she gets it right and then reward her when she doesn't so it.





I had a german sheperd that had the same problem, but he would only jump up at the people he really liked. so i let him do it!
Reply:The goal is to teach your dog that jumping won't lead to what she wants -- in fact, it will decrease her chances of getting it. Click here for treatment tips:


http://dogtime.com/jumping-up.html
Reply:No matter how strange it may sound, but I as an owner of a 120 lb Caucasian Shepherd and a 70 lb Berner Shepherd (6 month old), can say that your dog seeks more communication. For the dog to jump on a person is the last resort to win more attention. Spend more time on your dog. It is likely that in six month time your dog will be less "jumpy" and abandon entirely the habit before it is two years old. A shock collar is a bad friend and a poor substitution for communication.


Good luck
Reply:Here's what I was told to do and it worked wonderfully





Everytiem your dog jumps or goes to jump on you ignore them, completely turn away and ignore them. Once they stop wait about 3 secs then give them attention or even a treat. If they start jumping again then stop what you are doing and start to ignore them again.





For guest, leash your dog. Keep the leash short enough that you don't have to pull hard to stop the jumping. Tell your friends not to give her attention until she stops jumping. If she doesn't stop jumping and stuff then she stays on the leash the whole time they are over. I she calms down then you can take it off.





Shock collars are ineffective for this type of behaviour..if anything it can cause your dog to become fearful and then aggressive.





Remember no matter what you choose to do, No dog will get it right away... It takes time, patiences and consistency to get them to understand. It took my dog 3 days to get it for myself, and few weeks for friends..this is b/c we don't have them over everyday. Each dog will be different.
Reply:Although it may sound inhumane, I've used a shock collar on mine and it works. I tried it on myself first and all it does on a low setting is get their attention. You need to do something to get her attention. Good luck!
Reply:To teach her not to jump up,


Whenever she does, turn your back to her. And don;t take notice of her until she has all her paws on the floor and is calm.


So this will teach her that jumping up doesn't get her attention, and being calm does.


Not taking notice also works for dogs that pee exitedley.
Reply:when she jumps turn your back to her every time, if this doesn 't work then give her a short sharp tap on the neck and make a quick sound of your choice eg no, shhhht etc this will act as a bite and would of been what her mother would do if she disagreed with the behaviour.
Reply:Dont shock your dog. Keep working with her and dont let up on the slack of the leash untill the person is out of her reach. When she goes to jump up say NO! and pull down on the leash. Then make her sit again. Dont let her jump up or you will have someone on the couch with a sore ankle LOL...


You need to put her in the Sit stay, or down stay in order to get her attention. It will take awhile but keep it up. Just no shock collar, I dont like them.