5 month old Jumping on people

[Snowshoe]

Oban was 8 months when we learned the Yank 'Em Down method. It's rough and I am not advising use on a young puppy or a little dog. But if you try the "be a tree" and "turn your back" and "reward for sit" and you still have jumping at 8 months like we did then you can consider whether you want to try this.

Dog on flat collar and leash. Helper encourages dog to jump. When he does you yank him down and give your word, mine is FEET (on the floor). If you think your dog could be hurt, if you don't think you can judge how much oomph to put into the yank then don't try this.

This was taught by a trainer in one of our classes when asked for help by another dog owner. Guess the breed of that other dog? Yup. The little poodle mix took one yank and no way, no how could he be enticed to jump again. The other Lab took two yanks and Oban took three.

This addresses Lobo's concern, for us it does, of how to keep the dog from jumping on other people. Even better it teaches your dog that those well meaning people who encourage him to jump are not to be believed and he will ignore them, well Oban does. I can use this at a distance of many feet and if I yell out FEET, they stay where they are supposed to, on the ground. Oban did need a brief refresher about 3 months later.

[kimbersmom]

It's just DH and I in the house and while Kimber learned pretty quickly not to jump on us because we'd step on her leash. Transferring that behavior to other places and people took more work. At that point in time, I had one morning off a week, and every week I'd take Kimber to the park and then to Starbucks. Initially, the Starbucks was to reward me for the park, but after getting myself a drink, I'd sit outside the store with Kimber. I'd say a good third of the people who then came to Starbucks would stop to say hello to her- and I'd only let her greet them if she didn't jump. A lot of the greeters were dog people (and I heard a lot of "I had a lab once" stories), and everyone was quite happy to help with this training. DH may have mocked my "Starbucks training" at first but over time, it's paid off in spades. Kimber learned how to greet without jumping and how to hang out with me in public. You can also mimic this at a park or other public spot- for our area, Starbucks is the place with enough foot traffic.

[kayepaye]

You could give him a sit command before he jumps up. Or you could put him on a leash tied up to something. And then come up to him and if he jumps step away till he sits down with out you giving him a sit commend. Once he's sitting approach and mark and treat. Repeat till he gets it.

I find this method highly ineffective, as continuously backing away makes the dog think you are playing, and can increase the frustration they have in wanting to greet you.

[Snowshoe]

Originally Posted by emma_Dad
You could give him a sit command before he jumps up. Or you could put him on a leash tied up to something. And then come up to him and if he jumps step away till he sits down with out you giving him a sit commend. Once he's sitting approach and mark and treat. Repeat till he gets it.

I find this method highly ineffective, as continuously backing away makes the dog think you are playing, and can increase the frustration they have in wanting to greet you.

I find waiting the dog out works for me now that he is mature but the "It's Yer Choice" often did not work when he was a puppy. Either that or I did not have the time to wait long enough.

[Tanya]

Question - so say you get the initial greeting started off right, dogs is standing or sitting (or even laying down) and person pets the dog. Then the dog starts jumping again. Then what? Person backs off (I guess a leash is good here so they can be seperated) and you start from step 1?

Penny is HORRIBLE. I mean HORRIBLE. good thing she isn't bigger. She aims for the face (to lick you, sometimes bonk you) and the worse part is even when we get it all done properly and she is on her back or sitting getting attention, she will randomly POP UP again. Even though she is being pet?