I have two dogs. One is about a year old now and the other is aboutfive months old.
When I go to the park with them, I let the older one off the leash even if there are lots of people there because he doesn’t bother people.
The little one always jumps on people so if there is anyone at the park I can’t let her run free.
I’ve been trying to teach her not to jump on people but it dosn’t seem to be working. It’s rather annoying considering the lack of park space where there are no people. The best time for me to go out is late at night which I do often.
Possibly it’s just because she is still a puppy but my older dog never had this problem.
You need to give it a good knee in the chest when it jumps (not hard enough to injure it of course) accompanied by a very loud, sharp “NO!!!”. Or a bucket of water in the face. Unpleasant, but not harmful.
If it’s only a problem with other people, enlist the help of a couple friends to play victim/teacher. Consistent training is key. Then, as soon as he runs up but doesn’t jump, this needs to be immediately rewarded. You can do this with snacks, plus praise. These rewards can be every time at first, and then increasingly intermittent, tapering off.
Consistent punishment for the bad behavior, and rewards for the positive behavior (lack of bad behavior).
[quote=“Dragonbones”]You need to give it a good knee in the chest when it jumps (not hard enough to injure it of course) accompanied by a very loud, sharp “NO!!!”. Or a bucket of water in the face. Unpleasant, but not harmful.
If it’s only a problem with other people, enlist the help of a couple friends to play victim/teacher. Consistent training is key. Then, as soon as he runs up but doesn’t jump, this needs to be immediately rewarded. You can do this with snacks, plus praise. These rewards can be every time at first, and then increasingly intermittent, tapering off.
Consistent punishment for the bad behavior, and rewards for the positive behavior (lack of bad behavior).[/quote]
Exactly right. Our dog jumped for about two days and quickly learned that that was not the way it was going to be. I’ve had neighbors dogs jump up on me, and I’ve trained the dogs in 10 minutes. Of course, without the reinforcement, the dogs revert back to their old ways. The neighbors just say, Ai-yo, ta hen pi! Mei banfa! (He’s so naughty - there’s nothing to be done!)
We squeezed our dogs paws when he did it. Not too hard, but just enough that he would get down immediately. He learned not to jump on people really quickly, which was good since he was a golden retriever and weighed a good 75 lbs.
[quote=“Lo Bo To”]Thanks for the suggesstions everyone.
My first dog was so much easier to train.
Are Labradors notorious for being slow? (Well 1/2 Lab or so)[/quote]
No, they’re smart. What matters is how disciplined and consistent the OWNER is in using the approach I outlined above. Google and I’m sure you can get a lot more details on this. What Stray Dog says is true too - - that’s the positive reward part, for sitting instead of jumping.
For some reason, I just hold out my hand in my dog’s face like a fist and say no. And he backs down. But he still does it. I’m gonna try Imaniou’s suggestion. That sounds good. Because Chocky loves to jump up and stretch himself, while extending his claws into me.
He tackles these kinds of problems all the time. It’s funny, because it always goes back to the owners and their issues or lack of disciplining. Sometimes, the owners break down and cry. It’s crazy.
but yes, consistent training is the key. Dogs aren’t stupid, but, like anyone else, they can get confused if you give them mixed signals.
I’ve corrected this problem many times within minutes. Simply pull straight down on the leash whiole saying “off”. Use a quick and hard jerking motion. This is definately the best way because the off command can also be used for many other situations.(sofa, bed, table, etc,) I’ve seen people use the commands lay down AND get down and it just confuses the dog. Use “down” for laydown and "off " for jumping up. You shouldn’t have two simlilar sounding commands for two different actions. Dogs are also masters of body language, so have a hand signal to accompany the verbal command. The knee in the chest can really hurt the dog btw.
He tackles these kinds of problems all the time. It’s funny, because it always goes back to the owners and their issues or lack of disciplining. Sometimes, the owners break down and cry. It’s crazy.
but yes, consistent training is the key. Dogs aren’t stupid, but, like anyone else, they can get confused if you give them mixed signals.[/quote]
Tried Imaniou’s suggestion today. It worked well. :bravo: :bravo: :bravo: Thanks for that.
As for the Dog Whisperer— Stray Dog is passionate about that man. Last time I talked to him, he couldn’t stop talking about that show. Could Stray Dog have the hots for him, since 914 is gone?
I don’t really “walk” my dogs that often. I take them to the park at times when there aren’t many people and let them run around. My first dog won’t poo when he is on the leash now. My gf and I have spent a lot of time with them training them and the older one is well disciplined.
We have both been working more recently and haven’t had as much time as we did with our first dog I have to admit. We do take them out three times a day though.
I think the suggestions about getting a friend to help out is a good idea. As I said in another post, my younger dog is still peeing in the house. She never poos anymore and is peeing less often though.
Actually she has picked up a bad habit of peeing on out livingroom table! She once peed on the couch as well. Disgusting. We don’t use the couch she peed on and it’s “pleather” so it washed off easily but still.
I have a feeling her behavior has something to do with dominance over my older dog. Not really too sure though.
I’m going to have to start walking the dog on a leash starting next week because the school accross the street will be back to classes. Maybe we will be able to get her better under control after that.
