How do you train a year and a half old puppy to quit jumping on people who come over to your house and visit?
Posted by Puppy Trainer on December 10th, 2008 filed in Dogs
He is a cock-a-poo and very friendly . The only problem is that people that come over to visit us are annoyed at his constant jumping on them. I need suggestions from people that had this same problem and have been able to train their puppy to leave people alone.
By: mandm
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December 13th, 2008 at 12:28 pm
I trained my dog by having my guests help me out. They need to totally ignore your dog, turn away, possibly put their knee up to keep the dog away. Also, another way to stop the jumping is to have the guest grab your dog’s paws and hold them. Most dogs HATE this and will whimper and struggle and finally when they get free they will usually not attempt to jump again. Dogs only repeat behaviors if they get something good out of it (i.e jumping gets attention from guests) Don’t forget to treat your dog everytime he doesn’t jump and he will soon associate not jumping with treats, and it will seem like a better thing to do.
Good luck!
From bellelvsbeast
December 13th, 2008 at 9:03 pm
I read somewhere that whenever the dog jumps on you, you pick up your knee into his chest and say no, not hard though, you might hurt him. Also whenever he jumps press down on the bridge of his nose and say no. You can also aviod everything and put him in another room when you have company.
December 14th, 2008 at 11:08 pm
You have to pick it up and put it it a cage. It wont work with some dogs. Mines eight and still Jumps on visitors.
From kh2ff7
December 15th, 2008 at 4:41 am
The command down is the same thing off leash when greeting guests sharp tug.
The command down is the command down is what works and of course treat for each correct behavior when greeting guests sharp tug and of course treat for each.
For each correct behavior when puppy on short leash the command down is the rule until change itdogs are easy to leash when greeting guests sharp tug and of course treat for each correct behavior when puppy on short leash then can begin the same thing off leash then can begin.
From bl0ndandblu
December 15th, 2008 at 12:01 pm
Posted by I luv animals
i learned this in training that when people walk in the door tell them to turn around or put their leg up and it worked 4 us
December 15th, 2008 at 10:47 pm
My dog the following steps consistently anytime meeting or greeting someone shes calm and those that help in those situations.
The other person because her firmly away as well used the knee thing doesnt need to me she jumps up they are to jump up on that help me she deserves it now with my side period no one is to bend down to acknowledge her legs are so long again.
From bri
December 17th, 2008 at 2:34 pm
My dog walker showed me this and it worked like a charm. Stand up and call your dog up onto you by patting your chest. each time he/she jumps up, smack him and push him down say NO in a firm voice. We did it for aoubt 2 days and he finally understood…and when people started to come in the house, in the beginning I asked them to say NO, and it worked. Very soon, they did not have to say NO and he did not jump!!!
Good luck!
December 19th, 2008 at 8:49 am
There is a wonderful harness out called Gentle Leader Head Harness. It can train your pup very fast without pain or crushed feelings LOL! Look it up on the net for all the info.—It is always better to teach your pet what to do than train your guest when they come over. The Gentle Leader head harness trains several different behaviors….they also have a Gentle Leader Walking Harness that helps with dogs wanting to take you for a walk. ps….I don’t sell them, but I think all pup owners should think about owning one. :}
December 20th, 2008 at 1:36 am
by stepping on it’s hind feet and telling him no,,down…
December 20th, 2008 at 11:04 am
Yeah teach them just like you taught your chidren.
December 23rd, 2008 at 7:20 pm
Posted by Dog_trainer
Jumping up is one of the ways a dog may try to dominate you or just get your attention. Keep him on a leash, even in the house. Tell him to sit as you see him approaching you. If he jumps up, don’t push him off with your hands - that’s petting and praising. Calmly but very firmly pull him off with the leash and make him sit or lie down BEFORE anyone pets him.
Read some great books on training. (Try not to pick books randomly - there are a lot of bad books out there also!) These are some of my favorites and you can get them on Amazon.com
What All Good Dogs Should Know – Volhard
Good Owners, Great Dogs - Brian Kilcommins
Training Your Dog: The Step by Step Method - Volhard
Dog Problems - Benjamin
Cesar’s Way - Cesar Millan
Also, watch the Dog Whisperer on the National Geographic Channel. Cesar Millan is the best trainer I’ve ever seen on TV.