How do I stop the jumping?

[kristins1877]

Trooper is 14 months old now and he is just wonderful, however we cannot stop him from jumping up on people (especially the kids). It's to the point that my 6 year old son hates him! He gets so excited that he jumps up on you, tramples your feet and just knocks us over. I have tried ignoring him as the trainer advised, turning my back to him, telling him "off!" in a firm voice, the knee in the chest (he is so clumsy that he falls over and I don't want him to hurt himself or land on his hip and cause damage).

What works?

[Brooke&Ryan]

Keep a leash on him...

Julius used to be a jumper when people would come in. He just got sooo excited. If people were knocking on the door, I would yell through the door for them to wait, & leash Julius. If he even thought about jumping, he got a correction. If he jumped, he got a correction.

Is your dog just jumping when the kids come home or while they're playing around the house?!?

[kristins1877]

he is jumping all the time. Obviously it's worse when you first come home but I would be standing at the stove cooking dinner and he's jumping. He jumps on you as you get off the couch to walk around. It's all the time.When you initially come in the door not only does he jump but he physically grabs you by the arm with his mouth and drags you in the house. I can try the leash at the door but what can I do about the rest of the time?
When the weather break he will be going back to obedience again.

[Canadianrotti]

Being consistent is going to be the key. EVERY time he jumps, you correct! You may have to keep a short lead (12-16") on him all the time, for a few weeks untill he learns not to jump. Having a short lead on him will give you something to get ahold of in a hurry to correct him. It is going to be frustrating having to correct him so frequently for the first day or so, but it will get better!

I would also advise NOT to put your knee in his chest. As you said, it can knock him off balance and do some damage. Good luck, and let us know how things work out.

[rottgirl]

We have the same problem with Paradise (15 months) old. We have found putting her on a leash - like the others have mentioned when someone is coming over to be a help. You need to be quick with the corrections, also Like Brooke mentioned "even if I think she is thinking about jumping I give her a correction."

Good luck and make sure you are consistent.

[miccmill]

Also, work on having him sit after you've corrected the jumping.
I found that giving Hannah another action to replace the thing I didn't want her to do worked out good too.
The end result is that you might get a kind of automatic sit when he wants your attention instead of jumping.

[Judi W]

I would also suggest that at 14 months of age, he is much too old to be grabbing you with his teeth and jumping you when you are obviously doing something other than interacting with him. I don't blame your son for learning to dislike the boy. Time to show him that it makes you very angry to be treated like this. This is a leadership issue and right now he is running the show with physical assaults. It doesn't sound like he is in obedience training (perhaps he is?). A good training program is going to re-establish who should be running the show (not the dog) and get him in the habit of listening and responding to instructions. Please get one started right away as he is just going to get stronger and older and less tolerable to be around.

[kristins1877]

thanks everyone for the advice. He will be on his short leash from now on.
Judi, he completed PetSmart basic and advance training (a whole lot of help it did!) But they treat trained him and I am having a heck of a time breaking it. He is starting a new school in April. I hope that helps! I will keep you all posted....

THANKS AGAIN!

[Judi W]

Well, I often say that some training is better than no training, but in this boy's case that might not be true. It doesn't mean we don't motivate the dogs, but when the dog is running the show, the training has not taken you where you need to go. Unfortunately, when things have been left go, it is usually necessary to be more heavy handed than would have been the case had the foundation been properly laid. I have no objection to using treats in training, however when that is done at the expense of teaching the dog respect and compliance it is useless. When you reflect, you are going to be saying "oh dare he!!!!!!" and a change in your attitude will be the beginning of a change in the dog.