any advice on stopping jumping up ?! I've been trying the turn my back quickly approach but hasn't resulted in much success. We have been going to regular training but when Hugo jumped up last week the trainer smacked his face which I wasn't happy with! Other people have said use a dog deterrent spray - which doesn't sound great either ! Any ideas suggestions welcome as always.
Turning your back really is the best thing - be consistent and tell people what you want them to do. Harley still jumps up at certain people when she's excited and she's 3!!! (People like my best friend, friends who have dogs and haven't turned their back previously and my step dad. She is really good with people she knows she can't jump up at like my mum, my brother, my boss etc but does occasionally forget! I always tell people to turn away if they don't want her jumping at them even though 90% of the time she won't jump. I would be really cross if a trainer ever smacked my dogs face.......I would definately say something as that is something I really hate.
We use the turning away method too as it is really important that Bailey does not jump at my mum, who is none too steady on her feet these days, and Bailey adores her! After working on this from day one with mum she is the one that Bailey will never jump at when she's standing up. If she's sitting down however he still tries to be her lapdog - on his back, feet in the air, rolling from side to side (obviously to get an equal tickle on his tum) groaning in delight that he's on his nan's lap . Nan and Grandpup then have a 10 minute mutual loving session .
Hi there, Heavens above,smacking his face for jumping up...that would be enough to make me leave I'm afraid...... Turning your back ,crossing your arms and ignoring him will work if you consistently practice it...it takes time but it will work .You might get Hugo jumping around you though as you turn and you get involved in some kind of clumsy line dance routine with him ,so then I would just walk away ignoring him. Getting a really reliable sit is a great help too,sitting nicely is completely incompatible with jumping up and gives you an opportunity to reward a nice behaviour ..... Dexter is a little opportunist ....if I'm wearing my treat bag and he's sitting in front of me and I haven't got my attention on him , the little monkey might try his paw at jumping up and helping himself so I got into the habit of just crossing my hands over in a kind of 'blocking' action and he's knows then the buffet isn't open! I don't touch him ,it's just a body language position that he understands means ...don't try it!
If you had a lead attached to a flat collar, you can stand on the end of the lead when he is next to you, which will prevent him jumping up. But ultimately, the best way (in addition to turning your back, etc) is to train an alternative behavior, like 'four paws on the ground', which gets a treat. So he learns that not only does jumping up not get him anywhere, sitting or standing nicely gets him attention and treats
Welcome to you. I would never go back to that trainer - awful I found this the hardest with Tatze, yet my other pups have been firmly feet down from 6 months ish. Tatze is still really bad for this at 3 years old. I'm trying to think what we do differently with the pups than I did with Tatze All I can think of is that the GD pups are never allowed their paws up for anything. No paws on laps, no pawing, no 'give a paw'. When we do body inspections we lift the paws, we don't ask them to give it. This way there is no ambiguity - paws are down, 24/7. I can't think of anything else I've done differently. Tatze is simply terrible for it, on us when greeting and on random strangers if I don't have my wits about me ...
Your dog trainer...I just...*mind boggles* I've incorporated a little of everything - turning around, stand on leash, treats for 4 paws on the floor etc. I'm not a great fan of the "turn around and ignore" because the dog still gets the reward of jumping up. I've found standing on the leash and treating for 4 paws much more effective. I can actually see Xena quivering as she tries to control herself from jumping on her favourite people, but sometimes it's all too much and she gets a quick jump in.
There are a few different things you could try. For jumping up at you, you could teach sit or down (as in lie down) and reinforce this very heavily with food, then when you can see Hugo is about to jump up at you get your command in quickly, and reward every time. If he's jumping up at other people when he's on the lead, I would train from a safe distance, i.e. far enough so he can't jump up. Let him look at them and then immediately say 'yes' ( or click) and reward. I used this for Molly when she was lunging at cars and it worked, and I no longer have to reward every time. It does take time though. When Molly was at this stage I would avoid getting into situations where she could get near enough to jump up, if at all possible, crossing to the other side of the road etc. If he's jumping at other people when off lead, it's trickier. ( I did a lot of grovelling apologies!) I was lucky enough to regularly meet two kind people who would turn away and if that didn't work gently push her down and then make a fuss of her when her paws were on the floor. So if you have any friends who'd help that would be good. Lastly, long term, building a relationship, through fun games, so that your dog values your company more than that of strangers. (Oh and find another trainer.)
