Overly enthusiastic doodles

[Maryann,Roo and Tigger]

Okay I give a lot of advice and now I am looking for some. My, just turned one, medium ALD "Roo" is a sweetheart. He heels, sits, stays, downs, and down stays. He does not bark overly much anymore thanks to a good trainer and an e-collar. However, He STILL jumps up on everyone who comes in the door except me. Even my husband. He really tries to stay on all fours, but his enthusiasm overcomes him 9 out of 10 times. My trainer has suggested a leash bolted to the floor/wall by his bed or at the far end of the front hall. For various reasons, this is just not happening. He is getting better outside of the house when he greets people and I know EVENTUALLY he will get the message in the house also. I have tried going outside with him on a leash and meeting people on more neutral territory. Does not really change anything. My next option is to just put him in the laundry room (his "Crate") when people arrive and wait for him to settle. Ideas?

[38kijwn0b88tn]

He would probably just whine or bark if kept separated, we've tried that with Nala. She's exactly the same. Won't jump on me or DH, but anyone else, she freaks out and well doesn't jump ON them so much, but still UP and rolls all over their feet and sits on them.. etc. And at 80 lbs, thats not so great.

To help you out, you can have everyone completely ignore him when they arrive so they are not "feeding" his excitement. That may be tough for your guests, but it's better than him happy attacking them! After a while, he will settle down, realizing that his craziness doesn't get him anywhere.

If he jumps on them while they are trying to ignore him, have them turn their backs to him. Complete ignoring involves not even looking at him, no talking to him, no reprimanding (saying NO or OFF), no pulling him back. Even negative attention is attention, to a dog.

When you are on a walk and approaching someone who wants to pet him and you know he's going to jump, try dropping enough slack in the leash to have it touch the floor. Then step on it, only giving him enough length to sit or stand. This way, every time he jumps up, the collar hits the back of his neck and keeps him down (punishing himself) rather than you yanking him back, yelling to sit, or holding him down. He will soon realize that jumping gets him nowhere, and staying on all fours gets him petted!

(you can try the leash trick inside the house too, I've had clients try that too, with success!)

GOOD LUCK!
Amberly Schmidt
www.pawsibletraining.com

[Maryann,Roo and Tigger]

Thanks Amberly, I will definitely try the step on the leash

[Maryann,Roo and Tigger]

Amberly Thanks for the stepping on the leash It is working better than anything. I think it is because it is not taking my frustrated energy and adding it to his. He just hits the leash himself and can't get anywhere. We had three really good trainings on our walk with patient dog people and then a not so doggy friend visited and she even said he was better! I think you got me aon the right track thanks again.

[Lori (Wilson and Woody's Mum)]

I share your frustration! Wilson is 20 months and the jumping is the one thing we can't get past. He is SUCH a good dog, but he is soooooo excited when people come over, he can't contain himself. And you can see this....he is wiggling and wagging all over.

We have tried a few things: ignoring him until he sits, "be a tree", turn our back on him, military voice "OFF", keeping him on a leash...none of this had been working. We were very consistent and tried each thing for a few months before moving to the next thing. While chatting with our trainer about it, she mentioned what our next step should be. She recommended using the "Pet Corrector". I bought it at our local pet supply store. It is simply a can of air. The noise causes the correction. It isn't loud (like a horn), it is just a blast of air. I have used it the past two days when friends came over. Last night, we had several people over - he jumped one time on one person - got a blast and didn't jump again on anyone. FINALLY! Because he is not jumping, he is much calmer and is actually starting to sit for a greeting - the ultimate goal!

[Barb, Murphy, Emmet, & Hudson]

I thought so too, I'll have to check this out for sure......

[Sandy]

I'm just starting the open palm with Toby, and it seems to be working with a little success at least. He doesn't understand why I don't want to see him, but what I don't want is the jumping. Always something to work on, I guess.

[5a54ofb5qk1d]

Hi Lori. Can you share what pet store you found the "Pet Corrector" at? We're hosting Thanksgiving Dinner for the family and I'm hoping for a quick deterrent for our Wrigley's jumping.

[Tamara & Giada]

What we did (and has worked excellent) is use a water spray bottle every time she jumps and say "NO", then command her to sit and give a treat. Put all the supllies by the door.............and be consistant. Now all I have to do is go for the bottle and she immediatly sits and looks at me:)

Oh and my dog also has a harder time with my husband and my son...........they are more playful with her, but when they are more assertive it does help. I am the main trainer, so she always minds me best:)

[Maryann,Roo and Tigger]

Thanks Tamara Both my doodles love squirt bottles as they love to be wet and don't care how they get that way, but I will try adding a treat to the air can suggested by Lori

[Eva (Lilo and Rocky)]

Two methods that worked for me:

1. a remote controlled spray collar, when dogs jumped on others (I used the citronella spray collar from Premiere - the advantage of the collar over a spray bottle is that the dog doesn't associate you with the correction + you can administer from a distance)
2. light tapping w. two fingers directly on top of dog's nose, when he or she jumped on me

[Audrey Goldman]

Would this citronella collar work as well for jumping on furniture and when going on a walk to keep back from other dogs? Audrey

[2hl9mp3c2fuam]

Great discussion - I also have this problem with both of my dogs. I will try many of these suggestions - thanks for the post!!