6 month old jumping/lunging at people

[Laura]

Molly gets excited when she sees people or children (she doesn't do this to my husband or I) and will go from a seated position to a lunge/jump at them (people coming to the door, guests in our home, people we stop and talk to on walks...). At 34 lbs, she's like a large rock coming at you! I want to nip this in the butt right away...any suggestions? I've ordered the Gentle Leader head collar, so that will hopefully help when we're on walks, but what do I do when we have people in our home (besides putting her in her crate, which is what we've resorted to)?

[Brenda Updike]

I will be following as I have the same problem with my girls Harper and Kiera, they are 6 months old and over 35 lbs so I know what you mean about a huge rock hitting you and nothing I do or say stops them . I have tried Cesar's method, No talk, No touch, no eye contact. doesn't work  for me .

[Diane, Hurley and Sidney]

We taught Hurley that his dog bed was "place".  So when he gets out of control I say 'Hurley Place' and he goes to his dog  bed and stays until I release him.  He is allowed to move around the bed but not get off of it.  This is what he tried one time: He was told 'PLACE" while I pointed to his doggie bed until he was fully on it.   To train him we started with just 5 minutes on the bed and release, then 10 min, etc.   We trained every day.   And if he left the bed before he was released he was told to get back on there with the word 'PLACE', etc.

[Toni Clayton]

Oh, my goodness...that face!

[Laura]

I will try this! I'm sure it will take lots of practice, especially when new and exciting people are over!

[Rosemary (Ro) and Enzo]

Keeping 4 on the floor was one of our toughest challenges. Enzo is very social and while, she never would jump on my husband or I, greeting people outdoors or in stores, was a problem.
First, no one was allowed to pet her while she was acting up. She HAD to be sitting. Training people on the " no petting until calm " rule, was almost as bad as training Enzo. ;). One trick I learned was : once she was sitting, I would kneel or step on her leash, so she could not jump. It works like a charm! Of course , praise and/or treat when she remained calm and seated.
For guests coming inside the home...follow same scenario! Leash her and follow the same rules!

[Toni Clayton]

NIce Ro..I'll have to remember the leash thing..training other people is way worse/harder than training the pups!

[Leslie, Yogi & Maci Bear]

Have people ignore her when they come in until she is settled. Also could try putting a leash on her, then standing on the leash so she can't jump up

[Laura]

Thanks everyone! It's nice to hear I'm not alone in this.
I agree that I have to "train" the people too! I can't trust her around kids, as she'll jump on them if they run/walk past her. Will this pass? Will I always have to have a leash on her in the house when people are over?

 

[Rosemary (Ro) and Enzo]

No...this will pass( with training). Enzo has just turned 12 months and I no longer have to leash her in the house. She was probably around 8 months when I stopped leashing her for company.
Kids are a real " challenge" for her. She listens and will usually not jump.....but she wants too! Training is a constant thing .

[Gabby]

I'm following this too.. We've been working on this for a while with Duke and he does great and then someone messes it all up by giving him love and kisses while he's jumping up on them.. I have to be more assertive with people I think... If anyone has great tips on this I'm all ears!

 

By the way, the Gentle Leader is amazing..but for us it works only while he has it on.... new people in the house is another story. 

[Sheree Small]

I have a similar situation with my 31lb 5 1/2 mo old golden doodle, Zoey. I swear she has pogo sticks for legs. Her vertical leap is amazing. We have 3 dogs that are in the yard/inside porch when we are gone. (Don't quite trust Zoey in the house alone yet). When we come home the three are at the French doors. There is some barking and a lot of springing by Zoey. She knows that she doesn't get to come in til she sits calmly, and doesn't get petted until she sits, but you can tell she's ready to burst when we open the door. We tried to turn our backs and ignor, but she likes to jump on backs too.
I am trying to work on "place" but the beds/place are in a different room from where we enter. Way worse with company and kids!