Jumping!!

[Mary & Madison]

Our Maddy at 20 weeks is a love but she won't stop jumping on people.
Help!!!!!

[Cammy Todd]

Izzy is 8 month and we are still working on jumping and probably will be for a long time.  These doodles love people so much!  A couple of suggestions:

1.  We still do most of our greetings on leash.  This allows me to step on the leash which gives her a self-correction when she jumps.

2.  If off leash, I have trained my guests to turn around if she starts to jump.  Izzy will typically stop jumping if she can't see someone's face. 

3.  Most importantly, give her a command to do instead of jumping... a sit/stay works best for us.  Even in an excited state, Izzy is learning that she has to sit if she wants to be petted or receive attention.  I bring her to the office with me a couple days a week and she runs right up to the other employees and sits and waits for a pet or belly rub.  But . . . strangers are still a work in progress! 

Keep at in and stay consistent . . . you will get there!!

[Glenda & Lizzy Lu]

Stepping on the leash worked for us with Lizzy Lu. And she too is more calm when the person turns their back. It takes a little time and consistency but it works. Stay with it!

[Corinn Laitre]

i think a lot of doodle parents can relate to this issue lol they're bounciness is endearing but only when it's appropriate, greeting guests...not so much, but mine excels at the jumping part of agility class!  The suggestions made by Cammy Todd are dead on.  Keep her on leash when you're expecting company and if her level of excitement is really high, maybe even keep her tether at a distance so that she can see what's going on but isn't allowed to say hello until her initial expolision of excitement has passed :) It's particularly hard to train puppies because everyone greets them with high pitched voices and most people "dont mind" the jumping while they're little which is unfair to a  pup who will later be scolded for the same behaviour.  Consistency is the key so make sure you and your family all follow the same greeting routine by ignoring the jumps, leashing her or confining her until she's less excited.  You want a happy tail wag and body wiggle not a circus act when she meets and greets people ;) We've had a lot of success by asking Remi ( 11month medium golden doodle) to go into a sit stay at a designated spot while people are entering our home. He's finally at the point now where he hears people coming to the door and goes to his "spot" and sits!  His tail is going a mile a minute but everyone's nylons are intact lol Good luck and remember to have fun, they're only a baby once and setting a firm foundation now ensures a well behaved and happy dog(and family) for years to come!