I would appreciate any suggestions

[Carol Morain]

I am having trouble training my puppy not to jump up on me and everyone else as well. That is a habilt I want to break--or not allow to continue and I don't seem to be making any progress. Can anyone out there help me with some suggestions?

[Lorraine Bromley]

We stood on the leash so that he didn't have the ability to do more than sit and if he strained the sit we shortened it and held him in a lie down. This is best done if you get down beside them and hold the leash tightly at ground level. If you just pull the leash tight the dog can pivet his front end and paws any direction with only his back feet on the ground. They can also strain against the leash and do a sorta twist/flip manouever that can end up with you holding an empty leash and collar.
Neely now when he wants to jump and get excited automatically gets into the crouch position instead of jumping. Then we give him some more freedom as he behaves well. We started this at 4 or so mths and he is 6 now.

[Adina P]

If you don't ever want her to jump on you the one thing you don't want to do is give her attention for jumping up. Ever. In any form. Attention could be: talking to her, scolding her, touching her, eye contact, etc. Sometimes just saying 'No...get off' and fussing over the situation can make it fun for a pup.

I would either:

- turn my back and vehemently walk away
- turn my back, cross my arms and stare at the ceiling until she quits...and when she has all 4 paws on the floor THEN give her some calm attention or a treat. I say 'Calm' bcause if you squeal and talk excitedly it will just rev her up for more jumping.
- step into her space with a no-nonsense (but not angry) and shuffle through/past her ignoring her (by shuffle I mean don't take big steps as u might step on her paw) without saying a word.

All of the above are attempts to show puppy that:
A) jumping gets NO attention
B) if she jumps she loses her friends/fun
C) it may end up knocking her over because gosh those big humans don't really watch where they are going and she better not be a space hogger.
D) IF she is polite and keeps all 4 paws on the floor (better yet, SITS) people give her all sorts of attention and yummy treats!

When other people are over if you can train them to do the above that will help. But most people brush it off and say 'I don't mind..she's cute' which just ruins your training. So either recruit willing friends who can follow instructions..OR..just don't expect much from them and be committed to train her despite their behavior. Keep her on leash, and keep one foot on the leash (where it touches ground) so that she has enough slack to stand but if she tried to jump she would not have enough leash length to do it. Then they can pet her when she's calm or sitting.

[HANNAH 8/2/07 & HONEY 7/2/08]

Some use leashes and when the dog jumps they give a tug and get the dog to sit, or if you are standing you can turn your body away and ignore him, if he jumps again you keep repeating the turn of the body and ignore till he sits, downs, or just stands in front of you without jumping, than give him a treat or praise for not jumping. If he is jumping on people coming into your home, teach him to stay in one spot till your guest are in and sitting and than ok to greet them. Have a throw rug near your door, put your pup on it and tell him spot and give a "wait" command...if he gets up, put him right back on his spot and repeat your commands, once your guest is inside and if he gets up...repeat commands again...keep doing this till he does not get up and your guest are seated. Hope some of this helps.

[Karen & Lucy]

Carol, this is a common problem. If you click on Forums at the top of the page and type in "jumping" in the search box you will find a ton of discussions on this subject. Everyone has their own methods. You will find alot of suggestions there.

[Sarah]

What i do is every time he jumps i push his butt on the floor and say sit. I must sound like a broken record to him, but i can see its starting to get through.