Now, at 18 months she is jumping on People

[Pam & Trixie]

Trixie has never jumped on people.  never.  It is very nice.

Well last Thursday on a walk we stopped to talk to someone & Trixie jumped on her. I was very shocked- she has never done this.

 

She again did it when friends stopped over the next evening in our house.

 

And last night on a walk she jumped on the 2 women we stopped to talk to...Not right away.

First she did the shy submissive walk ...Then she rolled on her belly to be pet.  Then she sat up & was fine...And all of a sudden she got excited & jumped on one & then thee other....

 

My husband had the leash (he is 10 times worse at training then I am & I am not great)  So no correction was done.  He didnt even notice she jumped on them really : (

I did !   I tried to give her a correction...But it was kind of belated...She also had an Easy walk harness on...Not great for a sideways correction.

 

Im just kind of surprised she is starting to jump at this age...And not happy about it either.

[Barbara B., Sasha & Oliver]

Both my doodles are jumpers and I hate it.  Oliver is big and is 80 lbs and my Sasha is 50 lbs. I constantly work on this but it is crazy the first couple of minutes when someone comes into my house and then all of a sudden it is like someone turned off the switch everyone is calm.  I have been working on having Oliver sit and once he is in a sit position then I will let someone pet him.  It is a constant work in progress thing with me and my doodles. 

[Jane, Guinness and Murphy]

First I would not let anyone approach her unless she was sitting and calm.  At the first sign that she's about to jump, I would firmly correct (verbal and with a collar correction). I think the real key is that she never gets the opportunity to jump, even if that means quickly turning her around and taking a few steps in the opposite direction.  Then when she's calm try again.  When she finally stays calm and sitting for the greeting...lots of praise (but you'll need to keep it low key so she doesn't get excited all over again).   Unfortunately with the Easy Walk Harness that would be difficult....do you ever use any other type of collar?

[Pam & Trixie]

I have not had success with any collar with Trixie. Previously I had used a

[Joanne ~ Spud*]

Now at 3.5 years,he is still jumping on people. He runs right up, plops that butt down, and if they don't pet him fast enough, he is on them with a wiggle and 360 turns, trying to sit, up then down, and then,if they still don't have that hand there he barks.
We do practice sit-stay, and he does this. It lasts all of 2 seconds. Maybe. I'm not proud. We flunked greetings. Correct me and my dog. It is very embarrassing. I'm just glad he likes them and doesn't want to eat them. I've read all the posts, he is well trained, could pass his CGC again today, but he knows just when to get away with a crappy greeting. He loves people. We just try to meet very few. I'm not giving up. He will remain in stay, but once given the okay and all is set- he stinks at this one. I'll admit it right out.

[Joanne ~ Spud*]

Great suggestion. It does seem to happen when the petting hand does not come out fast enough. Of course, Spud has no fears of hands or fists so this might work.

[Lynda Kamrath]

OMD!  So Spud is a jumper also!  My ALD is terrible, but does not jump on people at obedience class.  He is worse when Groucho is around and when we are out walking.  I am taking him back to obedience class tonight and we can work on that some more.  Groucho, at 90 pounds, does not jump on people (thank goodness) but he has one friend of mine that he greets in a most unusual way.  He jumps up in the air and licks her on the mouth - doesn't touch her body, just licks her mouth.  She is in her seventies and thank goodness a dog lover.  But this is such a strange greeting.  She walks with us frequently so turns when she sees him coming but he does get her every once in a while.

I also am not giving up.  Gotta get this under control.

[Joanne ~ Spud*]

I do have to blame-SOME of the recipients of his greetings. They don't listen and set him up for more failure. Recently, my huge, 6'6 brother-in-law stopped by. Spud tried that Behavior with him ( a dog lover and owner) and he used that deep voice, gave a stern command to sit and knock it off or you get no pets. Spud calmed right down and behaved. If others are not listening, it's a lost cause with dogs who have greeting issues

[Nancy, Ned, Clancy, and Charlie]

We call this kissing! :-}  Seriously though, Ned sometimes jumps up and nosekisses the cheek of someone who is greeting him.  It is not a good habit but we haven't been able to squelch it totally.

[Brandi]

My doodle Magnet is a jumper, although she has gotten better, she still does it at almost 3 yrs old...She knows who she can jump on and who she can't, she isn't stupid.  I have many elderly relatives around quite often in and out and she is gentle as can be with them, but let one of my sisters walk thru the door, WATCH OUT.  My other doodle Smudge, isn't a jumper, but shes a hopper.  She trots alongside company, hopping and prancing, nibbling on their fingertips lol  

My trainer that I used when Mags was a baby, said EVERY doodle she in had in class was a jumper..and she seems to think it comes from the retriever.  I've known several retrievers thru my life and only knew of 1 jumper.  But that was her opinion

I have 6 doodles total in my family, and I have to honestly say Magnet and my sisters doodle Daisy are by far the worse.  Its aggravating I do know this, but I am having a hard time breaking it too, so I'm looking forward to reading everyones answers....Good luck

[Pam & Trixie]

I have had 3 FC Retrievers. 2 were very jumpy & yes planted Kisses.  Although they never jumped on me.  the 3rd  had great Manners.

So with Trixie I was thrilled that she wasnt a jumper...Just surprised it has started now- kind of out of the blue.  I dont like my Dogs jumping on friends & relatives.  Alot of them dont like it either

[Cyndi, The Boys & Callie]

Another member of the "not proud" club. We keep trying with training and it's getting a little better. Tank does not jump on people. He jumps straight up so that he is eye level but does not touch them. It something to see this 50 lb doodle jumping straight up and look you in the eye. Sully jumps on people. It's usually only once and he's smaller at 33lbs but still a bad habit we're trying to break.

[Sue, Murphy and Bella ()*o*()]

We have found that turning and ignoring unt il they were calm helped some, , especially with Bella. But She is like a rabbit, she hops so high, and as clumsy as any 60 pd puppy could be, and always managed to jump, bump and topple whoever she was greeting. Once our 20 month old grandson( a tiny 20 pds too) moved closer to us, jumping was just not safe, and I needed to take drastic measures.
. So when greeting turned into a jump fest, i would bend my leg at the knee, bring it up to waist height, just as she jumped up and my knee would meet white furry chest midair, With a firm "off"!!! And continue the ignoring until all four paws were on the floor, then praise, praise, praise.
it worked very quickly and only needed to be done 2-3 times before she figured out no jumping! It only takes one time of seeing a tiny little toddler being knocked down on ceramic tile and trampled on to give one the incentive to take assertive action like this. It may not be for everyone, but it worked here. Hope this helps.