JUMPING ON PEOPLE

[Lynne Fowler-Oodles of Doodles]

Barbara Baumgarten wants to know:

"I am just looking for a way to stop Dunkin from jumping out of excitement. He just jumps on people that come in the house and it takes time for him to jump out his excitement to take a walk and we can get the leash on him anyone that has an idea I would like to hear from thanx."

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

you know mine..lol..and no matter what we have tried it has not worked...

[Barbara Baumgarten]

my pet sitter Denise has done this for his 2 hears and I do it alot when people come over. He is just too excited thanx tho

[Kathy Wilson]

Have you tried turning your back to him when he jumps up? I see that on Victoria Stillwell's program "It's Me Or The Dog". Also, she puts them in another room and gives them a treat the moment they give the correct behavior.

[Chris & Boys]

Turning your back to the dog has worked for me and my kids. For visitors, not so much. It is just as hard to train visitors (or harder) than the dogs.

[Shelly Gouvas]

I KNOW!!!!MY MOM JUST CAN'T GET IT.TURN AND WALK AWAY.WHAT IS SO HARD ABOUT THAT?

[Lynne B]

doing what Kathy suggested usually works, but if not you might try to get the dog to sit, then keep it in a sit by using a very high value treat, but don't give the dog the treat right away, hold it in front of his nose, let him smell it and try to get it from between your fingers sometimes they will get so involved in the treat that they won't jump..if it works, then after awhile they should be sitting rather than jumping, at that point, start to fade the reward.

[Lake Girl, Lizette]

I turn my back and they both jump on my back as well. I have refrained from acknowledging them in their excited state. I just act like everythng is normal and it is not a big deal that I returned home. It hasn't worked so far. It is so hard to be stern with them when they are so happy we are home. They settle down quickly but they even act like this when they get up first thing in the morning and they slept in our room all night.

[Chris & Boys]

It does take a lot of repetition to work, but don't give up, they will get it.

[Nancy, Ned, Clancy, and Charlie]

I can't figure out how a treat would work. However, maybe I am dense but I did see that segment also.
Our five year old Springer jumps with excitement whenever we open a door and enter the room he is in - even if it has only been 30 seconds. We have tried ignoring him until he calms, turning our backs, kneeing him, sitting and greeting him on his level, and making him sit/stay. Nothing works and has ever worked. We just live with his over abundance of love for his people. I think he is an extreme case of ADHD.

[Kathy Wilson]

Realize also that I am one who does not yet have her doodle! I'm impressed with Victoria Stillwell's show and am "convinced" that all techniques will cause miracles. That said, we'll see when I have an actual puppy to share my life with. My hunch is that I will learn much the hard way! ;)

[Chris & Boys]

When I watch those shows, I think about my training sessions. After a while, the dog gets worn out and will obey the command. But tomorrow, maybe not. I wonder how much of it sticks after she leaves......

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

Thats where the repetition comes in...if you stop working with a dog ...the dog will go right back to it's bad habits again. At least we found this to be ture with Dunkin...lol Dunkin also seems to be very attention seeking and motivated by it, no matter how negative or positive it is, so you have to be very carefull on how you train with him. He wants to give so much love and get love he forgets himself and is just so over excited all the time.