Jumping

[Janice]

Dale's decided its OK to jump on everyone he meets. He's never behaved like this before but I think we had too many people around over Christmas all making a fuss of him. I've tried asking people to ignore him unless all his feet are on the ground but the usual reply is 'Oh he's just friendly I don't mind'
What's the quickest way to stop him?
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Janice and Dale

[John Thomson]

Janice at the risk of upsetting some people.........I would lift my knee......it is uncomfortable to jump into a knee. It is a difficult habit to break......if he gets any benefit from jumping he will continue to do it.

He likes making life a challenge for you
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[Ashley]

Janice, I completely sympathise with you here. We had taught Holly not to jump on people and to greet them 'nicely'.... but over Christmas and New Year we took her to my gran's and because she was so excited, and everyone was making a fuss... she is jumping up all the time too.

Because Holly is so small people didnt mind if she jumped up... it was only Jaydee and I.

John - I've been lifting my knee out a bit, more as an automatic reaction to her jumping, and it does seem to be working. Good tip!
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I hope to one day be as great as my dog thinks I am right now!!

[Janice]

John lifting a knee is a good idea but he never jumps on me or Mike. Today it was every other person he saw on the canal tow path.
If he jumps on anyone on the forum can I beg people to knee him or at least ignore him?
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Janice and Dale

[kendal]

will do Janice, i should really get people to do that for Gypsy.
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[John Thomson]

Dale is VERY smart...he knows what you will do.hence no jumping on you
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[Suzanne H]

He may calm down once he's back in his routine - Otto was a bit mad too. Or try a long line while out on a walk? We keep Otto on a long line on more populated walks or we call him in if we see someone in more open space. He isn't that bothered with people, just their dogs. He gets to say hello but gives us more control until we can suss the situation.

Harder in the house - he was going mad with me for a while, jumping into me, nipping my coat, pulling my scarf - I now totally ignore him till he calms down. In my male dominated household, he sees me as the weak link physically, but it doesn't help that Ian wasn't backing me up. He doesn't mind the dog welcoming him that way - but he is starting to see it's not nice for me or any other woman or kid and has to be 100% unacceptable.

oh I swore testosterone!

[Lindy]

Lizzy is a wee jummper too and i do the knee thing sometimes but the best way to get her to stop is to ignore it, when she does it on a walk it's a wee bit like she's jumping up to my hand to check in and off she goes again to play, Dora does it occasionally when she is fed up on a walk and wants to get moving she jumps up and pushes your behind with her paws.

[Arlene]

Rusty started jumping up recently but he knows I wont pay him any attention until hes calm. Dales probably just chancing his luck Rustys the same right now

[marcella]

that's right Arlene ................ they push their luck!

[Janice]

Dale may have second thoughts about jumping after his last walk. We went back to the canal in the hope that he'd jump so I could pounce on him. Well it was almost deserted except for a 'merry' young couple complete with their bottle. Dale eyed them from a distance, crept up and backed off. I don't think he liked their singing Eventually he made a little bounce in general direction of the girl. She screamed and swung her carrier bag at him just as I yelled No. Poor Dale took off as if he'd been shot
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Janice and Dale

[kirsty]

Suzanne I have that problem too. A male dominated household. My partner is 6 foot 2 and has a loud deep voice. He just needs to speak and the dogs obey him. He does no training with them and does not have to work at it at all.

I feel I work at it constantly and the response I get from lindsay, is those dogs take the rise out of you - you are too soft!!!!

And he is happy to greet the dogs when he comes in - Dodge jumps up on him and lindsay loves it. If bob jumps up on me, he puts his paws on my shoulder and looks down at me, and I dont find 7 and a half stone of German Shepherd on my shoulders cute in any way - I totally ignore the dogs when I enter the house and do all the pack order stuff, but they just see me as a weak link too.

Not fair.

Luckily my greeting meeting style has rubbed off on the dogs and the only person they jump up at is him - they stay pretty calm with everyone else.

But sometimes it feels like all the males are against me

[Suzanne H]

Kirsty, I hear you. I also have to work harder, especially as he's getting bigger and stronger.

I just don't play games where he is bound to win ie tug of war or where I am lower than him and I'm the only one who feeds him and he doesn't get fed until I eat and until I say so, etc. He's probably better behaved for me as I don't take any nonsense from him, but I have to work at it and he's never as submissive to me as he is to Ian - turns into jelly.

When I was ill over New Year he was a little git - seized the opportunity. He's not a majorly dominant dog or that badly behaved, but he will chance it.

He's off to the vets at the end of the month (nothing to do with his behaviour, we've just taken the decision on health reasons - also he's getting them nicked while running in woods, they're very exposed in a dog like him haha). Maybe should take the boys and get them all done!

[kirsty]

Suzanne, my 'Boys' are done. But maybe I should take Lindsay

[Suzanne H]

I'd certainly consider taking the 18 year old to be done haha - his dad is as inconsistent in his training as he is with the dog.

And they all make a mess!