New Problem : JUMPING....

sterlingsmom · Posted: Thu Jul 26, 2007 3:01 pm Post subject: New Problem : JUMPING....

Sterling is now fast approaching about 50 pounds at 4.5 months....her new problem is jumping! But only on me...and the occasional little child (she LOVES kids!!) I have tried and tried to make her stop. I've turned away from her and ignored her, I've swatted with a newspaper (she looks at me like, "Yeah, right!") and I've put my knee up a couple of times which gets her down, but she doesn't stay down. I don't want to knee her too hard, and she's already such a DRAMA QUEEN that when she runs into my knee, she yelps (don't think it's hurting her, because if a big dog runs too fast at her, she cries like the dog is killing her Shocked

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Any suggestions? I can't take her to obedience yet because I'm waiting until at least 6 months to do the rabies vaccine because I'm worried about reactions....but I tell you, I can't WAIT until she's old enough to go to obedience and doggy daycare..lol

weimdawgs · Posted: Thu Jul 26, 2007 3:13 pm Post subject:

Young wiems can be very persistant in their attention getting behavior...so you have to be MORE persistant.

I finally got Scout to stop jumping on me by getting him by the collar and making him sit and I didn't let him up until he was calmer. Now that doesn't mean that he never TRIES...he does. And when he really wants to jump but knows he shouldn't I get a little nip from him occasionally. He just can't help himself.

But he is MUCH better than he was. I can actually walk into the gang of them and not get jumped on.

chino886 · Puppy Joined: 26 Jul 2007 Posts: 6

sterlingsmom · Posted: Thu Jul 26, 2007 4:40 pm Post subject:

Really? Your baby does that too?? Yesterday, I had her on the beach, and this cute dog (about her size) came running over and got about five feet away from her, and she yelped and yelped like the dog attacked her! She then promply ran over to me and tried to jump in my arms...mind you, I was standing at the time Shocked

The owner thought his dog had hurt Sterling and started appologizing profusely, and all the people turned around like I was killing her or something! I swear it's like having a little kid that people think you beat..LOL!!!

emily · Posted: Thu Jul 26, 2007 9:20 pm Post subject:

When Scout was a pup I did the turning away method. It really does work if you keep turning and do not make eye contact. The other thing I did was give him a command like "sit" and I would not give him attention at all until he obeyed. The key is that you have to keep turning. You might get dizzy but not giving her the attention will work. And if you add a command like sit she will eventually sit instead of jump when she wants your attention. Best of luck! Its really hard and I know how much it stinks when they jump all over you.
As far as jumping on kids, you probably want to keep her on leash and correct her when she exhibits the unwanted behavior. Most kids are not good at correcting a dog. So leashing and you can even use treats to get her to obey and not jump is probably a better course. Once she is older and listens more consistently you can take her off lead. And if you see her winding up for a jump you can call her to you and make her sit. This of course requires lots and LOTS of treats ;o)
Good luck!

Sophie · Posted: Thu Jul 26, 2007 9:59 pm Post subject:

Wendy (now 10 months) uses to jump a lot on me... The thing that did worked for us has been to show her to jump on demand and be treated for that...

Now, she jumps on me when I ask her to and it's funny because if sometime she do try to jump on me without me asking her to, as soon as our eyes meet, she just stop her movement!

twojaks · Posted: Thu Jul 26, 2007 10:46 pm Post subject:

[quote="Sophie"]Wendy (now 10 months) uses to jump a lot on me... The thing that did worked for us has been to show her to jump on demand and be treated for that...

I taugh Mieke to jump on demand but I also taught him he gets no attention unless he's siting. curbed his jumping big time. cute thing is he hasn't worked out he can jump fences yet Exclamation

josie · Posted: Fri Jul 27, 2007 3:29 am Post subject:

I'm mystified by this rabies vaccine and not going to obedience thing - do you mean that no one in the US takes their dogs to obedience before 6 months because of something about a rabies vaccine??! Sheesh, I would just ignore the rabies vaccine thing, unless this is a rule the obedience club has?? I mean, your pup is highly unlikely to catch rabies at obedience class! And if the club say you should have the rabies jab in order to come, then I would just give it to the pup earlier - Slate had her rabies jab at 12 wks and was fine. Grey is about to have hers at 16 wks. And it's optional in the UK and is only needed for the Pet Passport!

sterlingsmom · Posted: Fri Jul 27, 2007 6:43 am Post subject:

Yeah. I'm pretty disheartened that the clubs around here require ALL shots...including rabies. As a matter of fact, we've recently had several reports of rabid cats biting a couple of children Shocked

I am setting Sterling up for her rabies shot next week and then I'm going to enroll her. My bf and I recently broke up, and now it's just me...taking care of all three dogs (not that it's a big deal since he didn't used to get home until pretty late anyway, but the weekends were a BIG help!)
I've tried the turning away and ignoring. She just climbs on my back and tries to grab my ponytail!
I guess I'll just have to be persistent. She's a stubborn little bugger, but she's so cute it's really hard to get/stay mad at her..lol!

anne · Posted: Fri Jul 27, 2007 11:47 am Post subject:

josie · Posted: Fri Jul 27, 2007 1:30 pm Post subject:

That's what I was thinking Anne!

sterlingsmom · Posted: Fri Jul 27, 2007 3:42 pm Post subject:

Yeah. I thought it was crazy too. I'm not worried about her being socialized. We walk on the beach every single day, and she's about the most socialized thing with people and other dogs that I've ever seen. In fact, she doesn't even get overly excited. Like she knows they are supposed to be there, so I think I did a good job there. I found a local trainer who runs daycare, and he will train without the rabies. Everything else is up to date, so I've signed her up to do training next week. This place is amazing. Check out the website!!

www.theedoghouse.com

sterlingsmom · Posted: Fri Jul 27, 2007 3:44 pm Post subject:

Oh, and I forgot to mention that the guy that runs/owns this amazing place has two weims of his own! Their pictures are all over the site. I couldn't ask for a better place. I'm so excited!!!!

josie · Posted: Fri Jul 27, 2007 4:01 pm Post subject:

Sounds good, but I couldn't find any details on his site.

I'm always wary of doggie daycare places. Too often they just turn lots of dogs loose together with little supervision, or with supervision by people who don't know what to look out for. Lots of behavioural problems can be caused - from dogs becoming incredibly dog-focussed and not caring about their owners (because all their play is coming from other dogs), through to fights causing long lasting socialisation problems, dogs learning to be victims or bullies and so on.

But maybe you're talking about his classes, not the daycare. I couldn't see any detail about his classes on the site though? (Like what methods, how many dogs in a class etc etc.)

anne · Posted: Fri Jul 27, 2007 4:20 pm Post subject:

Josie,

You should see some of the PetSmart (chain of pet supply stores) that now have obedience classes and also daycare. Day care is crammed which in and of itself is asking for trouble and the dogs are just running amuck. (Also it's all indoors and I have no clue what they do for potty!) I have seen some good day cares but would much rather pay a dog walker or board them with my friends.

I know someone whose eye was ripped out in a dog fight at day care...

Not all are created equal I guess is my point.

Anne