Best way is to purposely have dog on a leash or line and plan for visitors to come over. Then as soon as the dog jumps, snap a correction and firmly and loudly say "off, no!", then as dog's feet hit the ground immediately praise with "good boy/girl" equal or more than the correction.
You'll start to see dog want to jump but hesitate...that's a good sign. Be consistent every visit by anyone. Done correctly you can train pretty well in 4 weeks.
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Re: Best way to stop a dog from jumping
[Re: Skullworks]
#2961797 11/20/1908:34 AM11/20/1908:34 AM
For jumping on you, toothdoc and cuzpat are spot on.
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Re: Best way to stop a dog from jumping
[Re: Skullworks]
#2961808 11/20/1908:41 AM11/20/1908:41 AM
Mutt...looks to be a bulldog mix. 6 months old. Learns fast. Knows sit, speak, shake and pretty well at stay. Broke the hand biting thing pretty fast. My fiancé's and her daughter's dog. Already 35lbs or so. I told her they need to be in control of her because she will be a big dog.
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Re: Best way to stop a dog from jumping
[Re: Skullworks]
#2961827 11/20/1908:57 AM11/20/1908:57 AM
Mutt...looks to be a bulldog mix. 6 months old. Learns fast. Knows sit, speak, shake and pretty well at stay. Broke the hand biting thing pretty fast. My fiancé's and her daughter's dog. Already 35lbs or so. I told her they need to be in control of her because she will be a big dog.
Agree with either the knee to stop them or have your visitors turn your back to him/her. Our dog loves to jump and when our visitors listen and turn their back until she calms down she learned real quick that jumping makes people ignore you and sitting or just standing there allows them to pet her. Took about a month with our dog and now she knows better.
You're right, the sooner they learn the easier it will be on everyone.
Re: Best way to stop a dog from jumping
[Re: Skullworks]
#2961832 11/20/1909:03 AM11/20/1909:03 AM
Join your fingers and thumb together in a chicken beak formation on your strong hand. All the pads of your fingers and thumb touching each other. Keep that hand low as you approach the dog. You may need to kneel down to properly reach. As they jump up, tap them sternly in the solar plexus from underneath. This is the spot where the rib cage comes together - right at the bottom of the rib cage - not on the ribs but in the soft spot right between the ribs where they come together. This spot is only about the size of a quarter on a dog.
Chicken beak (called beak strike in this blog post):
It is best to set them up in a situation where you know the dog will jump up (such as just when you come home, when they get excited over a favorite toy/treat, etc.) and do it the first time with no warning. It is a group of nerves called the celiac bundle and they are very sensitive so when you tap them sternly, it causes serious discomfort. Repeat it every single time they jump up and they should only do it half a dozen or so more times.
If done correctly, the dog does not see it coming or know that you did it. It associates the act of jumping up with the discomfort rather than you being unhappy with the action that caused it. Much shorter training period and it's the dog's idea, not yours to change the behaviour. Don't act mad or put out and it makes it work better. If she gets seriously put out by the discomfort you should act surprised and ask if she is okay and console her. That further reinforces the idea in her head that it did not come from you.
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Re: Best way to stop a dog from jumping
[Re: toothdoc]
#2961839 11/20/1909:14 AM11/20/1909:14 AM
Put a knee out so it hits his/her chest every time they jump and yell No! Most dogs want to please the master and get it eventually.
This is what we did when our doberman was a puppy. I didn't knee him hard or anything, but every time he'd jump up, I'd hold my knee up and basically let him run into it. only took a few times and he quit.
With other folks' dogs, I'd do the "turn your back to them" thing. Whether they were jumping up or just being pushy in general, or even a dog that seemed to be potentially a little too aggressive, I'd just cross my arms and turn around and they'd almost always calm down immediately.
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Re: Best way to stop a dog from jumping
[Re: lectrode]
#2961844 11/20/1909:19 AM11/20/1909:19 AM
All dog training works better if the dog trusts you and does not have to expend extra energy or anxiety worrying about being shocked, slapped, hit or kicked by it's owner/handler. I am not saying that some or all of the aforementioned is never called for, just better if the dog never knows it was the owner that did it when it is required. Usually not required at all if the owner will simply learn how to train a canine.
And sometimes it is required that they know it was you that did it. Generally when a dangerous behaviour (such as running into a road or refusing to recall) can't be corrected with any other method.
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Re: Best way to stop a dog from jumping
[Re: noeyeddeer]
#2961884 11/20/1910:08 AM11/20/1910:08 AM
Mutt...looks to be a bulldog mix. 6 months old. Learns fast. Knows sit, speak, shake and pretty well at stay. Broke the hand biting thing pretty fast. My fiancé's and her daughter's dog. Already 35lbs or so. I told her they need to be in control of her because she will be a big dog.
Agree with either the knee to stop them or have your visitors turn your back to him/her. Our dog loves to jump and when our visitors listen and turn their back until she calms down she learned real quick that jumping makes people ignore you and sitting or just standing there allows them to pet her. Took about a month with our dog and now she knows better.
You're right, the sooner they learn the easier it will be on everyone.
Sounds like you trained the visitors pretty quickly
Re: Best way to stop a dog from jumping
[Re: coldtrail]
#2961886 11/20/1910:09 AM11/20/1910:09 AM
Teach the dog to sit before you allow anyone to pet the dog and the turn your back deal does work cause they're just wanting attention.have a on your spot place for the dog like a dog bed or blanket
Re: Best way to stop a dog from jumping
[Re: Skullworks]
#2961925 11/20/1911:20 AM11/20/1911:20 AM
Right cross to the nose/throat with a fist, followed by “Oooh, boy, did that hurt? It looked like it hurt.” Wait, wait. That’s muggers/thugs. Not dogs. My bad.
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Re: Best way to stop a dog from jumping
[Re: Skullworks]
#2962350 11/20/1910:24 PM11/20/1910:24 PM
Never let it start is the best way. But Popping it on the nose every time if does it should work. I love dogs but can’t stand one that jumps on me or guest. I’ve have 2 lil boys and won’t have one that jumps up on them.