Okay... I didn't get blasted for my email about electric fences...
thank you!... so I will venture another email. And realize that I am
not a "professional" dog trainer, because I don't get paid for what I
do. But I have certainly put in years and years of study and effort
into trying to learn more about the 4-footer. And as my son says...
I have "professional" dogs. Their training has to be exact and
expectations high. My own keeper dog was not nearly as well
behaved! So take what you can use from this email and delete the rest.
Dogs jump for a lot of reasons. And most people correct them by
squealing their name and giving them lots of attention... exactly
what they want. The knee in the chest will work on some dogs some of
the time. Turning your back and completely ignoring them will also
work on some dogs some of the time. But every time the dog comes to
someone new and they jump on them, the dog has "practiced"
inappropriate behavior. So let the people who come to you house
regularly know what they need to do to help correct the jumping. Or
have a leash right next to the door and leash the dog before you ever
open the door. Place your foot on the leash with no slack whatsoever
so the dog can't move upwards. And if the dog still has the over
excited greetings, then tether them in another room or put them in
their crate before the people come in your house. When you greet
people out in public, have the leash in your hand, but stand on it as
well so that they have no extra leash to jump. Don't let them
practice bad behavior. And at the same time when they finally do
sit... praise, praise, praise the dog and tell them good sit.
Acknowledging good behavior is just as important... and on some dogs,
more important... then tagging bad behavior.
When I mentor a new group of puppy raisers, we play a game. I have a
behavior/activity that I want a person/puppy to do. I share the
behavior with everyone in the room, except the person playing the
part of the puppy. Let's say that I want them to sit in a chair when
they come in the room. With the first "puppy" I give just negative
corrections... when they move away from what I want. With the second
"puppy" I give negative and positive corrections... "don't" when they
move away from the chair and "good boy" when they were headed in the
right directions. The second puppy always was successful. The first
was usually very frustrated and gave up. So praise the behavior you
want and correct/ignore the behavior you want to extinguish.
When a dog jumps up on something, I always give the correction of
"don't". "Down" is a command... something you want them to do.
"Off" is also a command for when you want them to get off of
something that you have asked them to jump
on. "Don't" is a correction. "No" will also work, but I prefer
"don't" because I can say it more forcefully with major emphasis on
the D.
And lastly... dogs love to dig. There is nothing better then nice
damp dirt to make them happy. Once again, don't let them practice
the inappropriate behavior. Watch them carefully... cover the area
with something so they can't get to it... or fill the holes with
their puppy piles. Gross.. I know. But most dogs won't dig in their
own poop.
Like I said... take what you can use and delete the rest.
Barbara
now raising service dog in training #9
On Jan 25, 2007, at 8:05 PM, buttafamily5 wrote:
I'm anxious to hear people's tips on this as well -- as this is
Dempsey's latest "thing". His training is going well also, but his new
thing is jumping. Just when we get one thing corrected, another crops
up! He is only 4 months old. We start "basic training" classes on
Monday.
One thing that we do have success with is the spray bottle with
vinegar and water. He hates it, so all we have to do is pick it up and
say "off!" and he calms down. We have read that we should say "off!"
instead of "down", as "down" should be used when you want them to lie
down in the submissive position (yet another thing we need to
master!).He has also taken to nipping at our heels as we go upstairs
(where he is not allowed), which really hurts and must stop!
Donna
--- In [email protected], "tricialynch77"
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> Hi I have a 7 month old F1 Labradoodle called Harvey. His
training is
> going okay at the moment apart from jumping up on people in the
house
> and outside as well.When he is in the house we try lifting our
knee to
> his chest which eventually stops him.But when he is outside and
off the
> lead he will jump up on anyone wether it be a toddler or an
adult,which
> can be frightening for them as you can imagine.Also if anyone comes
> into the house he jumps all over them. Can anyone give me advice
on how
> to stop this please.
>
