Hi,

My dog is just 5 months old and I'm having difficulty getting him to stop jumping up at people on a walk, it's excitement I know but I can't stand it.

It's even worse when people say "Oh I don't mind".....I mind, I don't like dogs that jump at me and really don't want a dog that jumps up at others.

The trainer says to get him to sit when I see others approach but he's at the adolescent stage of doing what he likes and not coming when called sometimes, he has been fantastic up to now.

He knows what "down" means, sits when someone knocks at the door etc.

I have started to tell people to ignore him and not to touch him or lean down towards him...I can't think of anything else to do but am unsure if this is teaching him something I'm unaware of.

Any advice would be most welcome.

Annee

Very simple use a clicker to teach him not jumping up is more rewarding than jumping up kikopup on Youtube explains how to do it

Thank you....he doesn't jump at me or when people come to the house...it's strangers on a walk and I do use the clicker but he's off and jumping at them before I can do anything and as I said has started to ignore.

Could you use the watch me and hold a treat to get his attention until they have passed. Work with some stooges in the street so that they ignore him and you can work on it and sitting still as they approach?
I'm guessing this is Onlead rather than off? If off I would be inclined to keep him on a lead and a long one too so you can keep him at bay and also revisit his recall.. Puppies lol

Hi Sue,

Yes, done the watch me thing but now he's older and running all over the place happily playing he spots people and bounds over to them...if I have treats and the whistle he's not to bad but I can't keep treating every time we see someone...id have a massively fat pup in no time.

I also don't want him to think every time we see someone he gets a treat.

Puppies....!

Hi Well I have found(with many puppies I must add)that doing as shown in the kikopup video teaches puppies not to jump at anyone because they have learnt not to jump is rewarding & to jump is umrewarding..

Once the dog has learnt this it is not necessary to reward with food everytime the dog offers the required behaviour, a simple verbal reward is sufficient.

It's a pity that people fail to grasp the complete method & focus only on the food reward & presume that a food reward is always required, I can assure you none of my puppies have gone on to be overweight or obese & learn not to jump at anyone using this simple but none instant fix.

Another way would be to go down the mega outmoded way & punish jumping as per Caesar Millan & his cohorts<~~~~~ not a method I have every used & ever would.

Clicker training isn't a quick fix as per CM etc as it is based on the dog learning & working out what is required behaviour.

Good luck with your puppy, I will withdraw from this thread, as clearly you do not want to educate you puppy by shaping it's behaviour, but just to stop the behaviour by any means

Thank you Tommee for your patronising reply....it's most welcome.

I do clicker train him, he's been to training classes and now further classes, is socialised incredibly well and I can assure you have not once shouted at him, told him off or punished him etc....I only ever reward good behaviour !

So for you to say I clearly don't want to educate myself is complete and utter hogwash and to stop his behaviour by any means is in fact insulting.

I came on board to ask simply about others experiences etc not to be put down and made to feel like I'm a bad "mum".

Annee

That's a bit harsh as nowhere has she said she wants to stop by by using any means or wants an instant stop. She asked for other ideas for training to stop her pup from jumping up at strangers, nothing to do with CM or his techniques and can't imagine her using these either.
Sometimes if one way doesn't work you need to try another way, yes being consistent helps but it's not one way or the highway.

No wonder this forum is getting less and less people participating. Unless you are one of the regular postees it would appear that any one who is asking a sincere question is being shot down in flames.
Surely we should be helping people who are looking for advice, on any subject and I do know there are some who ask silly questions and breeding questions that are dubious. We all started somewhere with our dogs and surely even just by seeking out a forum to ask a query, a person should be shown some respect.

Thank you Flattiemum and Sue,

I really appreciate it, I was as you say just trying to get advice...my puppy is a lovely boy and I really want him to be a well adjusted confident dog, I would never use ways of training that could possibly hurt him physical or mentally.

The clicker is great and I am consistent but he's a pup and does want to run up to people and say hello, if they bend down and pat him or wave their arms around he will jump.

I'll just keep trying and hope that in time he'll stop jumping.

Annee

Keep him on lead, (or put him on one when people are in sight, or on a long line you can grab before eh bounds over, which is more the issue) it's quite simple when a person approaches keep your hand  on the withers and repeat stand or whatever command for not jumping up, praise, and ensure all the fuss is given on four feet.

This was the method I employed with mine years ago on daily school run, as I obviously didn't want t frighten or have children knocked over and it was easier to control the dog than the people especially kids.

We inadvertently train our pups to jump up when very small, by giving them attention when they do it.

Thank you Brainless, a long lead is something I'll now go and get, that's a very good idea as trying to get him to return to me to put the lead on so I could make him sit as people passed was near impossible, his recall up to about a week ago when he hit 5 months was fantastic....now I think the teenage time has arrived.

Annee

Mine was very good until today, 5 month mark, she comes back and then runs past me lol.
We will get there again :-)