my 5 month boy keeps jumping up at people who come in the house and nipping at them. i have tried talking to him , he wont do it to me or my wife sometimes to the kids, but always to visitors. i send him to his bed but he keeps coming out which is understandable as he is a puppy, i wondered if anyone had any other ideas as people are scared of him but he isnt nasty he just wants to play, his a naughty puppy thats all they dont understand him.

Hi,
Teach your pup to sit and tell your visitors to ignore him unless he is sitting - no eye contact, nothing, until he is calm. They can then talk calmly to him and stop the moment he jumps up until he sits again.

Christine

thanks ill try that and see how we get on

Welcome to the forum Steven. :-) Leigh

I also have a staffordshire bull terrier she's 6 month old and when people come round she goes mad .so we have now brought a stairgate and we shut her upstairs .we have started a dog class and she has got better but i realy think its all down to her being a puppy.

My Staffies 4 years old and has only just learned a little bit of manners.
Hes great with our 2 year old son and ALWAYS so over friendly with people (part of the staffords charm)
I agree it can be a pain when people walk in the door and your dog jumps all over them but this is charectaristic of this enthusiastic breed.
I found that asking people to ignore him when he jumped up really helped, then rewarding with praise and food did the trick. All the yelling just made him more excitable and sending him to bed was a task in itself!
Hes finally learned after 4 long years of training that not EVERYONE likes the lickies...now we've just got to drum it into his new best friend our 6 month old Bull Terrier Bessie!
All the best
Lucy X

I would not recommend shutting a staffie(or any other breed)away-even behind a stair gate-when you have visitors.This does NOT solve the problem.The dog needs to be taught appropriate behaviour and good manners.6 months old may still be a puppy but it is not going to be cured by avoiding the problem and the longer you leave it the worse it will get.
My first staffie was advertised for sale as 'not suitable with children' and when I went to see him he was shut in a small kitchen to keep him away from visitors and when he was allowed outy for us to see him he went absolutely mad-he bit my clothes and jumped up at my face cutting my lip.I could not leave him where he was so took him home and with firm consistant handling and lots of socialising he became a wonderful loving pet.
Please be patint and teach your pet some manners-he does not understand what is acceptable.Follow the advice of other board members and teach some basic obedience.
Good luck Archer

i have a 6 month year old staffy and he keeps jumping up at my face a nibbles my ear's i find it crazzy i only have just got my dog i've had it for 2 days he is called buster and as i'm 16 i'm trying my hard'est to train it my mam and dad help but since it's my dog it's all down 2 me. he gives his paw and sit's allready and i'm just starting to get it going out for a wee and sh*t he is learning really fast for a dog that i have only had for 2 days or so. i'm feeding it pedergee puppie food and chew's to strengthen it's jaw any ideas what i can feed it for it to become very healthy and strong plz e-mail me with any information williamtrory982@hotmail.com . cheers
i'm from newcastle :-)

hi i have six staffords that all go mad when we have visitors as they are very much a people dog. if he nips people tell him in a stern voice NO my 51/2 month pup does it sometimes and if you shout ow loud she knows shes gone to far. also when mine get to excited i get a rolled up news paper and bang it on my hand and they all settle down (i never hit them with it)

my 6 mth old bitch does the same but the problem really comes when i walk her let her of the lead in the big field near me you get to know some poele and there dogs but she's so friendly that when somone comes near she's of like a shot it makes no difference that i shout, she has to say hello a toy somtimes deters her but not always it's embarrassing when she puts her front paws on poele but what can you do keeping her on the lead all the time is not fair to the dog???????????

Scooby
You need to keep your dog on a long line untill she come to you every time ,
What would happen if..........your dog is off the lead and runs towards a small child ,the child takes fright ,screams and runs ??
I believe Princess Anne has just been in court for a similar scenario
Think about it
Liz

My 16 week old Pit Bull Mastiff (pit bull/bull mastiff mix) used to have the same problem when he was a toddler.

I started keeping him on a short lead whenever company came and when he jumped up on people i would give the short lead a firm yank downwards and say "no jumping!"
Eventually he realized that jumping was associated with the yanking on the lead and he stopped.

I also set up situations in which i knew he would try and jump so i can correct it before it actually happens in a real situation. After a while, the yanking can be eliminated and the verbal command can be used instead to deter him from jumping. Whenever he listened, he was rewarded with a treat. If he didnt, we yanked down on his short lead to tell him he was being bad. He eventually got the point = )

Good luck!

Rob

When Bonnie first joined our family she was 6 weeks old and a knightmare at times. She would insist on nipping you. I would lie on my bed and she would manage to clime up and run and jump at my face with her mouth snapping! I found that she learnt by being ignored or by being told NO. If you make an issue of it he will do it to get attention.

When she would stop doing it by being told no we would give her a treat.

Bonnie is now 18 months old and no longer nips so it must have worked.

Good Luck