When rosie is out on her walks , she jumps up at everyone we see, even at those who ignore her, is this a puppy thing or will it carry on if not stopped now , she just thinks everyone is there to play with her, some ppl dont find it amusing ...she is a westie 5 months old...

Hello,
     She will grow out of it, my Sal is 17 months now and used to think everyone we meet, loved her :) in her opinion who wouldn't love her. But she grew out of it you could try taking something she "adores" above everything else with you and calling her back to you with it - be it a ball - tug toy- anything so you are more interesting than other people. But to be honest I look at it as a sign of a well socialised/happy/puppy. Teach her to sit before people greet her - it works honest. Enjoy the puppy days - teenage days are a coming fast ;)
Karen  

Make sure people really do ignore her - and it will stop.  While it's lovely to have a pup whose so friendly and outgoing, it really shouldn't be encouraged as one day she might choose the wrong person :(  Distracting her with a fav toy kept just for walks will help too.

im having a similar problem with lily (she's almost 9 months), she absolutely adores people and just hurtles over to see them. usually she'll stop and come back if i call her but recently she's just had a mind of her own and ignored me, it's got to the stage where i just don't like to take her out on my own anymore because i can't trust her to stop running off. so i've just bought a 30ft lead so that i can still take her on a decent walk where she can run about, but i can stop her running off - hopefully her recall will improve in time.

all i need now is for the lead to hurry up and arrive (ordered online) because my other half is going away on wednesday and i won't be able to walk her alone without it !

sarah
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Where abouts did you order it from, if you don't mind me asking?

from ultimateanimals.co.uk

Cheers :-D

Puppies don't grow out of things I am afraid, they have to be taught, like children what is and what is not appropriate behaviour.  Would you be happy if a dog the size of a Rottweiler/Great Dane etc behaved in the same way whilst you were out or do you think because she is a small breed it is acceptable?

Some people do not like dogs, any dogs, and some are afraid of them and some people and/or their dogs may be somewhat less than amused and boot/bite your dog out of the way.  How will you feel then?

A simple way of avoiding this behaviour is to put your dog on a line and not to allow it to occur.

Please extend to others the courtesy you would expect for yourself.

rosie is always on her lead, (which is one of the extending ones ) i have never let her off she is still too young , i meant ppl who she sees and pass next to us, of course i pull her away. i was asking the question because i never had this problem in all the years i had my german shephard and that was for 13 yrs.. and also my yorkshire terrier who was 17.. i have always got respect for others, if they like dogs or not...
the lead is always kept very short, unless we are on the fields and there is no-one else about...
and as for your last remark, if only i got the courtesy i gave others would be more fitting..

<<i have never let her off she is still too young>>

My puppies go off lead the first time I take them out. By 5 months old they would be completely use to off lead running. The reason for this is because as a very young puppy it lacks the confidence to run far from me so I'm starting to build the pattern of keeping close by. Obviously I only allow a puppy off lead in safe places, but then, that remains the case right through the dog's life. Exercising a dog off lead near a road is a big NO NO.

Regards, John

i understand what your saying john, but i would honestly be too frightened she would just be off , what happens then, if i cant catch her ? i could lose her , im not a breeder, or show owner , im an ordinary dog owner , who was asking for advice , some of the replys ive had to posts on here really helped me... but that one seemed to be just patronising me...

rosie you did not make it clear in your post that your dog was on a lead, if my dogs are on a lead they cannot jump up at other people because it would be physically impossible for them!  The cure is in your hands, reel in the extending lead! Simple!

I agree with John, my dogs are off lead from Day 1 for the reasons he states.

my appologise for not making it clear, that rosie is on her lead

The thing is, you are the one with the tin opener. She might give you a little run around but she will not want to loose you. Find somewhere safe and pick a time when there is going to be no distractions around and armed with a pocket full of treats and go for it. Keep calling her back at intervals and making a big fuss of her. You will be supprised how she will react.

Best wishes, John

John wasn't patronising you - I also let my dogs off lead as soon as they go out if it is safe to do so.  When they are very young their instinct it to stay with you, as they get older they will become more independent and explore more so the more work that is done when young the better.  It is the basis for everything that comes later :)

Don't worry Christine, I've known you for so long on here to respect your views, and to know that you would never patronise me. :)

Best wishes, John

john i am so sorry i didnt mean you were patronising me , it was one of the other replies id had .. yours was the sort of advise i was looking for sorry again

i didnt mean john at all , ive apologised to him ....

Don't worry Bev, I'm not at all upset :)
The thing is, there are two schools of thought about when to let a puppy off the lead. The one I subscribe to which I've outlined, and the other, not to let a puppy off until you are sure it will come back. Trouble with the second is, no one can tell you HOW you will know your puppy will come back without actually taking the lead off.
All the time the puppy is on the lead it is getting bigger, stronger and braver. It learns the areas where you walk it so knows exactly where it is. At the same time, the owner is getting more and more apprehensive about what might happen. Taking the lead off for the first time does not get easier, in fact it geta even harder!

The advantages of taking the lead off earlier are:- It is less confident, does not yet know where it is, both of which mean that it is less likley to move far away. It is also so much smaller meaning that it geats tired so much quicker.

When I go out for the first, or maybe the second time with a puppy, I have a footpath on the local industrial estate. I get a friend to walk a little way along it to act as a stop then once I get well into the path I let the puppy off the lead. I know it's safe because it cannot get away even if it wanted to. But I've never found one who even want to! Once it has been off once, somehow the second time is so much easier.

Best wishes, John 

Although I agree puppies don't grow out of things they do calm down and become less excited about everything and everyone they see :)
  Both my dogs jumped up on people as pups, especially when people bent over to smooth them which resulted in lots of people being poked in the eye by a pointy whippet nose.
The biggest problem we had was that most people love puppies so when they jump up they get rewarded with lots of attention, so you've got to try and persuade people not to greet them like that. Once they stop getting rewarded for jumping up they soon get bored and think of something else to try :)

Steve

By pulling her away you aren't teaching her what you DO want her to do (only that you don't actually want her to be near people - which can in itself lead to problems :(  As we've verified you do actually have control over her, when you meet people who actually want to speak to her - ask her to sit, and explain that you are teaching her to be a good canine citizen, and request that they only fuss her when she has all four feet on the ground - never mind the 'oh it doesn't matter' stuff - she is YOUR dog!!

I agree with Digger. It took quite a while for me to take this on board and not feel like a stuck up madam when asking people to make sure Sparky sat before fussing him. I think I was a bit in awe of all these experienced dog owners who must know what they are on about (lol), being a first timer myself, and also was so pleased when people wanted to fuss my boy! Now, I am much more confident to instruct people on how to greet him, and it has been working (with the odd blip when he gets excited in play). Like Digger says - she's YOUR dog.:)
Tracy

I had trouble with Toby jumping on people, being a lab he is very friendly and wanted to say hello to everyone, the only way i got him out of jumping on people was to make him sit when we met anyone, he now automatically sits when we meet people and waits till they come up to him and fuss him, he knows that if he sits and waits he will be rewarded with a fuss, people that ignore him he doesnt bother with because he knows he will not get the attention, it may not work for every dog but it has worked so well for Toby,
good luck :)

Heidi