How can you break a bad habit?

My 10 month old dog has a bad habit of jumping up on people. How can I break her of this habit HUMANELY?

  • My 10 month old dog is very sweet and affectionate. Like most dogs, one of her initial reactions to seeing someone she likes is to jump up on them. We have never positively reinforced this behavior (such as giving praise, giving a treat or petting her) and we even took her to an acredited puppy training class. However, this is the one habit she was never able to break. I am concerned because obviously, the average person won't like having a dog jump on them, regardless of whether or not they actually like dogs. She does this with young children as well, which is a huge concern for me since I don't want her to accidentally hurt a child. What can we do other than turning our back to her when she jumps, ignoring her or scolding her verbally? I will NOT knee her in the stomach. I will only heed humane suggestions. Physical retribution is unacceptable.

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    Ignore her when she is bad, reward her when she is good.

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Put her on a leash whenever other people come over. When she goes to jump, give her a quick jerk on the leash and say Shh! Do this calmly, without emotion. Let her know that everytime she jumps, she get corrected. Cesar Milan is good at this. She does not get attention, affection etc. until she has calmed down. Tell your guests ahead of time to ignore her until she is calm, and then keep the interaction low key. 10 month old dogs have a lot of energy and make sure she is getting A LOT of exercise. A dog with no outlet for it's energy can't realistically be expected to be mellow. Exercise, on leash with others, consistent corrections and no attention until she has relaxed should work.

34th st.

DON'T KNEE YOUR DOG IN THE CHEST OR ANYWHERE!!! even if this doesn't hurt her...she take the contact you give har as attention and will try it again to get more attention.i watch a show on animal planet,it's called"It's Me Or The Dog"the name is LITTERAL, the show is about people that have the dogs with the worst habits EVER!! she went to animal behavior school for 10 years!! here's her advice for a jumping dog:NEVER knee you're dog(that's why i said it at the top)When your dog starts jumping on you,it's most likely because it wants attention.So if you touch the dog in any way(even a negative way,like kneing it)the dog takes this as you giving attention.(keep treats close by/within reach whever possible for this)when your dog jumps on you,TURN YOUR BACK ON YOUR DOG! it will most likely understand that if it jumps on you,it gets ignored.but another VERY INPORTANT part is if your dog sits when you turn your back on her,GIVE YOUR DOG A TREAT, that will REALLY help your dog understand that she shouldn't jump on you,also praise your dog(giving it what it wants)shortly after you start doing this,your dog should understand!aslo,tell people(even if she doesn't jump anymore)to get down to her level(or as close as possible)so she'll be haooy to be close to you!HOPE THIS HELPS!!!

emineste98

and i just read the bottom part,i'm glad you decided not to knee your dog(my dad taught me when i was very young it WILL mentally and physically scar your dog for life,and they will be afraid of you forever(that as more to other people that suggested kneeing)but another thing she will take verbal scolding as atention also!!she doesn't understand what your saying and thinks you want to play or something...

emineste98

Knee her. No not hard, not to push her across the room, but gently push her away/down and say sternly, without shouting or screaming or giving any reason 'No'. She will get the point... eventually. Does respond to stern tones of voice and pushes (not slaps, not punches, not kicks) the pushing is like the nipping adult dogs do to puppies when they 'train' their own young. ALSO: This is a puppy. She will be a 'puppy' for the first two years of her life. Around two years old dogs usually settle down and get the idea of who is boss in the house. right now any excitement will bring out puppy behavior, so you will have to be patient and stern, and willing to push her with the knee she is jumping against saying 'no' for about ten million times between now and then.

Athrael

When your dog jumps on you they are seeking attention. Do not knee your dog or have them on their leash and "jerk" them down..This will only make them afraid of visitors and feel as though it is a bad thing when they come around.. Everytime your dog jumps on you turn the opposite way and pay no attention..Reward them once they are down and off of you. This is how I taught both of my huskies and now whenever they meet someone new they wont jump on them, even children..

383Corvette

The method used by most all dog trainers is to put your knee out stopping the dog on its chest. this is not to be done hard or with malice but just enough to let the dog know this is not acceptable behaviour. You are not hurting the dog in any way. It normally takes about a week to train a dog not to jump. Spray bottles and jerking leashes generally do not work.

Thinker

When the dog jumps up pay no attention to it

Well, that rules out torture... Seriously, why did you even need to specify humanly? I know there are some wacko's out here, but specifying that is only going to get you sarcastic answers such as mine P.S: No, sorry, I know nothing of dog training. Other then paying money for a dog trainer.

Chain_of_command

Get a bottle with pump spray stream mode and when the dog jumps up squirt the dog

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