Jumping Puppy

[persephone]

Last night we had a b'day party and she was jumping on every single person that was here.

That's unfortunate.

It only goes to reinforce her habit:(

I feel it is your responsibility, to your guests, for their comfort/safety, and to your dog, for her growth and training , to have her in a situation where YOU control what she does.

Whether that is on lead when there are visitors, so she is sitting/lying at your side/feet, or separate from the activity, which will 'hype' her up even more, with noise and people moving here & there.

Until you can effectively teach her calm behaviour..she should be physically controlled.

SHE needs to understand that YOU are in control.(and you need to learn HOW to be in control- NOT punishing the dog...not 'mastering ' the dog..just controlling/educating, and being the wise/firm leader )...that there are other ways of behaving, which are calmer and earn rewards.

Edited February 2, 2008 by persephone

[Seth2413]

Luckymum,

A big "no" followed a squirt from a pop-top waterbottle!!! Guaranteed!

We had the same prob with my dog, within a day of squirt training she wouldnt jump up if you asked.

But wait, theres more- It can be used for a multitude of sins! Good luck.

Yes the water bottle is one of the best tools for corrective training in my opinion only. It will work, just be consistent. Having children it was the first and formost thing we needed to our dogs and from day one with a water bottle and treats it worked in a couple of days.

[Cordelia]

Whilst I don't mind a water bottle (I prefer to use it as a stealth tool on occasion... me hiding with it knowing someone out the back is about to dig or attack some offensive young sapling I'm trying to grow!) BUT... using aversives in training do more harm psychologically than good. A simple 'tweak' on a lead (usually attached to a check chain) isn't the same for everyone doing it.

I stopped aversive/correction based training because I am too inclined to be too pushy/forceful myself and it does nothing but instill fear based teaching in a dog. Dogs can't learn in a stressful, frightening environment. Simple as that. They can learn to avoid pain, avoid fearful happenings... it isn't learning... it becomes survival and that is nothing short of psychological torture.... including a 'pop' on a check chain for the vast majority of people who don't know how to use them correctly!

I used to raise a knee to dogs who jumped up.... rescuing Labradors means that it is a job hazard problem is... 2 Labs broke my tibia last year by smashing into me (twas my fault btw.. I was wrestling with them and stoppped the game faster than their brains could catch up). :D I can't use my knee to stop jumping behaviours in larger dogs these days..... I HAD to learn other methods (thankfully, I still have a tooshie that I can turn on them!... and a clicker!

Clicker training is one of the most effective and fast ways to train ANY dog ANYTHING! Dogs who have been trained using aversive and correction based training often need to be retrained because they EXPECT to be corrected or punished.... watching a dog change during training from being tenative/fearful/terrified/submissive etc etc to be joyful, excited and eager is nothing short of wonderful.

[lovemesideways]

Whilst I don't mind a water bottle (I prefer to use it as a stealth tool on occasion... me hiding with it knowing someone out the back is about to dig or attack some offensive young sapling I'm trying to grow!) BUT... using aversives in training do more harm psychologically than good. A simple 'tweak' on a lead (usually attached to a check chain) isn't the same for everyone doing it.

I stopped aversive/correction based training because I am too inclined to be too pushy/forceful myself and it does nothing but instill fear based teaching in a dog. Dogs can't learn in a stressful, frightening environment. Simple as that. They can learn to avoid pain, avoid fearful happenings... it isn't learning... it becomes survival and that is nothing short of psychological torture.... including a 'pop' on a check chain for the vast majority of people who don't know how to use them correctly!

I used to raise a knee to dogs who jumped up.... rescuing Labradors means that it is a job hazard problem is... 2 Labs broke my tibia last year by smashing into me (twas my fault btw.. I was wrestling with them and stoppped the game faster than their brains could catch up). I can't use my knee to stop jumping behaviours in larger dogs these days..... I HAD to learn other methods (thankfully, I still have a tooshie that I can turn on them!... and a clicker!

Clicker training is one of the most effective and fast ways to train ANY dog ANYTHING! Dogs who have been trained using aversive and correction based training often need to be retrained because they EXPECT to be corrected or punished.... watching a dog change during training from being tenative/fearful/terrified/submissive etc etc to be joyful, excited and eager is nothing short of wonderful.

I agree that a correction training can be very different depending on the person, same as giving treats! If your too nice XD uhoooh!

I really should look into clicker training! I know nothing about it..

[peibe]

She sounds like a typical well socialised and spoilt Shar Pei

She needs to be outside when visitors arrive and when your husband gets home

She thinks she is the centre of the universe (as most Pei do) and deserves all the attention and love all of the time. You have given her the authority to believe it is her job to be the greeting committee, it is something Pei do by themselves too LOL

You need to take that authority away

When someone arrives, put her outside, after they have been there 5 minutes go outside and put her on a flat collar and lead and bring her inside, sometimes giving a Shar Pei a soft toy to hold in their mouths will stop the licking and mouthing for attention.

Let her walk up to the visitor to say hello, but every time she goes to jump walk her in the other direction, reward her for not jumping etc

You get the drift

Goodluck