Puppy Jumping On Doors

[Juz]

I am a desperate woman!!

My 19 week old, 22kg Rotti Simba, is jumping & scratching on our glass sliding doors and it is driving me MENTAL!!

I have had to take the flyscreen doors off as he kept jumping and scratching/pawing at those and was ripping holes in them.

He usually does it first thing in the morning and last thing at night, but he also does it randomly throughout the day.

Here's a run down of the situation:

* Simba sleeps in his crate in my bedroom - he sleeps through all night with (usually) no problems

* At about 5.30 - 6am I get up and let him outside, where he wanders off, does a wee & then starts jumping on the doors - the games room and the laundry doors - he alternates between the two.

* This behaviour is waking my 2 young kids up as their bedrooms are at the back of the house where his yard is.

and here is what I have tried to remedy the situation, with no success:

* I close the blinds so Simba can't see us

* Everyone ignores him gives him absolutely NO attention - no response from humans when jumping on the doors.

* If anyone is near the door when he jumps, then we look away, turn our back or walk away.

* I have tried spraying the doors and surrounds with that 'STOP" deterrent stuff which I know he hates (but still jumps) the spray seems to work on everything else BUT the doors

* I give Simba carrots, apples and even a frozen Kong first thing in the morning when I put him outside to keep him occupied but he STILL jumps on the doors

* I don't want to crate him as soon as I put him outside because he's just spent all night in his inside crate

* If he is jumping on the laundry door - where we get his food organised - then we walk out of the room and he doesn't get his food till he is not jumping.

* If Simba jumps on us - the kids or adults included- we become a 'tree' with no hands and we turn our backs on him. no jumping gets pats.

He settles down a bit after he's fed, but the jumping continues intermittently throughout the day at no particular pattern.

can anyone offer any suggestions that I haven't thought of yet??!!! :D

thanks, Juz

[Guest Ams]

Is Simba an outside only dog apart from sleeping in the crate at night? It sounds like he is just wanting to be with his family. Would he run amok inside or just lie down if you let him in?

[Juz]

Is Simba an outside only dog apart from sleeping in the crate at night? It sounds like he is just wanting to be with his family. Would he run amok inside or just lie down if you let him in?

Yes, he's mostly an outside doggy. this is another issue entirely! We live in a rental at the moment & aren't supposed to have him inside at all, but we do let him in. However, he is totally PSYCHO when he IS allowed inside and steals cushions, clothes, toys -whatever he can find and runs away with them. I put him on lead when inside and he still goes nuts on the lead.

We have very slippery floors and he speeds around the house like a rabbit & he is constantly falling over, legs slipping from under him and I worry about his hips being damaged while he is inside :D

My hubby works away and I have 2 young kids - 7 & 4 yrs olds - and supervising Simba inside is a nightmare as all he wants to do is destroy the kids' rooms - it usually ends in tears as I try to keep doors closed and kids & doggy compliant and all doing the right thing!

So basically Simba spends most of the day outside. He rarely digs holes, he has heaps of toys, though he prefers only one or two rope toys and sticks - and we play with him heaps, though I wonder if it's too much - I wonder about separation anxiety while we are home, he just wants to be with us???

We've just started to take him out after his final vaccination and he likes the park, though not good on the lead yet and he already weighs 22kg and is getting hard to hold - yes, dog training starting in the New Year!!

[cavNrott]

It is the nature of a Rottweiler to be with their people. They do better as inside dogs. He jumps at the doors when he can see you inside while he's outside because he's a puppy and he wants to be with you.

The reason he's hyper inside is because he is excited to be there. It's a novelty for him as he's not often allowed inside to interact with the family. Close the doors to the childrens rooms so he can't get in there. Dog proof your house so he can't get things he isn't supposed to have. Restrict his access to certain areas in the house. Put a large rug in a corner and teach him that is his 'place' where he is to lie quietly. Always, without exception supervise dogs and children when they're together, inside or out in the yard.

Slippery floors are not good. He's likely to blow a cruciate ligament. Put rugs and runners on the floor in the areas he's allowed access.

I've been lucky enough to have this breed for 25 years and they've all been inside dogs who respect boundaries. They live inside from the day I bring the puppy home. I have one lying quietly at my feet at the moment. My dogs are trained to walk, not run, inside the house. Running is for outdoors.

Did you get this puppy from an ethical breeder? Do his sire and dam have all health certificates? Did the breeder know the puppy would be an outside dog?

Good to hear you're taking him to obedience classes so you learn how to train him. Rottweilers are easy to train and you'll be surprised at how quickly they catch on, usually a lot quicker than we do. Consistency is the key to training.

[Juz]

It is the nature of a Rottweiler to be with their people. They do better as inside dogs. He jumps at the doors when he can see you inside while he's outside because he's a puppy and he wants to be with you.

The reason he's hyper inside is because he is excited to be there. It's a novelty for him as he's not often allowed inside to interact with the family. Close the doors to the childrens rooms so he can't get in there. Dog proof your house so he can't get things he isn't supposed to have. Restrict his access to certain areas in the house. Put a large rug in a corner and teach him that is his 'place' where he is to lie quietly. Always, without exception supervise dogs and children when they're together, inside or out in the yard.

Slippery floors are not good. He's likely to blow a cruciate ligament. Put rugs and runners on the floor in the areas he's allowed access.

I've been lucky enough to have this breed for 25 years and they've all been inside dogs who respect boundaries. They live inside from the day I bring the puppy home. I have one lying quietly at my feet at the moment. My dogs are trained to walk, not run, inside the house. Running is for outdoors.

Did you get this puppy from an ethical breeder? Do his sire and dam have all health certificates? Did the breeder know the puppy would be an outside dog?

Good to hear you're taking him to obedience classes so you learn how to train him. Rottweilers are easy to train and you'll be surprised at how quickly they catch on, usually a lot quicker than we do. Consistency is the key to training.

Hi! so great to hear from another Rotti owner

My thoughts exactly about being an inside doggy...2 of our other 3 Rottis were inside dogs, but circumstances are a little different this time and we're in a rental temporarily (blah!)

Yes, the floors are a huge problem here - I hate them! We are working on shifting from this house in the very near future.

I do close the doors and restrict Simba's access, though he still seems to run around like a maniac on the slippery floors, it frightens me, because our old dog Gypsy (she died last year age 10) did her cruciate 3 times - what a nightmare... Even on lead he scrambles around and his legs slip out from under him - it makes me hesitant to bring him inside. any ideas on the lead thing?? none of my other Rottis pulled on the lead so badly. We have a harness, but he still pulls a LOT. I might give the Halti/gentle leader a try, we've had success with those before.

I try to put Simba on 'his mat' inside, I especailly do the quiet time thing at night when kids are in bed - I close off the area and we have 'settle' time - sometimes successful, sometimes not! It is very hard for Simba to be inside all day,not only because he is not supposed to be in here at all, but I am on my own 3 weeks out of 4 (hubby works away at moment) and I really need a clone of me to follow pup around and still be able to get all my jobs/cooking/cleaning/kid stuff done! It's exhausting and I just can't do it every single day.

Hopefully his obedience training will help settle him a bit. He's a very smart dog and already has sit, down, drop, give, fetch, leave, roll, shake hands and stay (for at least 5 seconds) down pat. I appreciate he's only young and just venturing into the big world and it's all very exciting and a lot of patience is needed.

how do you stop your dogs running inside???? I'm trying to teach Simba the 'walk inside' thing too - my kids aren't allowed to run inside the house, so why should doggy be allowed to...

all advice gratefully received, thanks! :D

[cavNrott]

Hi! so great to hear from another Rotti owner

I do close the doors and restrict Simba's access, though he still seems to run around like a maniac on the slippery floors, it frightens me, because our old dog Gypsy (she died last year age 10) did her cruciate 3 times - what a nightmare... Even on lead he scrambles around and his legs slip out from under him - it makes me hesitant to bring him inside. any ideas on the lead thing?? none of my other Rottis pulled on the lead so badly. We have a harness, but he still pulls a LOT. I might give the Halti/gentle leader a try, we've had success with those before.

all advice gratefully received, thanks! :D

Juz, there is a Rottweiler owners thread on this forum. Please join us, there are quite a few of us here. You'll find it in General discussion in the main menu, click on sub forums and you'll find us.

I understand all too well about having a dedicated puller. I've only ever had one of them and it sure was a steep learning curve for me. I used a Halti until I gained control of her and then switched to a Martingale collar. I used to put her through her obedience commands in the driveway for 5 minutes before we started our walk to remind her who was in charge.

I had a brilliant private trainer come in to help train my pulling girl, your boy's behaviour sounds very similar to hers. Beautiful temperament but very hyperactive. I lost my girl to bone cancer 15 months ago, she was only 7yo. I miss her every day.

Pop into the Rottweiler owners thread, you will be made very welcome in there.

[Guest Ams]

Linky for you:

http://www.dolforums.com.au/index.php?showtopic=132274

[Juz]

Hi! so great to hear from another Rotti owner

I do close the doors and restrict Simba's access, though he still seems to run around like a maniac on the slippery floors, it frightens me, because our old dog Gypsy (she died last year age 10) did her cruciate 3 times - what a nightmare... Even on lead he scrambles around and his legs slip out from under him - it makes me hesitant to bring him inside. any ideas on the lead thing?? none of my other Rottis pulled on the lead so badly. We have a harness, but he still pulls a LOT. I might give the Halti/gentle leader a try, we've had success with those before.

all advice gratefully received, thanks!

Juz, there is a Rottweiler owners thread on this forum. Please join us, there are quite a few of us here. You'll find it in General discussion in the main menu, click on sub forums and you'll find us.

I understand all too well about having a dedicated puller. I've only ever had one of them and it sure was a steep learning curve for me. I used a Halti until I gained control of her and then switched to a Martingale collar. I used to put her through her obedience commands in the driveway for 5 minutes before we started our walk to remind her who was in charge.

I had a brilliant private trainer come in to help train my pulling girl, your boy's behaviour sounds very similar to hers. Beautiful temperament but very hyperactive. I lost my girl to bone cancer 15 months ago, she was only 7yo. I miss her every day.

Pop into the Rottweiler owners thread, you will be made very welcome in there.

Hi cav, well, I just put Simba on the Halti for the very first time and OMG! what a difference it made! :D

I've been thinking about what you said about him being inside and I thought, right, today I start to bring him in more frequently, so I started NOW! ha ha!

Lots of treats and a walk on the lead with the Halti on and he was very very good! I made sure it was boring, the kids ignored him and the most exciting thing was me when I called him to distract him from something he wanted (though thankfully he is really good with 'leave it' command ) We WALKED all over the house having a nice sniff!

score one for Mum!

p.s what's a Martingale collar?? I might switch over to the Rotti thread and leave this for the topic I started! look for me there

[Juz]

Hi! so great to hear from another Rotti owner

I do close the doors and restrict Simba's access, though he still seems to run around like a maniac on the slippery floors, it frightens me, because our old dog Gypsy (she died last year age 10) did her cruciate 3 times - what a nightmare... Even on lead he scrambles around and his legs slip out from under him - it makes me hesitant to bring him inside. any ideas on the lead thing?? none of my other Rottis pulled on the lead so badly. We have a harness, but he still pulls a LOT. I might give the Halti/gentle leader a try, we've had success with those before.

all advice gratefully received, thanks!

Juz, there is a Rottweiler owners thread on this forum. Please join us, there are quite a few of us here. You'll find it in General discussion in the main menu, click on sub forums and you'll find us.

I understand all too well about having a dedicated puller. I've only ever had one of them and it sure was a steep learning curve for me. I used a Halti until I gained control of her and then switched to a Martingale collar. I used to put her through her obedience commands in the driveway for 5 minutes before we started our walk to remind her who was in charge.

I had a brilliant private trainer come in to help train my pulling girl, your boy's behaviour sounds very similar to hers. Beautiful temperament but very hyperactive. I lost my girl to bone cancer 15 months ago, she was only 7yo. I miss her every day.

Pop into the Rottweiler owners thread, you will be made very welcome in there.

Hi cav, well, I just put Simba on the Halti for the very first time and OMG! what a difference it made! :D

I've been thinking about what you said about him being inside and I thought, right, today I start to bring him in more frequently, so I started NOW! ha ha!

Lots of treats and a walk on the lead with the Halti on and he was very very good! I made sure it was boring, the kids ignored him and the most exciting thing was me when I called him to distract him from something he wanted (though thankfully he is really good with 'leave it' command ) We WALKED all over the house having a nice sniff!

score one for Mum!

p.s what's a Martingale collar?? I might switch over to the Rotti thread and leave this for the topic I started! look for me there

okay, feeling stupid - what's the name of the Rotti thread? can't find it in the 'general' in sub forum... can you give me the link please?

[Dogsfevr]

Consider moving his crate to the family area so he can sit inside for quite time whilst all activities are going on.

As already said it is a novelty & he will learn very quickly but they more there exposed the better they are .

Not sure what your childrens sleeping routine is but if possible i would make the most of this time to have him side whilst its calm/quiet

[cavNrott]

Linky for you:

http://www.dolforums.com.au/index.php?showtopic=132274

There you go. Ams had already posted the link earlier for which I'm grateful because I have no idea how to post a link and was just about to give it a shot when I saw Ams had done it.

[Juz]

Linky for you:

http://www.dolforums.com.au/index.php?showtopic=132274

There you go. Ams had already posted the link earlier for which I'm grateful because I have no idea how to post a link and was just about to give it a shot when I saw Ams had done it.

oops, didn't read backwards!! thanks Ams!! cavNrott, I have just posted on the Rotti thread

[luvsdogs]

You might also want to check out this site, it has everything you need to know on puppy/dog training. www.dogstardaily.com

You will be able to watch videos, listen to a radio program by the sites owner Dr Ian Dunbar. You can download his books Before & After You Get Your Puppy. Happy reading.

Edited December 26, 2009 by luvsdogs

[Juz]

Consider moving his crate to the family area so he can sit inside for quite time whilst all activities are going on.

As already said it is a novelty & he will learn very quickly but they more there exposed the better they are .

Not sure what your childrens sleeping routine is but if possible i would make the most of this time to have him side whilst its calm/quiet

Ah, good idea to move the crate - though it is a rather large 'cage type' of crate....will have to figure that one out. He's happy to be in his crate - we have 2, one outside and one inside in my bedroom where he sleeps.

My kids are excellent sleepers and in bed by 8pm and never get out of bed, so that's a bonus for quiet time at night I spose

[Juz]

You might also want to check out this site, it has everything you need to know on puppy/dog training. www.dogstardaily.com

You will be able to watch videos, listen to a radio program by the sites owner Dr Ian Dunbar. You can download his books Before & After You Get Your Puppy. Happy reading.

Thanks luvsdogs - off to have a squiz now!