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Mishe Mokwa will be 1 year old this month. Time flies so quickly. She is so smart and learns quick or should I say I learn quick. My problem I can't seem to conquer is her jumping on me when I come home from work. I'm gone for 14 hours. She is so excited & will sit when I ask her to & I pet her and talk to her & when I try to go to the kitchen she jumps all over me again. I've tried ignoring her. I've tried getting down to her eye level to exchange greetings. Any suggestions I'd really appreciate. Thanks

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Who is there as well helping with the pup? Im no expert but whatever choice of action you come to you have to be consistent and everyone in the house must train the same way.

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This might be another good time to use the penny bottle. When you return home from work, walk in with a penny bottle in hand. As Mishe begins to jump, shake the penny bottle to distract her and say "off". When she stops or sits, calmly praise her. Calmly means not making a big deal out of it but acknowledge her sitting and not jumping.

 

All the penny bottle does is distract her momentarily. Chances are the noise will cause her to want to investigate the noise and forget the jumping. This may take several shakes of the bottle before she gets the idea.

 

Greeting her at the door when you first walk in, for Mishe, it means play time. She is excited that you are home and you fuel that excitememt only momentarily when you pet and greet her then you stop to put your things away to settle in for the evening. But Mishe is not done so she continues to jump at you trying to get your attention.

 

I would establish a new routine where the formal greeting does not take place until you are done putting things away and ready to give her some good uninterrupted one on one time. She should quickly learn the new routine and look forward to it.

 

Just my 2 cents. This is just a couple ideas in my bag of tricks. I'm sure others have suggestions as well that have worked.

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Who was Mishe's parents? Wyot will be a year old on the 11th of this month. Mom is Cree and Dad is Jay Silver Heels....

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Hey Greg thanks for your pennies in a bottle idea. I'm confident it will work. I work tomorrow night so I'll try it Saturday morning when I get home. She is so intuitive I know we will have this down in no time. Thanks again for your advice. I really appreciate it.

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My 2 cents, let her do happy joy dance so long as she isn't jumping on you. You are gone a long time. I'd probably do a joy dance too. You can ignore her and do your thing (which is more alpha - delay the greeting) or greet her when you come in as long as it's your choice and so long as she doesn't jump. I learned a new technique for helping dogs to problem solve. When they do something wrong, like jump or break a stay you make a corrective noise (penny bottle can work fine for this or a sharp TSSSST! is good also - think snake hiss) followed by YES! as soon as the dog does what you want. It may take a little bit for them to catch on but then it becomes a signal for problem solving. You can also start with a bit of hot dog to get things moving along with the words and sounds. It can be used as your go to - thus reserving NO for special occasions when you really really mean it. I really like it because really works and ends in praise every time.

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I commented on the other thread of yours, but I will comment here as well in case you don't see the other reply.

 

Have you thought about taking her to a doggy daycare or hiring a walker to help her get her energy out through the day? Her not having so much pent up energy will help you with whatever training method you decided to go with.

 

You can try and teach her a solid sit, and once that is down teach her to sit when she greets people to help deter her from jumping with joy. Obviously teach this when she is calm first. Any time you call her, or she approaches you give the "sit" command until she starts to do it out habit. Then reinforce it when she is excited and jump-y!

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Such great advice! This is such a great place to find solutions to all kinds of issues!

The first step in extinguishing a behavior is to stop allowing them to practice it. For this the penny can is a great idea to interrupt the jumping but as others have mentioned it's only half the conversation. It's as important to teach your pup what you want them to do instead. What I would try is to set up training scenario BEFORE you need them to do the desired behavior. Set up training sessions when your not gone for the entire day. Step outside for 5 min then 10, then 30min and help the dog you learn when you haven't been gone the entire day. This will help set him/her up for success.

While penny can is a great idea, I tend to shy away from starting with audio corrections/interruptors (outside of my voice) with the AID/clients because it's pretty far up there on the scale of adversives. I'm not against them but if you start with that and it only works for awhile, you won't have much to'turn up' to if needed. Spray bottle with vinegar or bitter apple mixed with water (unless they like being sprayed though the vinegar/b.a. gives them something to think about) is a lighter place to start. Also, I'm not a fan of fear based training methods. While effective at the moment I find it leads to an imbalance in the dog that leads to anxiety down the road.

I would start with NEVER allowing him to jump on me or anyone else. If the dog jumps on company and you tell your dog off but the person says it's okay tell them no it's not and get your dog off ASAP esp. If that person is petting the dog while it's on them. THIS CANNOT BE ALLOWED TO HAPPEN OR YOU WILL NEVER BREAK YOUR DOG OF THIS TERRIBLE HABIT.

Teach your pup 'Up' (two feet up on something appropriate) then when he is about to offer off, give him the cue 'off' mark and reward. This assumes of course that you have chosen a marker word AND have 'charged' it. (Rewards vary from dog to dog and it is important the reward is high value TO THE DOG! Toys, play, calm affection or food are examples but take the time to learn what your dog values most. If it's a toy make sure it's one he doesn't have free access to, if it's play then limit play sessions, affection? Limit how much free love you give your dog. This is how to increase the value.) This exercise will make sure he knows the cue 'off' and that something really great will happen when four are on the floor. Further setting them up for success. If it were my dog I would teach my dog the meaning of off 1st then set up a metal exercise pen around the front door and put a leash long enough that drags on the ground a few inches. When I came home I would open the door and stand on the inside of the ex pen to where the dog can't jump up on me and without making eye contact or saying anything every time the dog jumps on the ex pen rattle it and say No in your best voice of god. That's the audio/physical/envionmental adversive consequence being paired with the verbal that was a direct cause of jumping. Further pair it with the 'off' cue then as soon as four are on the floor make eye contact, smile and praise calmly (mark and reward) As soon as he jumps again, break eye contact, give a firm 'No! off!' Rattle the xpen until off then calmly praise when off. Wait your dog out! Wait for them to be calm with four on the floor. Make sure you have the time to do this correctly the first three sessions. Sessions should include at least 5 reps. but always end on a good note. If dog does it perfect the first time, end on that note!!!!

When Dog is calm and 4 are on the floor step out of the ex-pen (don't make eye contact) and be ready for your dog to jump on you, step on the lead so when they try to jump they self correct pair that with a verbal 'Off'. When dog is calm and four are on the floor calmly give affection, briefly and don't lay it on too thick, going down to the dogs level. If dog becomes too excited go back to the xpen and start all over. This is teaching them what their behaviors get them. Because your pup has so much reinforcement and practice jumping it will take time and repetition. All of this could be bypassed by utilizing a crate btw.

My last two cents is with the penny can. It will yield much quicker results then taking the steps to train your dog not to jump but there are some things to think about. Think about it from the dog's perspective, every time you come home and is really happy to see you something terrifying happens. You don't want the dog to associate you coming home with the penny can, you want the dog to associate the jumping with the penny can. The timing for that is very important. Also hide the can so the dog starts to think that it's the behavior that creates the penny can noise not you.

Also be prepared for all your guests to always have to the can. Questions? Concerns? Don't hesitate to reach out and keep us all posted on the method you choose and how it goes!!! Good luck!!

Ps Never ever train hungry, tired or in a hurry. Happy Training!

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