Jumping Up

[kim & Tilly]

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I have a problem with both my dogs jumping up to see me when i get home from work or come down stairs in the morning.

I know they are excited to see me but they put muddy paw prints on my work trousers, and if i am wearing a dressing gown they are scratching my legs and it hurts..

Any advice??

 

[~whitecross whippets~]

i turn my back until they stop jumping up and then say hello while all 4 paws are on the ground :thumbsup:

works for me :luck:

 

[kim & Tilly]

I sound really mean, but im getting mud stained trousers

I will try that :thumbsup:

 

[MURPHY 1]

Ignore them for the first couple of mins! they are becoming conditioned to getting attention as soon as you walk in the door, if they continue gently stand on their back toes whilst saying NO in a sharp voice, they and you will soon get the hang of it.

 

[lalena]

with amber, i kept telling her 'NO' and pushing her down (not in a bad way, firm but gentle) just keep doing it every time. amber now waits when we get in until we say hello to her, which is a bonus when carrying several bags of shopping (w00t)

dont get excitable in any way, avoid eye contact when doing this (big puppy dog eyes definately weaken will power :huggles: )

 

[jok]

Ignore them for the first couple of mins! they are becoming conditioned to getting attention as soon as you walk in the door, if they continue gently stand on their back toes whilst saying NO in a sharp voice, they and you will soon get the hang of it.

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Yep, don't give them any attention when they are displaying the bad behaviour ie jumping up. When they are behaving nicely and sitting, lying down, make a big fuss of them. When we come home we have to tell Chloe to lie down straight away. If she's not under control, she would get too excited and jump up. We give her a big fuss as she lies there nicely. Obviously, the dog has to be trained to sit / down for this to work!

 

[~Helen~]

Argh! Yes - it hurts, doesn't it? Even worse when they use you as a "Run-Jump-Launchpad" :angry:

There was a thread I remembered from last year which has a range of advice on it. I've just re-read it for my own benefit because although Josie has now stopped (she is, after all, a stately grand dame of 20 months :wacko: ) young Lola is dreadful for jumping up:angry:

Try this link: Jumping up advice

 

[jok]

Ignore them for the first couple of mins! they are becoming conditioned to getting attention as soon as you walk in the door, if they continue gently stand on their back toes whilst saying NO in a sharp voice, they and you will soon get the hang of it.

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Yep, don't give them any attention when they are displaying the bad behaviour ie jumping up. When they are behaving nicely and sitting, lying down, make a big fuss of them. When we come home we have to tell Chloe to lie down straight away. If she's not under control, she would get too excited and jump up. We give her a big fuss as she lies there nicely. Obviously, the dog has to be trained to sit / down for this to work!

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Oh, and by the way, we're not really mean and don't like to be greeted by our dogs - it's just you can't have a 36kg Dobe jumping wildly at you, especially with children around, it would be dangerous! To be honest, we haven't done anything about Frankie jumping up because he's much easier to deal with!

 

[Lynn-Alexandria]

Zak used to do the same thing. What I did was as Kaz says, turn my back until he stopped jumping and then tell him good boy for not jumping. It does hurt when they jump on you. Now all I have to contend with is Zaks whip tail hitting me when I get inside. No more jumping though which is good (w00t)

 

[~whitecross whippets~]

Ignore them for the first couple of mins! they are becoming conditioned to getting attention as soon as you walk in the door, if they continue gently stand on their back toes whilst saying NO in a sharp voice, they and you will soon get the hang of it.

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im sorry i have to disagree :b ... i know everyone has their own way to teach their own dogs... but i would never suggest stepping on the toes of any dog especially a whippets small feet...that is a very outdated method of training now and reward based training is always the best way

 

[Lynn-Alexandria]

Ignore them for the first couple of mins! they are becoming conditioned to getting attention as soon as you walk in the door, if they continue gently stand on their back toes whilst saying NO in a sharp voice, they and you will soon get the hang of it.

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im sorry i have to disagree :b ... i know everyone has their own way to teach their own dogs... but i would never suggest stepping on the toes of any dog especially a whippets small feet...that is a very outdated method of training now and reward based training is always the best way

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I agree with you Kaz. There is no need for physical methods when it comes to training. Standing on the back feet of the dogs risks the dogs jumping back and possibly falling then doing some major damage to themselves. They are jumping up on you for attention. Ignoring them will show them that when they jump, they do not get the attention they want. And by praising them when they do not jump will teach them that they get attention when they do not jump on you.

 

[Joanna]

IF any-one finds a fool proof solution, I would be interested to the MAX. I get beaten to bits even if I go across the road to the post box (27 seconds). I have ignored, berated, lobbed them out the back door, screamed, lay on the floor, used a make-shift shield, sworn.................................Nothing works, they love me too much :blink:

 

[dessie]

Ignore them for the first couple of mins! they are becoming conditioned to getting attention as soon as you walk in the door, if they continue gently stand on their back toes whilst saying NO in a sharp voice, they and you will soon get the hang of it.

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im sorry i have to disagree :b ... i know everyone has their own way to teach their own dogs... but i would never suggest stepping on the toes of any dog especially a whippets small feet...that is a very outdated method of training now and reward based training is always the best way

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One of my pet hates, especially in the show ring, is seeing people 'moving' their dog's feet by standing on them. It is SO unnecessary and the next time I see someone doing it, I shall do it to them and see how they like it!

 

[JAX]

Ignore them for the first couple of mins! they are becoming conditioned to getting attention as soon as you walk in the door, if they continue gently stand on their back toes whilst saying NO in a sharp voice, they and you will soon get the hang of it.

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im sorry i have to disagree :b ... i know everyone has their own way to teach their own dogs... but i would never suggest stepping on the toes of any dog especially a whippets small feet...that is a very outdated method of training now and reward based training is always the best way

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One of my pet hates, especially in the show ring, is seeing people 'moving' their dog's feet by standing on them. It is SO unnecessary and the next time I see someone doing it, I shall do it to them and see how they like it!

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Caroline , I SO agree with you , I stood by the ring at a local show and this young lad trod on the front foot of his Rough Collie puppy :rant: So I said to him ` tread on his foot again and Ill tread on your head :rant: :rant: He went very read faced thats for sure , but I didnt see him do it again NO Need at all for that .

Id love to stop my gang jumping up me when I come in ,ebvne if Ive just been out to the `bin ` but when they LOVE you SO much . what can you do o

 

[J.T.]

If mine jump up..and they do... I just take a backwards step so their front feet just end up back on the floor. Sometimes I end up back in the room I've just come from :teehee: but it works.

 

[saraquele]

well i sort the dogs out first and just before i go to work i take off my jogging bottoms and slip my work pants on , do the same when i come home but in reverse of course (w00t)

 

[jezza]

We've tried the 'turn your back on them' technique. Worked a treat with Molly and she doesn't jump up anymore, Lenny just jumps at my back instead :wacko:

 

[~whitecross whippets~]

We've tried the 'turn your back on them' technique. Worked a treat with Molly and she doesn't jump up anymore, Lenny just jumps at my back instead  :wacko:

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:lol: :lol: :lol: yes... different method required there then! :lol: :lol: :lol:

 

[Hilary & Hounds]

Albie's terrible for this and nothing works! I ignore them, fight my way to the back door and let them all out. I then get on with the business of getting inside the house - either putting the shopping away or simply taking off my coat and shoes at a leisurely pace - and then I let them back in. Works cos by then they've forgotten what they were excited about.

Albie, Oliver and Logan sleep with me but Albie gets so excited at being reunited with the greyhounds in the morning (they sleep downstairs) that he still jumps up at me! :blink: Really annoying if you're not a morning person - and I'm not! :wacko:

 

[lizzyb]

Albie's terrible for this and nothing works! I ignore them, fight my way to the back door and let them all out. I then get on with the business of getting inside the house - either putting the shopping away or simply taking off my coat and shoes at a leisurely pace - and then I let them back in. Works cos by then they've forgotten what they were excited about.
Albie, Oliver and Logan sleep with me but Albie gets so excited at being reunited with the greyhounds in the morning (they sleep downstairs) that he still jumps up at me! :blink: Really annoying if you're not a morning person - and I'm not! :wacko:

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Yep battle my way though the child gate to get them out the back door , but hell who cares ,nice to be home with the whips