Puppy jumping on everybody

[jboboxer]

Some people seem to think it's cute of Roxy jumps up on them and actually seem to encourage it and it's been hard to tell each person not to do it when I have a few people come over.
Well we don't have any kids and it seems most kids are really scared of Roxy, because if she jumps on them they get knocked down pretty easy. She just wants to play and I keep trying to get her not to jump, but it's been a real hassle as the more people who are over the less it seems she listens well as she's just too excited.

I actually saw Cesar Millan on a few days ago with a boston terrirer that had the same issue and Cesar would actually poke the on the side or under his chin a little bit and make the normal noise he makes with his mouth. I'm just not sure if there's a better way or not to get her not to jump on people, especially kids her paws end up scratching them and it almost appears as if Roxy is attacking a little kid.

[JaspersFam]

personally the only trick i have really found is keeping jasper on a leash and stepping on it so he can't do much more than stand up with it.. he still whines and tries to jump but eventually calms down enough that i can let him off of it.. i think a big part of it is just keeping a routine. if you don't want him jumping on some people but don't mind if he does it with others it is probably sending a mixed message

[RileyandMax]

We have issues with it too... We have a 4 month old boxer puppy who we are trying to keep from jumping.

We have an adult wheaten terrier and they are jumpy as well... I think that most of it depends on the people coming to visit.

When my wife and I come home, we walk right past her and if she jumps, we step into her, not forcefully kneeing her, but bumping her and taking the space away where she would land. She hardly ever jumps on us any more... but when family or friends come over, all it takes is for them to show a little excitement in seeing her, and her spring legs come back.

[Skywalker]

Stopping the jumping up can be hard and may take time but it can certainly be improved. Have you taken her to obedience classes? At obedience we were taught to walk our boy to a stranger and ask for a 'sit'. The dog is then supposed to stay like this while they are stroked by the stranger. If they attempt to move or jump then the stranger moves away without getting petted or treated. Because they want the attention they learn that they don't get it unless they sit nicely!

If you have someone else in your house to help you that would work.....to start my husband and I used to go in different directions and eventually our boy forgot we were both out and so when he saw the other of us again he was very excited and so we practised the 'meet and greet' then. We then progressed to strangers helping us and asking them to give him a treat if he did it. It takes alot of practise but it worked for us and he has never jumped on a child. Needless to say he may still sometimes try and jump on an adult when he's very excited so then I may step on the leash as suggested if he won't listen to the commands (selective hearing )

If you haven't done so already try a search on here because I think there are alot of jumping threads.

[jboboxer]

Originally Posted by JaspersFam

personally the only trick i have really found is keeping jasper on a leash and stepping on it so he can't do much more than stand up with it.. he still whines and tries to jump but eventually calms down enough that i can let him off of it.. i think a big part of it is just keeping a routine. if you don't want him jumping on some people but don't mind if he does it with others it is probably sending a mixed message

I will give the leash thing a try, but does that eventually teach them when they get older to completely stop or is it just a short term fix?

[jboboxer]

Originally Posted by Skywalker

Stopping the jumping up can be hard and may take time but it can certainly be improved. Have you taken her to obedience classes? At obedience we were taught to walk our boy to a stranger and ask for a 'sit'. The dog is then supposed to stay like this while they are stroked by the stranger. If they attempt to move or jump then the stranger moves away without getting petted or treated. Because they want the attention they learn that they don't get it unless they sit nicely!

If you have someone else in your house to help you that would work.....to start my husband and I used to go in different directions and eventually our boy forgot we were both out and so when he saw the other of us again he was very excited and so we practised the 'meet and greet' then. We then progressed to strangers helping us and asking them to give him a treat if he did it. It takes alot of practise but it worked for us and he has never jumped on a child. Needless to say he may still sometimes try and jump on an adult when he's very excited so then I may step on the leash as suggested if he won't listen to the commands (selective hearing )

If you haven't done so already try a search on here because I think there are alot of jumping threads.

I will see if I can try that as it seems that if we get her to sit and somebody starts to lean towards her to pet her she jumps towards them. When we walk she used to jump/lung at people who walk the opposite direction. When I see people coming I just hold her closer to myself and she seems to be jumping toward the stranger a lot less or maybe it's just that I have such a tight gripe on her when people walk close to us.

[Skywalker]

Originally Posted by jboboxer

I will see if I can try that as it seems that if we get her to sit and somebody starts to lean towards her to pet her she jumps towards them. When we walk she used to jump/lung at people who walk the opposite direction. When I see people coming I just hold her closer to myself and she seems to be jumping toward the stranger a lot less or maybe it's just that I have such a tight gripe on her when people walk close to us.

Hmm yeah it can be hard, I've met many people with older boxers who say theirs still jump. But it can be done with consistent teaching. If shes prone to lunging etc then getting her to sit or at least stop may help you control the situation. If she does jump when they lean towards her make sure they move back so she is not getting attention for it - if she gets petted anyway shes still getting what she wants.

As far as stepping on the leash I believe that they learn that they can't jump so eventually stop trying. If you did this you could put it on in the house when visitors come too. We were told to keep a short leash on him so it didnt bother him but if we needed to we could say 'off' and gently pull the lead at the same time.

How old is Roxy? I know it can seem cute when young ones are jumping up! When Luke was younger people would say its okay it doesnt matter, which doesnt help hey! Now he's 60lbs he almost knocks you over when he tries to jump

[JaspersFam]

Originally Posted by jboboxer

I will give the leash thing a try, but does that eventually teach them when they get older to completely stop or is it just a short term fix?

from what i understand as long as you follow it with the calm down, stay commands it shouldn't be short term. trick is you have to stick with it and give them the commands until they calm down, not just arbitrarily standing on the leash and not doing anything

[Caney Creek]

What worked for Caney (with a lot of consistency) was to turn our backs whenever she jumped, and not turn around to greet her until she was calm. Every time she would jump we turned right back around. We have guests over frequently and some of them did not cooperate in helping us train her, but most of them did and that really helped. When Caney was about a year old she stopped jumping up. It was almost as if she turned one and just calmed down.

In your situation I would be firm with your guests who come over about not letting Roxy jump on them. Tell them that you're trying to mold a well-behaved dog and that the training process will be much quicker and easier if they cooperate. It will also be less confusing for Roxy if all humans have the same "rules" with her. Explain that her habit of jumping makes it very difficult to socialize her with children, which she would very much benefit from.

If your guests will do this then you won't need to leash Roxy in the house with them. I would however leash her when she's going to be around young children, since she could easily knock over a child. You don't want them to be afraid of her, and you don't want her to learn that knocking them over makes them an easy target for kisses

[Caney Creek]

Originally Posted by JaspersFam

trick is you have to stick with it and give them the commands until they calm down, not just arbitrarily standing on the leash and not doing anything

Did you mean to say NOT give them the command until they calm down?