Hi can anyone help, i cannot stop my dog from jumping at my oh every time he comes in he has an 8 stone dog jumping all over him , and i cant stop it he says down that does not work nothing works everytime he puts his shoes on he thinks hes going out and starts again my oh is really losing it with him now as hes full of scrathes from Jazz paws and keeps saying he wants to find a new home for him, ive had one to one that doesent work basic training, i cant afford a behaverist , im lost as how to stop him doing this they never jump at me and the only thing i can think of is he always takes them out to van for there walks twice a day we do that, but he cant leave the house normally without him going crazy, he also does it when he gets up in a morning the more he says down loud the more he jumps at him hes 15 mths old not really a baby but i still cant train him to stop changed his food the lot he a very hyper dog. thanks for any help im desperate

The reason the dog jumps up more when your husband shouts or says 'down' more or more loudly is that your husband is giving the dog attention, so the dog percieves his jumping up as a way to get attention. He might be jumping up because he is excited or thinks your husband is going to take him out, but the reason here doesn't really matter.

To gett he dog to stop jumping up, your husband needs to turn his back to the dog (using a wall to steady himself if he needs to) and stay slient and ignore the dog. Eventually the dog will stop jumping or sit down. The second the dog stops jumping, your husband must reward him with attention and possibly also a treat. The aim of the exercise is to teach the dog that the ONLY way ot get attention it to behave in a calm way, and jumping up gets him nothing and is a waste of energy.

Your husband will have to be 100% consistent and bear in mind it may take some time as the dog has effectively inadvertantly already been 'taught' to jump up. In other words, your husband saying 'down' tot eh dog has reinforced the jumping up behaviour.

Thanks Jackson, we have been doing that , but it does not seem to be working at moment my oh is full of cuts down his back where the claws dig in, even when he dosent speak and ignores him he still does it i also have another one who dosent jump at all, cant understand it, he does it to everyone but me, even when visitors come i have to hold him till he stops doing it he shakes at same time , but my oh having to live with this is causing probs all round , he just seems over excitable with my oh all the time, i dont have this prob at all with him he does what i tell him except the jumping, thanks a lot for help

I appreciate it is frustrating and difficult, especially with a big dog.

It WILL work, but it has to be done totally consistently, otherwise it won't. You need to make sure everyone behaves the same way.

It also takes along time. Connie had been 'taught' to jump up by her previous owners. They only had her for 3 1/2 months from 9 weeks to 6 months old. We have had her back for 6 months now. She still thinks about jumping up sometimes, but will get halfway up and realise it isn't worth it. She also still tries to jump up at other people occasionally, but now, if I say 'sit' she will do.

6 months! D

Thanks again i will try and get oh to start doing it again, hes got to the point where hes really fed up of it now, but will try i know it would stop in the end , i just cant understand why he does it to him and not me i have always had sheps but my oh hasnt had dogs before we got married and really dosent understand them much at all, though he spoils them terrible ,

My staffie was a flamer not only did he jump up he'd be all over you when you sat down.

I do allow him to lay on my knee but he has to be calm.

We ignore him when we come in how awful is that only for a few minutes well not even that long, then I call him, he has to find a toy then he comes and gets fussed.

It used to be world war III in our house, its a lot calmer and controlled now.

Sue

I had the same thing going on with jumping and turning ur back on them and it didnt help us and especially i was in agony from the scratching on the back with the claws. I could only handle it for so long and then it was simply too painfull.
I decided to grab them on their collar and pull them down from me, say no, make them sit. Also did this when they were jumping at visitors.
This worked for me and cobi doesnt jump at all anymore, not even at visitors Maya sometimes does it but in the middle of a jump she seems to realise she is doing wrong, as she makes a quick turn in the air lol
but i think every dog is different and will react different.

every time he jumps up whack him with a newspaper get down it does not hurt but will stop him jumping up.the paper makes a loud noise

Thank you everyone im going to try all suggested, i really need to stop this , so peace can be resumed all round, my nerves are terrible when oh gets his shoes or gets up in a morning, haha maybe i should just get a new oh thank you for all your good suggestions.