How to handle dogs jumping up at DS

[nappyaddict]

DS isn't particularly scared of dogs but he doesn't like them jumping up at him. Will him crying or walking away from the dog have any sort of effect on the dog or make the dog get even more excited and jump up more?

I remember on here I read that any running, waving arms, shouting, shrieking, screaming etc will excite the dog even more so I am trying to teach DS not to do this.

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You wait till KC gets here.

So given that DS cries when dogs jump up at him (he has been knocked over by both the jack russell and cocker spaniel before) is it best for him to stand still but be crying right by the dog or to calmly walk away so the dog can't hear the crying?

Am going to hijack the thread sorry, BELLA, I have been trying to teach my stupid collie the settle command like you said and she isnt learning it. Argh. I think I may throw her out a window (not really), HELP

I have taught MIL's collie to back up when he is shown the hand (palm out) and it is working well, he is 10m now.

i would say calmly walk away

but obv wait for bellas reply

terriers are well known for being bouncy dogs-seems smaller they are the more they jump

my beast puppy rarely jumps but if he did then I would get knocked over - let alone a child

so when he was younger, tho not smaller we got very tough with the SIT when people came in to house/at door etc

tho it is a race who gets the the door first he the bell goes,and although puppy often always wins - he has to sit before i open the door

nappyaddict - agree backing away better than staying put crying, but really these dogs need to be taught not to do this. Will they sit for treats?

Betty - why? what does she do? does she still want to hare round the room? are you sitting calmly and effectively ignoring her, other than a few very calm, quiet praises? need more info please

Sorry I have just seen that you replied to me. Even on the lead she is trying to tear round the room. When I manage to actually get her to lie down as soon as you tell her 'good settle' etc she goes mental jumping all over you. She does also try and tear round the room even with the lead on. How do I make her do it??? PLEASE HELP she is driving us all mad, even dd who is her best friend and adores her cannot be doing with herr now, even she has lost patience with her. I am persevering, I went for a2 hour walk with the ddogs yesterday then came home and tried some mental trainning but she got too high and I got cross with her. Then she spent the rrest of the day teraing round the house like an idiot . We love her really and when she is good she is lovely but please help.

Betty you need to be calm too she needs taking control of ignoring her when she is tearing around - pointedly. Removing her from the area when she gets too high, don't try to train her when she is up as she will then associate training with being high. When you give your commands they should be in a firm voice, good in a higher pitch but not in an excited tone. When you tell her to settle you have to make her do it so when she goes down and you say settle if she jumps straight up again tell her no and put her straight back down into her settle.

TBH, I am wondering if you are starting too far up the ladder, does she manage a "down" properly? Can she do a down/stay? If not you need to get those sorted first as they are the basis for a settle.

Try teaching her focused games where she has to use her mind not just run ie don't throw a ball for her, hide it, play tracking games etc.

Op, I am sorry your dc is getting scared by these dogs, I really think their owners need to step up though. They should be making sure that visitors to their home are not being jumped on and frightened by their dogs! I have no ideas for approaching that one though, family conversations about pets tend to be a bit touchy!

its what the vet told me - maybe they advise that for BIG dogs!!

The behaviourist recommended it for my mothers big dogs too - they sort of looked at her sideways every time she yelped at them and gave her the very clear idea that if she did it too much they would really give her something to cry about

I was told it is a bit of an old fashioned idea from the Ceasar Milan era

your mum had a behaviourist - is that like therapy for dogs or just normal puppy training classes?