Help on making your dog stop jumping on people

[soundtrak00]

My dog bonnie jumps up a lot when new people come in to my home. She is only 9 months old and it may be because she is just exicted. Also, when someone new comes in to the house, she'll jump up and sometimes pee on the floor. After awhile, she gets used to the people in the house and mellows out. Usually only happens when she hasn't gone to the bathroom in awhile but she is potty trained.

Any suggesstions on how to stop her from jumping up and peeing on the floor when she meets someone new? Or is it just because she is young and excited and needs a little more training?

[Attila]

Say no and turn away. If she persists put her in her crate till she calms down. I have to do that with Bue Bue. She is a spaz case. Just till she settles down. Be firm.

[Valley.Princess]

when mine used to jump i would bring my knee up at the same time... they learned after like the 4th time havin my knee hit their chest

[Suki]

The best advice I can offer is to not make a big deal upon seeing your dog, right when you walk thru the door. Show a minimal amount of attention, so she can calm down. Your "big fuss" creates her big fuss. Let a few minutes pass, and when she appears to settle, then say your "hellos".
Some trainers will say to ignore the dog completely, but I'm pretty sappy, so I could never do that.
Her peeing sounds like submissive urination, imo, and not due to age, being as she's 9 months old and should have complete control of her bladder. There's a lot of info on submissive urination, and I'll enclose some links for you to read. It's a pretty common problem, but can be corrected with consistent, and imo, positive reinforcement training.

http://www.dogdaysusa.com/behaviorcenter_urination.asp


http://perfectpaws.com/excur.html

http://perfectpaws.com/excur.html

good luck!:)

[soundtrak00]

Thanks for the info.

[kane85]

i have seen this thing at petsmart around the trining section its like coller that gose into the dogs neck then theres like a long strap that gose down the dogs back and strap to all 4 legs of the animal and how it works is when the dog trys to jump it will tighten up and he wont like and i guess its suppose to help i dont know i have never used it i just thought it might help.

[TEXAS PIT DOGS]

the peeing thing should go away with age but tha isnt certain.alot of dogs male or female with urinate a little when they get exicited and some will roll on their backs and do this at the same time it is just submission.for the jumping just bring your knee up when she jumps up and she will get the drift pretty quick,also tell any guests you have to do the same and it should stop within a month.

[PitBull_30]

I have had the same problem with Mia. There are stairs by my front door so when people come over I say, "stairs" and she has to go sit on the stairs. She's not allowed to greet people at the door. When they are sitting down she's allowed to come see them but if she gets too wild she has to do a down about six feet away from them. The knee in the chest thing works for a lot of dogs but Mia thinks a knee in the chest is fun. If she's really persistent make it so she doesn't get her way (see the person) until she does it your way. Pits are kind of known for exuberant greetings.

[stlcardfan19]

I got this bitter apple stuff from a trainer. If the dog jumps spray them in the mouth they will do it twice after that not so fun! It works great for our dogs.

[OhRex]

Ha. The 'knee' thing. I do that too. It works!

[Rocky H. Balboa]

Ok, the problems as I understand, are dog jumping on visitors and peeing in front (?) of them right after.

Here is what I would do to correct this habit:

Obviously, you will need "visitors" to help you train her correctly.

Before a "visitor" comes in the front door, have her on a short leash (with you holding it of course!) right in front of the door.

Once the visitor comes in (this is when IT would normally jump on them) and she is on her way to doing the same thing, give her two or three short pulls (back) and give a firm "NO". If she knows the "sit" command, you may want to use that instead. (She wants attention from the newcomer so sitting and waiting for petting is OK, IMHO).

If she knows the stay command, this may be used instead of the above suggestion. She will be wagging her tail frantically but if she knows "stay" well, she should stay in place. Eventually, (hopefully sooner rather than later), her urge to jump on people will disappear. Obviously, this does not mean you trained her into not jumping. Instead, you used another command to supersede her urge.

Depending on her reaction to your command (either ignores you or obeys), you either reinforce her good behavior or walk her away from the door, ask your friend to help you do it again until she finally understands your intention. Using different people will help her training allot as well. Dogs may be keen to some visitors more than others.

Depending on the dog, you may have to practice this with several people before she understands jumping on people is not allowed. My dog knows that he is only allowed to jump and kiss me (yes, he jumps and touches my cheek with his snout). He knows he is not allowed (well, I am the only one that enjoys it...lol)

Regarding her peeing, well, it may be submissive peeing but my gut also told me that it could be her way of giving her "calling card". In other words, she meets the newcomer, smells them, and instinctively does a "here is what I am", meaning, gender, health, etc. Again, sort of like a calling card telling other dogs all about the one that did the peeing.