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Sometimes Rocky gets carried away and very excited when I first get home from work.
I use both techniques for him.
If he jumps up, my knee goes
up, I yell the words "OFF" than I than turn my side or back to him and ignore him
till he calms down.
Yesturday I was embarrased,
He jumped up on the obedience instructor looking for cookies. :rolleyes:
MH Mama - I frightened every animal in the house when I read your post I laughed so hard!
Dixieland Dancer - Putting a knee up to intercept a jump is a technique I have used in the past with success. The trick is to realise why the dog is doing this in the first place. The fact that your dog "sticks to you like velcro" in itself indicates a certain amount of insecurity on the dogs part and that it is unsure of what it's role is and what you expect from it.
Don't get me wrong - if you are encouraging this behaviour then no problem.
There are three problems that can occur with grabbing the dog's paws, although, again, it will be effective with some dogs.
Firstly many dogs will see this as an invitation to play. Secondly it is very difficult to persuade visitors, especially those who have already been intimidated by the dog's behaviour, to do it for any length of time, if at all. Thirdly some dogs will take great exception to this, especially from strangers, and will retaliate.
[ August 22, 2001: Message edited by: carrie ]
I really didn't mean to make light of this problem. I have had dogs that jumped up on me and it can be a little stressful especially when you are all dressed for work and those two big muddy paws land on your blouse. I find that NO works wonders once your dog has learned what it means. :)
MHMamma..You are tooo Funny!!!
Labradoodle...
I also had the jumping up problem with my
GSD/Husky boy when he was a still a pup.
(7 1/2 Mos.is still a pup) He started jumping up on me when i came home from work
and i pushed him down & used the knee trick
while turning to sideways, (all the while
telling him "DOWN') He stopped jumping on me
but continued to jump up on visitors..
Basic Obedience Training that you are doing is excellant.Every dog benefits from this
training.(Instructors teach the humans how to
teach their dogs) My children insisted on &
paid for a Obedience course when it became
clear how BIG Buddy would become.One thing i
did was drill Bud at home not just in class.
On leash at home (without distraction)we
paraded around the house while i reinforced
the training commands learned at school..
I'm sure i would have looked like a complete
nut case to anyone else,but it worked for me.
Carrie...
First let me start by saying I believe you are very knowledgeable in dog training and behavior modification. This is evident by the advice you post. Please realize that I was offering advice also. I do not have this problem and do not encourage this behavior in my dogs. Sticking to me like velcro was just a way of saying my dogs trust me and have bonded with me as their leader. They are very secure, well adjusted, trained, and affectionate dogs. My female is obedience trained and is shown in obedience dog shows. She is working on her UD title now and has her CDX, JH, WCX and NA titles. My pup is only 3 1/2 months old (the son of my female) and starts basic obedience next Friday. I believe a trained dog is a loved dog and a welcome addition to the community they live in. Everyone in our neighborhood knows my dogs by name and always want to pet them and play with them. I have been training dogs for the past 25 years and am still learning new methods and techniques all the time. It is nice to share ideas and training methods. That way hopefully everyone can get an idea that will work for them the best :)
That's the great thing about this board because sometimes what works with one dog does not work with another. A variety of techniques and opinions are helpful in finding the one that will work for you with your dog.
The paws thing didn't work. She just wanted to play and play and play.
The eye contact thing is working though (slowly) but its getting there.
Mine sticks to me like glue. I think she has separation anxiety due to being in the pound a month and returned from her last adoptive home.
Needless to say that won't happen with us. Gully is already more of a part of our little family then a few blood relatives ;>
Thanks to all for the suggestions. My husband and I are trying the look at the ceiling with hands on shoulders method, though my husband has had to face a wall and do it for obvious reasons which then we start laughing. It is too soon to tell if it is working but I will let you know and maybe by then I can figure out how to get some pictures of a labradoodle in here. There is a site on the web for labradoodles, as they are bred as service dogs in Australia. Ours was a mistake breeding of a pedigree black standard poodle as the mom and a pedigree black lab as daddy. "Gabby", short for Gabriel, is all black with what they refer to as the open flat coat. Wavy, coarse hair, and yes, she sheds. Right now alot. She, at 7 1/2 months is 50 lbs and looks like a giant black terrier. She has a beard, Andy Rooney eyebrows, Panda eyes and a tail that is always curved upward. Long slender legs that look like she has on hairy knee socks. Thanks, again to all.
OOps, seem to have done it again! No offence was meant at all and I'm sorry if it was taken. You will either get used to me or learn to ignore to me, either way I really am not out to upset people.
I was curious and so I did a little web-surfing to find me a pic of a labradoodle. the ones that I found were very cute; they look kind of like larger, shaggier poodles!
Here's a pic I found:
http://www.dogomania.com/breeds/pict..._June_2000.JPG
There is a another mix that is really cute the Goldenoodle(I think thats what it is called)Part Golden Retreiver and Standard poodle it is real cute.
Poor Carrie, lost in American translation. We love you for you. I will vouch for you..sweet, caring, nuturing, HONEST, adorable with no nasty bone in your body!!
:D :D :D
Oh Carrie, we know that, you have helped us tremendously, I have really learned to make Daisy look me in the eye and then I give her a command, then I'm surprised she actually comes to me. Don said, "wow, she is really doing better". She even comes and lays by me when I'm on the computer. We are working on Perry, I don't know if he knows his place in the pack yet, he seems undecided.
Jackie
You can give me all the advice you can muster up, I need it. I very much respect your words of wisdom. :)
[ August 24, 2001: Message edited by: Jackie ]
Awwwwww, you guys! (See I'm learning!)
I let my gaurd drop for a bit, I have tried very hard not to upset anyone but, when in mid flow, I realise I still am a bit abrupt and abrasive to people.
This is why I try to stick to dogs.
But, I have found a place that people try to understand me, enjoy having a laugh at my expense and make me see things in a different way with great love and HUGE amounts of laughing at myself!
It has given me a new perspective on the English language and the way you guys talk to each other is much more sympathetic in print than the way I was taught to write. Stiff upper lip and take it on the chin and all that! Sometimes I even get a bit emotional - in public!!!!!!!! LOL ( yeah - I still don't like it, but it is pretty useful sometimes!)
Just in case anyone takes this the wrong way I am having a ball here and love it when the language thing gets in the way.
In case that came out wrong I don't like offending people but think it's pretty funny when I mean one thing and you guys mean another.
In case that sounds odd.....well, you get the picture? LOL!
Carrie, you have an interesting point about language. When I read your replies about dog behavior, I think of your writing the way I would the writing of a medical professional about humans. Some of what they say doesn't sound "nice", in fact it can sound downright mean or unfeeling. But it is a style, not a reflection of the compassion or feelings of the writer.
I once saw my medical chart from a physical exam. The summary was "obese middle-aged female with multiple symptoms related to excess weight". Wow, that sure was a slap in the face... But I had to admit it was true. It was the distilled version of my physical state, not a judgement of ME!
I would have preferred something like "Curvaceous woman that loves good food" which says just about the same thing! ;)
So, Carrie, I hope you will continue giving us the benefit of your knowledge, and I, for one, will try not to expect sugar coating. Our pets may be our babies, but we should try to understand their needs and their makeup in a realistic light. Not always pretty, but very often helpful!
[ August 24, 2001: Message edited by: TheAntiPam ]