My East German bloodline male continues to jump on me. He has knocked me down several times. What should I do?

Hi, you helped me once before when I had a puppy with severe hip dysplasia. He was put down at six months of age. I am hoping you can help one more time. Two issues. First - 9 month old East German male, great dog, high drive for prey and reproduction. I have no idea if he has any defense or not, he is so bomb proof with nerves, he may show it later in training. Right now he is extremely good in area and article searches both on and off line. He is a great little tracker, still learning corners though. Our trainer sent me on the wrong training technique for corners, I know this and am going with your methods, that's what I thought earlier and it has been reinforced by reading your articles.

Problem is this with him - he is really hard (but in body, not in temperament). He does not respond to corrections that I give when he is determined to do something. He also keeps hurting himself doing things that a football player would not do. In addition, he hurts people to no end. He will be calm in the house and all of a sudden jump up and lick your ear, but belt you in the head on the way up. He does not feel a thing. He has sent me flying by hitting me in the shoulders while he is coming from behind me, he has actually done the DINO move on the Flintstones cartoon where the dog knocks down Fred and licks his face. He has a habit of jumping at my face when I do correct him hard enough to make him listen and give nips. He's got my nose, lips many times. Yet, this dog is 100% obedient during an area search. Is this just his age and type of dog, or is this a HARD dog?

Second issue - 5 month female Czech/West German. She is interesting. No fears of dogs, good and gentle, not the type that bugs them. She is however controlling of our older male at all times they are free together, or not. She will bark relentlessly, nip, jump on him, chase him around, has given full growls to guard an object from him, is so thrilled to see him each day and licks and whines to him through his crate or her crate. Now people - she took a week to allow me to approach her with out her walking away. It took much longer for my son to approach her, much longer yet for other family members to get near. She would move to a hiding area, either sit watching or bark. Now she is so bold, playing, learning in leaps and bounds, totally secure in all situations with me. Jumps in and out of the car, hates going through the Vet's door, but once in she takes treats from them and eats them, lays on the examining table so comfortably and they do all their things to her. She went from running and barking at new people in the house to maybe some barking and approaching them to smell them. But still, no one but me, my son can actually take their hand and take her collar when she is free to move away with no leash on. She just simply does not want to be grabbed by anyone. Also, she will watch the neighbors around us and not be spooked at all, then if they start to enter the yard at the corner area, she will run forward to them barking. She does not bark in the car, does not bark at the vets, does not hesitate on walks to go anywhere and see anything, no bad jumpiness at objects or sounds. Is this puppy fearful of people in general? or is she very stubborn? Here's one more example, she walks today with me and a friend and his dog, for half an hour in the trails, off leash. He turns to call her to him and she all of a sudden runs back a bit and turns and barks at him. The whole time she is barking, she is taking little bunny hops toward him again. When he turns and continues walking with me, she runs up behind him and gives one last little bark at his leg, then goes about her business again. Will Schutzhund training help this dog with people or make her worse?

Thanks in advance. Liz.