I have a 5 month old GSD she doesnt have any agression problems but if she wants someones attention she will jump on them it seems to be a problem alot of people have if anyone has any advice on how to stop this behavior. <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/confused.gif" alt="" />

One way to deal with a pup who jumps is to pinch the dog's toes until she yelps, at the same time saying "off" in a firm voice. Do not say "down". This will cause the dog to become confused when you teach her the "down"(as in lay down) command. Praise her when her feet are on the ground. Some people teach the old knee to the chest technique. I have found that pinching toes is much better. Many times the knee to the chest just entices the pup into rough play and she'll keep on jumping up some more. If you read Ed's QandA section he explains how to deal with a dog who jumps up. It may sound a little harsh but after a few days most likely your problem will be solved. This is what I would do. However, some people can't bring themselves to do this. If that is the case, the best thing to do is to turn, walk away and ignore the pup when she jumps. Teach her to sit and praise her when she obeys. Only give her attention when she sits. If you have company, let your guests have a treat to give her. When she jumps firmly say "off" and make her sit. When she sits give her the treat and praise her. The bottom line is you want to teach her that she gets no attention when she jumps and she gets pet when she sits. the problem is that at 5 months, she is now getting bigger and the once "cute" jumping that occured when she was smaller is now becoming a problem. Try to get control of this now because if not it will be worse when she is 70 lbs.

Richard has a great post on this subject just go back to the archives.

milt

Two schools of thought I will list both and you decide:

1) Find your dogs hardness level and correct the dog for this action followed by praise.

2) Have the dog perform an action that makes it impossible to perform the negative action. Example Have the dog sit when he meets people. You cannot sit and jump at the same time.

Chuck:
Did not read your post before I wrote this so there might be some overlap.

Another school of thought. Don’t praise the dog after the correction for jumping on someone. “In all cases where it is only a question of refraining from some action, it is of advantage not to follow the disagreeable with an agreeable experience so long as the object to which the dog is to take a dislike remains under his observation.”

thank you all very much your information will be very helpfull i am sure <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" />

Jason