One simple suggestion you can start immediately is to leash her in the house. That will give you more control. If she knows sit or down, give her those things to do instead of jumping. Stand on the leash if you have to. If she is food motivated keep using that to reward what you want and ignore the rest. Ignoring is hard to do--because any reaction from you, even saying "no, get off me" is a reinforcement. She wanted your attention and you gave it. A jumping dog must become invisible.

thanks for all the great replies!

I did not purchase the chow chow, my husband found it in the street around the area he works, all dirty and no leash.. just roaming.. that’s why we brought him home.. I do agree for those wanting a puppy to really do some research before hand… I had no idea how complex it could be…

Even though she always has a leash on in the home, I do not tie her to me. I let her roam free in the living room and kitchen area since she really is well behaved , stays calm, plays with a toy and doesn’t jump on furniture or eat anything.. I guess I will have to try the the other way and see if it helps with the jumping when she get exited!

I haven’t been chaining her up in the back yard.. I have been letting her roam free.. I put her outside when I can watch her ( for example when I take a shower) and she’s already had a nap and I don’t want to have to keep her in the cage. There is NO WAY any dog good get in, or her get out. We have a high, wooden fence all around, and after we got her my husband reinforced the fence my putting another plank of wood all across the bottom so she could not dig her way out. We have padlocked the door. I also live in a neighborhood full of dogs but the people here are great about them ALWAYS being on leash.

She gets lots of exercise all day, plenty of short walks and I take her to an area to go potty plenty of times a day. I pretty much know her schedule already but she does bark when she wakes up in the morning to get let out (shes in the crate, I’m still asleep) and if she is inside and wants to go she just walks to the door and looks at me…

When I say hasn’t had an accident in a month, I mean no accidents anywhere, in the crate or in the home..

I asked about the prong because she pulls a lot on our walks. So far, I don’t let her get in front of me, I either walk REALLY fast so I am walking next to her, or when she pulls TOOOO much, I stop and make her sit and stay and then we start walking all over again ( these walks tend to get pretty long from all the times we have to stop)

As for the girls being pack leaders, I agree that they need to have a higher RANK then Bella. My girls make Bella sit or stay and give her treats.. she loves the game and my girls have lots of fun with her. That has been going on for about a month ( since that’s when Bella started to respect the girls and not nip/jump on them.)
I NEVER leave them alone, EVER> I don’t think I could ever trust an animal 100 % with my girls.

I will look into the "Establishing Pack Structure for the Family Dog"

I am also VERY guilty of this:
“A lot of women tend to coo to dogs, like we do to babies.”
That’s all I did in the beginning until I got on this site.. I have now learned to change my mentality.. but… Bella is just soooooo adorable!


Thanks!

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As for the girls being pack leaders, I agree that they need to have a higher RANK then Bella. My girls make Bella sit or stay and give her treats.. she loves the game and my girls have lots of fun with her. That has been going on for about a month ( since that’s when Bella started to respect the girls and not nip/jump on them.)

Why do you think the dog is not jumping on your daughter but is still jumping on you?

THAT is what I do not understand. She just goes crazy when she see's me. When i wake up and get her from the crate, i tell her sit, and stay, I open the crate door, she stays calm while i put on her leash, then i say "come" she gets out of the crate and jumps all over me. Same when i try to play with her... jumps all over me. Its like im the only person in the house she does this with. She might sometimes jump on my husband when she gets to excited but my husband says stop and she stops.. I get the feeling she see's me as her playing partner. She gets down with her but up, tail wagging and just pounces... She also nips my arms and legs and just gets generally excited around me...

dont get me wrong, sometimes she really calm in the house with me, but sometimes she just goes wild..

She has a leash on, so let's use that to prevent her from jumping. She gets out of the crate and starts to jump - step on the leash. 100% guarantee she can't jump on you when you are standing on her leash. Ask for a sit - when she sits, you reward with a treat. Just like your daughters are doing. No fussing, no frustration, just step on the leash and get a good behavior you can reward for. If she starts to jump when you move - repeat.

How are you trying to play with her when she jumps all over you?

She obviously loves you. That's a start!

Consistency really is everything. They don't generalize concepts like people do, so to really learn they need things to be the same all the time. I just realized this with door bolting. My dog has been taught from a very young pup that doors open when she is calm. It worked.

The concept didn't generalize to doors inside the house. I didn't realize this until I recently had someone move in. All the inside doors were always open before. Now I'm working on teaching her that just because I opened my bedroom door, it dosent mean she gets to dash through the house and slam herself into my roommates door!

Also, your dog is very young. You can expect her to get the crazies at least a few times a day for a while coming. Its completely normal.

Its your job to manage her in these moments so she doesn't become too obnoxious and not to feed into it.

Great move on giving up the chow-chow IMO.
Welcome to the forum!

One breed that is very hard to read. They rarely show a lot of display before they bite. They just bite.
I have no doubt there are good ones out there. I'm just not a fan of the breed.
As far as the jumping on you. One of my daughters had a pit that was obnoxious (friendly) when people came to the house.
I would never even acknowledge the dog until she sat and waited to be petted. She would still come flying in to greet folks at the door but, with me, she still came running but slid into a sit waiting to be petted.
Your dog can learn who it can and can not push around, affection or otherwise.

were you talking about the chow breed being hard to read or the pit?

I can tell when bella is going to jump and Nip me.. she just opens her mouth as she is running.. LOL

i agree with this
"Your dog can learn who it can and can not push around, affection or otherwise."

i think that has been my problem. she know im the only one who takes that from her in my home. I have been working on stepping on the leash and ignoring her completely when she nips. I will update in a couple of days after i see how it goes..

I will also post pics as soon as i figure out how..

thanks!

Chows are very hard to read; they often do not give a growl/warning if they are going to bite - they just bite.

How is the stepping on the leash/ignoring working? Have you had a chance to incorporate asking for a sit and rewarding that behavior?

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